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Trump’s DOJ Antitrust Head Gets to Work

On March 11, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Gail Slater to lead the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Slater received bipartisan support in her confirmation....more

The New HSR Rule Is Effective, Increasing Filing Obligations

The much-anticipated new rule expanding the requirements for Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) filings went into effect Feb. 10, 2025. The rule, which is projected to lead to a substantial increase in the time and effort required...more

FTC Announces 2025 Thresholds for Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Filings and Fees

On Jan. 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual adjustments to the premerger filing thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) and to the filing fee thresholds under the Merger Filing Fee...more

FTC and DOJ Finalize Significant Changes to HSR Form

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with concurrence from the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), finalized a new rule that significantly changes the form and accompanying instructions for premerger...more

Texas Federal District Court Sets Aside FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Nationwide

A Texas federal district court held on Aug. 20, 2024, that the Federal Trade Commission’s rule banning most employer-employee non-compete agreements is unlawful. This decision — unlike earlier preliminary decisions — orders...more

Texas District Court Preliminarily Enjoins FTC’s Non-Compete Rule Only for Named Plaintiffs

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule on April 23, 2024, that would ban most employer-employee non-compete agreements. That same day, a challenge to the rule was filed in the U.S. District Court for the...more

FTC Issues Final Rule Banning Most Non-Compete Agreements

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted 3-to-2 to issue a final rule that will ban most employer-employee non-compete agreements if it survives legal challenges from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other...more

FTC Announces 2024 Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Filing Thresholds

On Jan. 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced new premerger filing thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) and new filing fee thresholds under the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2022. The...more

DOJ and FTC Issue New Merger Guidelines

On Dec. 18, 2023, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued new Merger Guidelines that explain how both agencies will analyze whether potential transactions may violate the antitrust...more

Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice Propose Overhaul of HSR Form

On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking that, if adopted, would significantly amend the rules and instructions governing the scope of information that must be submitted in a...more

Questions Surround Federal Trade Commission’s Authority to Issue Non-Compete Clause Rule

With the public comment period coming to a close, business groups and others have made statements and submitted public comments criticizing the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) proposed rule to ban non-compete clauses as an...more

Federal Trade Commission Proposes to Bar Almost All Non-Compete Agreements in Contracts With Workers

On Jan. 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission proposed a new rule that would ban non-compete agreements between employers and workers in most circumstances and require employers to rescind any existing non-compete agreements...more

Antitrust Enforcers Focusing on Clayton Act Section 8, Interlocking Directorates: Know Your Risk

Based on recent announcements and remarks of U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) leadership, it is clear that Section 8 of the Clayton Act, prohibiting “interlocking directorates,” is an enforcement priority...more

Federal Trade Commission Announces 2022 Changes to Hart-Scott-Rodino Filing Thresholds

On Jan. 21, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it is publishing revised reporting thresholds for premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act)....more

Federal Trade Commission to Expand Scope of Merger Review Information Requests

Building on recent changes to and statements about the merger review process since Lina Khan became Chair, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Sept. 28, 2021, that it would expand the substantive scope of its...more

FTC to Send Warnings That Companies Close “at Their Own Risk” Despite Waiting Period Expiration

On Aug. 3, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission announced that it has begun sending form letters alerting companies that have made Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) filings that, despite the expiration of the HSR waiting period, the...more

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