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Justice Department’s Investigation of “Interlocking Directorates” Leads to Corporate Board Resignations

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​​​​​​​Section 8 of the Clayton Antitrust Act of 1914 (Section 8) prohibits directors and officers from serving simultaneously on the boards of competing corporations, subject to limited exceptions. Specifically, Section 8...more

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When Can the FTC, and CFPB, State Consumer Credit Regulators Pierce the Corporate Veil?

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Does Ownership and Management Structure Matter? Fiduciary Relationships - Special confidence placed in one who in equity and good conscience is bound to act in good faith and in due regard to the one reposing confidence....more

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Recent FTC Enforcement Actions

What the FTC Wants, the FTC (Mostly) Gets - In recent weeks the Federal Trade Commission has been on a tear. As one example, on July 22 it announced a $700 million settlement with Equifax for “the 2017 data breach that...more

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Stay out of the penalty box: Important reminders about HSR Act compliance for officers and directors

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A public company executive recently entered into a consent decree with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) pursuant to which he agreed to pay US$609,810 in fines for acquiring additional voting shares in violation of the...more

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Court Dismisses Shareholder Derivative Action Targeting Directors and Officers for Data Breaches

Earlier this week a federal district court in New Jersey dismissed with prejudice a shareholder derivative suit, Palkon v. Holmes, No. 14-CV-01234 (SRC) (D.N.J.), that tried to blame the directors and officers at hospitality...more

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HSR Filing Threshold Increases to $70.9 Million

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The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced on January 10, 2013 that the dollar-based thresholds applicable to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) premerger notification program will be raised 4.0 percent from the 2012 levels....more

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"Revised HSR Thresholds Announced"

On January 10, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the revised thresholds for determining whether companies are required to notify federal antitrust authorities about a transaction under the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more

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