At long last, the Federal Trade Commission has approved a final rule to expand the pre-merger filling requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. Our Antitrust and Mergers & Acquisitions teams weigh in....more
The first month of 2022 brought multiple significant developments impacting how the U.S. antitrust enforcement agencies review proposed transactions. These include not only the annual adjustments to the filing thresholds...more
Our Financial Services & Products and Antitrust Groups examine the Biden Administration’s call to revitalize oversight of bank consolidations and what it means for smaller banks’ ability to compete against their larger...more