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Mergers Pre-Merger Filing Requirements Biden Administration

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Hospital Associations Argue Premerger Notification Overhaul Was Unnecessary and Harmful to Industry

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During the Biden administration and under the leadership of then-Chair Lina Khan, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) adopted sweeping changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification requirements that went into...more

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FTC and DOJ Announce New Draft Merger Guidelines

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vOn July 19, 2023, the U.S. antitrust enforcers, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) (collectively, the “Agencies”), released draft merger guidelines for public...more

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Key legislation and judgments coming up in 2023

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A number of legislative changes and court judgments that will affect merger review both substantively and procedurally are expected to enter into force in 2023. In the EU, the revised Market Definition Notice is anticipated...more

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Biden-Signed Omnibus Bill Includes Several Pieces of Legislation Affecting Antitrust

Congress’s year-end omnibus legislation that funds the federal government, which was signed by President Biden on December 29, 2022, included three pieces of legislation—the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act, the State...more

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Client Alert: Congress Increases Merger Filing Fees, Adds Subsidy Reporting Requirements, and Allows State AGs to Block MDL...

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President Biden signed the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022, bringing notable changes to the merger filing process and state antitrust enforcement. The Act does the following: 1) Dramatically increases merger...more

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U.S. Merger Filing Fees to Increase Dramatically for Large Deals

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Filing fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act have not been altered for 20 years, but that is about to change, and dramatically in 2023. President Biden is expected to sign into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act,...more

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2022 Year in Review: White & Case Global Antitrust Merger StatPak (WAMS)

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Australia, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, and Turkey See Significant Surge in Merger Filing Activity; US and EU Merger Filing Activity is Down Compared to 2021's Record Levels, But Still Above Historical Levels - White & Case...more

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Heard on Day Two and Three of 2022 Antitrust Law Spring Meeting

On April 7 and 8, 2022, the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Law Section wrapped up its annual Spring Meeting. The event featured updates and remarks from several antitrust enforcers, including FTC Chair Lina Khan and US...more

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - August 2021 Q2

APRIL – JUNE 2021: HIGHLIGHTS - UNITED STATES - - The premerger notification landscape continues to shift as filings reach another record high, and the US Congress contemplates increases to filing fees and New York...more

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