For the first time in 46 years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved extensive updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification form and associated instructions, as well as the premerger...more
On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ, and together with the FTC, the Agencies) announced proposed changes to the premerger notification filing...more
7/7/2023
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Antitrust Division ,
Comment Period ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
NPRM ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications
At the end of last year, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a guilty plea for wage fixing, resulting in its first criminal conviction with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter saying:
“[t]oday’s guilty plea...more
2/8/2023
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Antitrust Violations ,
Cartels ,
Criminal Convictions ,
Criminal Liability ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Due Diligence ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employment Contract ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hong Kong ,
Japan ,
Mergers ,
Multinationals ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
NPRM ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
UK ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage-Fixing