For the first time in over 45 years, the Federal Trade Commission (in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division) announced final changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ("HSR Act") premerger...more
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
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
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