Legislatures in several states have recently introduced bills that would require certain parties who submit Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger filings to the federal government to provide that same information to the state. On...more
4/16/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Filing Requirements ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Premerger Notifications ,
State Attorneys General ,
State Legislatures ,
Threshold Requirements
On Dec. 11, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division announced the withdrawal of their decades-old guidelines regarding collaboration among competitors. The...more
In June 2024, a California jury awarded plaintiffs nearly $4.8 billion in an antitrust class action against the National Football League (NFL) and DirecTV. In the case, In re National Football League's "Sunday Ticket"...more
11/7/2024
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Appeals ,
Broadcasting ,
Class Action ,
Damages ,
DirectTV ,
Expert Testimony ,
Football ,
Market Participants ,
NFL ,
Rule of Evidence 702
Private Equity (PE) has been a popular and frequent target of the Biden Administration’s recent antitrust enforcement efforts. Earlier this year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division...more
6/5/2024
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
FTCA Section 13(b) ,
Minority Shareholders ,
Monopolization ,
Permanent Injunctions ,
Private Equity
There are five crucial areas of focus that will impact mergers, acquisitions and corporate governance going forward:
New Hart Scott Rodino (HSR) rules are expected in weeks, not months....more
4/24/2024
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Private Equity ,
Remedies
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission jointly issued an Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals on October 20, 2016. The DOJ and FTC’s guidance follows several highly publicized...more
11/1/2016
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Human Resources Professionals ,
Job Applicants ,
New Guidance ,
Non-Solicitation Agreements ,
Recruitment Policies ,
Wage-Fixing