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FTC Voids Confidentiality and Non-Compete Provisions in Non-Reportable Transaction and Requires Notification of All Future...

by Farrah Short, Bruce D. Sokler | Mintz Levin - Antitrust on 4/8/2013

Merger agreements often contain ancillary provisions that seem acceptable to the parties in the context of what they are obtaining from the transaction—and those provisions often do not get a hard look by antitrust legal...more

The Antitrust Implications of Non-Compete Agreements

by Andrew Bigart, Robert P. Davis, Lisa Jose Fales | Venable LLP on 3/4/2013

The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) recent settlement in In the Matter of Oltrin prohibiting use of a geographic non-compete by two companies in the bulk bleach industry is a reminder that the antitrust agencies look closely...more

FTC Orders Two Bleach Wholesalers to Put an End to Non-Compete Agreement

by King & Spalding on 1/24/2013

On January 18, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or the “Commission”) announced that it will require bleach producer Oltrin Solutions, LLC (“Oltrin”) to release its competitor, JCI Jones Chemicals, Inc. (JCI) from an...more

How To Represent Prospective Franchisees And Franchisors

by Mark Miller | Jackson Walker on 1/12/2013

FRANCHISING PRIMER - I. INTRODUCTION - A. In General Franchising is a method of distribution that combines the advantages of a central specialized system with the capital and micro-management of local independent...more

Health Law Alert: Special Focus: Antitrust: Renown Health-FTC Antitrust Agreement: Guidance for Hospitals Acquiring and Employing...

by Ober|Kaler on 9/17/2012

Renown was represented in the agencies' investigation and the ensuing settlement negotiations by Ober/Kaler principal Bill Berlin, a member of the firm's Antitrust and Competition Group. On August 6, 2012, Renown...more

Federal Trade Commission Settles with Healthcare Group over Recent Acquisitions of Cardiologists

by King & Spalding on 8/7/2012

On August 6, 2012, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) agreed by a vote of 5-0 to enter into proposed settlements with Renown Health regarding that group’s recent acquisitions of two cardiology groups in Reno, Nevada. The...more

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