On May 22nd, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) filed a joint Statement of Interest in a case against several prominent asset managers brought last year by the Texas Attorney General. In...more
5/29/2025
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Asset Management ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investors ,
Section 7 ,
Sherman Act ,
State Attorneys General ,
The Clayton Act
On January 29, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Business Combinations Under the Bank Merger Act. One element of the rulemaking in particular stands out as a...more
All companies engaged in M&A activity in the United States must plan for enhanced scrutiny from an increasingly aggressive DOJ and FTC, but non-U.S. companies, particularly Chinese companies, must also reckon with another...more
4/7/2023
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
CFIUS ,
China ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Acquisitions ,
Foreign Investment ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
National Security