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2024 M&A Report

While the 2022 M&A market was buoyed by deal carryover from 2021 and more conducive market conditions in the first half of the year, the 2023 M&A market felt the impact of the Federal Reserve’s most aggressive interest rate...more

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

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

FTC and DOJ Propose Sweeping Changes to HSR Notification Form: Convergence and Intensifying Idiosyncrasy

For the first time in 45 years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed on June 27, 2023, a massive overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) pre-merger...more

Interlocking Directorates Under Section 8 of the Clayton Act: Can an Old Statute Learn New Tricks?

On June 3, 2022, Department of Justice Antitrust Division Deputy Assistant General Richard A. Powers reiterated the Division’s intent to bring more cases to trial and touted the Division’s record number of open...more

European Commission Blocks Illumina/GRAIL a week after FTC’s Administrative Law Judge Rejects FTC’s Challenge

The last week has seen crucial developments at the European Commission (EC) and U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) regarding the antitrust review of the $7.1 billion proposed acquisition by Illumina (the leading supplier of...more

We Didn’t Like Your Merger, So Please Come Back: FTC Issues New Prior Approval Policy for Challenged and Aborted M&A Transactions

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) has announced a new policy to dramatically expand its use of prior approval orders in merger transactions. On October 25, the FTC issued a policy statement (Statement) under...more

Developments in Antitrust Law: Keep an Eye on New York

Although much attention recently has been focused upon debates in Congress, potential legislative changes to U.S. antitrust law are not limited to proposals at the federal level. Many states are considering changes to their...more

117th Congress Takes Early Steps Towards Antitrust Reform

Critics of modern antitrust enforcement have been building momentum towards antitrust reform over the last several years. In the first week of February 2021, several members of Congress signaled that bipartisan legislative...more

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