The Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division earlier this year released a joint statement reiterating document preservation obligations for companies and...more
4/11/2024
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Antitrust Litigation ,
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Document Preservation Notices ,
Electronic Communications ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Government Investigations ,
Guidance Update ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Instant Messaging Apps ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Slack ,
Text Messages
There was a time not long ago when the odds of beating the Federal Trade Commission on a hospital merger antitrust challenge were slim. Two recent defeats, however, may change that some. Late last year, the FTC, in quick...more
Antitrust practitioners, enforcers and industry professionals came together in Washington, D.C. for the 64th installment of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law's annual Spring Meeting. The Spring Meeting provides a look at the...more
4/20/2016
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Anti-Competitive ,
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Criminal Penalties ,
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Divestiture ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Forex ,
FTC v Actavis ,
FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health System ,
Halliburton ,
Libor ,
Mergers ,
NC Board of Dental Examiners v FTC ,
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SCOTUS ,
The Clayton Act ,
Yates Memorandum
The Supreme Court once again showed that, when it comes to the antitrust laws, the consumer is king. In Oneok, Inc. v. Learjet, the Court was asked to decide where state antitrust laws end and federal regulation begins. The...more
In a closely-watched post-merger challenge, the Ninth Circuit this week sided with the FTC and affirmed an Idaho federal court's determination that the 2012 merger of two health care providers in the same city violated...more
Continued strong antitrust enforcement under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) reminds us that HSR compliance issues can arise in unexpected places. When Berkshire Hathaway Inc. acquired voting securities of Symetra Financial...more
In Federal Trade Commission v. Actavis, Inc., the Supreme Court, in a 5-3 decision written by Justice Breyer, reversed the Eleventh Circuit's dismissal of an FTC complaint under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission...more
11/25/2013
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Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Competition ,
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FTC v Actavis ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Reverse Payment Settlement Agreements ,
SCOTUS ,
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Antitrust review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR") is a fact of life that many dealmakers would happily do without. So, when a deal dies midstream few would opt to continue with the HSR...more