The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed an administrative complaint to block Microsoft Corporation’s (Microsoft’s) nearly $70 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Activision), the largest video game acquisition...more
12/13/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Administrative Complaints ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gaming ,
Microsoft ,
Online Gaming
Last month, we reported that the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) had threatened multiple public companies, private equity investors, and individuals with lawsuits for violating the ban on interlocking directorates under...more
On June 29, 2022, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit seeking to block Booz Allen Hamilton Holding Corporation's (Booz Allen's) proposed acquisition of EverWatch Corp. (EverWatch). The DOJ's suit is unique in...more
7/6/2022
/ Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
National Security ,
National Security Agency (NSA) ,
Sherman Act
Humana recently lost its effort to limit third-party discovery requests served by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in its ongoing Walgreens/Rite Aid investigation. Typically, negotiations over the scope of third-party...more
6/22/2017
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
CID ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Discovery ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Humana ,
Market Participants ,
Mergers ,
Rite Aid ,
Subpoenas ,
Third-Party ,
Walgreens