The Federal Trade Commission announced that as of February 23, 2024, the reporting thresholds determining whether companies must notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of...more
On February 10, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) released the 44th Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report, which surveys fiscal data and trends in the agencies' jointly administered...more
On January 5, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") proposed a sweeping new rule that—if implemented—would ban a large percentage of non-compete agreements in the United States. The rule would apply to new as well as...more
On January 24, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it would raise the thresholds determining whether companies must notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of...more
Due to an unprecedented volume of filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today they will suspend the...more
On February 1, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced—for the first time since 2010—a decrease in the thresholds determining whether companies must notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more
The acting Chief of Staff at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, John Elias, testified at the House Committee on the Judiciary's hearing into "political interference and threats to prosecutorial independence." In...more
The Federal Trade Commission's Premerger Notification Office (PNO) announced that, effective Monday, March 30, the PNO and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) will resume the practice of granting early termination...more
On March 13, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) announced new procedures for how it will review transactions reportable under the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR...more
On January 28, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an increase in the thresholds determining whether companies must notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of...more
On November 8, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division proposed amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR Act) to clarify which...more
On February 15, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") announced an increase in the thresholds that determine whether companies must notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements...more
On January 24, 2019, Judge Margo K. Brodie of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York granted preliminary approval of Visa and Mastercard’s second attempt to settle the 13-year old antitrust litigation...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s Premerger Notification Office (PNO) recently revised its interpretation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act) filing requirements for transactions...more
On January 26, 2018, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced an increase in the thresholds that determine whether companies are required to notify federal antitrust authorities under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more