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Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $94 million. On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds...more

Reflecting on Self-Reflection: FTC Discusses Merger Retrospectives and Global Coordination

Latest hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century consider the FTC’s historical record and global context. On April 12, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the 13th installment in its...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act thresholds, raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to US$90 million. On February 15, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new jurisdictional thresholds for...more

FTC Hearings Discuss the State of Data Security in the 21st Century

Ninth hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st century highlights challenges of addressing persistent threats to data security. On December 11 and 12, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC or the...more

FTC Hearings Evaluate Enforcement Options for Minority Investments

Eighth FTC Hearing features debate over whether the FTC should look more closely at non-controlling investments in competing companies. Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC, or the Commission) held the eighth...more

Deep Dive on Deep Learning: FTC Considers Artificial Intelligence

Seventh Hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection considers ethical, practical, and legal dimensions of artificial intelligence and machine learning. On November 13 and 14, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held the...more

FTC Hearing Evaluates Regulatory Oversight of Big Data and Privacy

Sixth hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century features disagreement over FTC’s enforcement priorities for consumer data. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently held the sixth hearing in its...more

FTC Hearings Consider Pushing Boundaries of Merger Enforcement

Fourth and Fifth FTC Hearings on Competition and Consumer Protection consider more vigorous enforcement over vertical merger and innovation effects. In the past two weeks, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) held two more...more

FTC Hearing Considers Collusive, Exclusionary, and Predatory Conduct on Digital Platforms

Third FTC hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century considers calls for additional scrutiny in multi-sided digital platform industries. On October 15, 16, and 17, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission...more

FTC Hearing Reconsiders the Consumer Welfare Standard and Labor Markets

Second FTC hearing on Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century features calls for the Commission to look beyond consumer welfare. On September 21, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC, or the Commission)...more

FTC Opens Doors and Minds to New Approaches for Competition and Consumer Protection in the 21st Century

Commission kicks off 20 days of hearings to consider whether changes in the economy and new technologies require adjustments to enforcement priorities and policy. Over the course of the next few months, the Federal Trade...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $84.4 million. On January 26, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new...more

DOJ Files Unusual Suit to Unwind a Consummated Merger: 3 Lessons

The suit of a merger that had already cleared HSR review serves as a reminder that parties should not assume clearance confers immunity from scrutiny. Update: On September 26, 2017, the US Department of Justice’s...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $80.8 million. On January 19, 2017, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more

DOJ Suit Against ValueAct Shines Spotlight on HSR Requirements for Shareholder Activists

Suit signals potential consequences for activist investors who rely on the HSR “solely for purposes of investment” exemption. On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) sued certain ValueAct Capital entities...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, including raising the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $78.2 million. On January 21, 2016, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more

FTC Limits Investment Rental Property Exemption

FTC’s reversal will result in more Hart-Scott-Rodino filings for companies in the pipeline, cell tower and billboard industries. The Federal Trade Commission’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) has significantly...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $76.3 million. On January 15, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more

Annual HSR Threshold Adjustments Announced

FTC adjusts the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act size thresholds, inter alia, to raise the minimum size for reportable acquisitions to $75.9 million. On January 17, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission announced new jurisdictional...more

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