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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Cross-Border Implications of the FCA’s Consultation Paper on Publishing Information About the Opening and Progress of...

Last month, the United Kingdom Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) announced that it is considering new procedures under which it would publicly identify firms that are under investigation as soon as the investigation has been...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Baby HSRs: States Are Modeling Laws After Federal Act to Investigate More Transactions

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In a growing trend, states are enacting laws modeled after the federal Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act, which requires parties to proposed transactions that satisfy certain reporting thresholds to first provide information to the...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

FTC Announces Withdrawal of Healthcare Policy Statements

As Bradley forecasted in February, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced the withdrawal of two healthcare antitrust policy statements: Statements of Antitrust Enforcement Policy in Health Care (1996) and...more

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Proposed Changes to HSR Notification Form Would Intensify Scrutiny on Private Equity Funds: Some Thoughts on What to Expect and...

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As described in our Client Alert of July 6, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed on June 27, 2023, a massive overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) pre-merger notification...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

European Commission Approves EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework, Paving Way for Streamlined Transfers of Personal Data

Swiftly on the heels of the U.S. announcing it fulfilled its commitments for implementing the EU-U.S. Data Privacy Framework (the Framework), the European Commission (the EC) formally recognized that commercial organizations...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

FTC and DOJ Propose More Demanding and Lengthy HSR Filing Process

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The agencies’ proposed rulemaking would add significant complexity, substance, and time to US antitrust premerger notifications. On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in collaboration with the US Department...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

FTC and DOJ Propose Overhaul of U.S. Merger Review Process

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Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a major overhaul of the U.S. merger control reporting process. Among other things, the FTC’s proposed changes would require...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Year-End Omnibus Bill Includes First HSR Filing Fee Increases in More Than Twenty Years, Larger Agency Budgets, and New Foreign...

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On December 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (“Omnibus Bill”). The “Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022” substantially changes the filing fee schedule (with...more

DirectEmployers Association

OFCCP Week In Review: October 2022 #5

The DE OFCCP Week in Review (WIR) is a simple, fast and direct summary of relevant happenings in the OFCCP regulatory environment, authored by experts John C. Fox, Candee Chambers and Cynthia L. Hackerott....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Merger Review Procedures Undergo Global Modifications

The global spread of the novel coronavirus has disrupted everyday life all over the world and imposed significant difficulties on the business community. Antitrust merger reviews — and the authorities who conduct those...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Accessibility - The hidden A in the CCPA

In the scramble to come into compliance before the January 1, 2020 deadline, companies may have overlooked a key - and potentially costly - requirement in the California Attorney General draft regulations to the California...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

A Practical Guide to the Regulation of Hedge Fund Trading Activities - Chapter 4: Key Requirements and Timing Considerations of...

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The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and Section 8 of the Clayton Act may not receive the same level of focus and attention in the context of Hedge Fund investing as other reporting regimes, but they should. They impose a mandatory...more

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California Federal Judge Rules Insurer Not Obligated to Pay Los Angeles Hospital’s $42 Million Settlement and Investigation Costs...

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On February 12, 2019, U.S. District Court Judge Stephen V. Wilson dismissed a suit brought by Pacific Alliance Medical Center (PAMC) alleging, among other counts, breach of contract against its insurer for failure to cover...more

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Federal Court Blocks Portions of California’s New Workplace Immigration Law

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Immigration has, and continues to be, a major flashpoint between California and the Trump administration. In 2017, the California legislature passed significant legislation (AB 450) impacting how California employers deal...more

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Some California “Sanctuary State” Employer Obligations Are Struck Down

On July 4th, U.S. District Judge John A. Mendez issued an order enjoining California from enforcing parts of the California Immigration Workers Protection Act (Assembly Bill 450), a new state law that restricted private...more

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The Plot Thickens: Trump Administration Sues California Over New Immigration Laws, Including AB 450

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The ever-escalating dispute between the Trump Administration and the State of California over immigration policy is starting to resemble a Shakespearean drama. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions, speaking at an appearance...more

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Your Comprehensive Guide to 2018 Proposed California Legislation

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February 16 was the deadline to introduce new bills in the California Legislature. By that date, nearly 2,200 bills were introduced. While that may seem like a staggering amount of legislative proposals (especially for a...more

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U.S. Subsidiary Of Dutch Bank Pleads Guilty To Allegations That It Conspired To Obstruct OCC Examination Of AML Program

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On February 7, 2018, Dutch bank Rabobank’s U.S. subsidiary pleaded guilty to conspiring to impair, impede, and obstruct a review by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) of the bank’s anti-money laundering...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

A Solution in Search of a Problem: The California Legislature Imposes Duties for Employers When ICE Audits Your I-9s

California Assembly Bill (AB 450) is a bold move by the State Legislature to enter the I-9 arena – an area that has long been recognized as within the domain of the federal government. The Bill was signed by Governor Jerry...more

Cooley LLP

Alert: Failure to Comply with the HSR Act: The Price is Going Up

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Failure to comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR Act") is about to get a lot more expensive. Effective August 1, 2016, the maximum civil penalty for noncompliance with the premerger...more

K&L Gates LLP

Activist Funds Should Heed the Latest Enforcement of the HSR Act

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The limits on an investor’s ability to acquire stock under the “investment-only” exemption to the HSR Act’s reporting requirements take center stage as the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the “DOJ”)...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"Interpretation of Antitrust Exemption at Heart of DOJ Action Against ValueAct"

On April 4, 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ) filed a complaint against activist investor ValueAct Capital in California federal court, requesting a $19 million fine for violations of the...more

Goodwin

Third Penalty in Two Months Against a Minority Investor Again Signals Increased FTC Enforcement of the H-S-R Act

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For the third time in less than two months, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced an enforcement action against a minority investor who failed to comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“H-S-R”) Act notification...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

Employment Law - October 2015

FTC Offers Employers Lesson in FCRA Compliance—And Limited Exceptions - Why it matters: A California employer recently received a lesson in Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) compliance from the Federal Trade...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Recall, Enforce, Repeat! CPSC and DOJ Team Up for Another Enforcement Action

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) continues to escalate its enforcement efforts. Last week, the United States Department of Justice, on behalf of CPSC, filed suit against Spectrum Brands, Inc....more

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