On February 19, 2026, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit issued an order staying the lower court’s order enjoining the enforcement of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s) 2024 rule amending the...more
2/24/2026
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Reporting Requirements ,
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Vacated
On February 12, 2026, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) 2024 rule (the “Final Rule”), amending the Premerger Notification Rules that implement the...more
2/17/2026
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Vacated
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced increases to the notification thresholds and premerger filing fees under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, which requires premerger notification of...more
1/21/2026
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Interlocking Directorate ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Reviews ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements
This new stance, however, does not signal unchecked dealmaking for transacting parties. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) are simultaneously emphasizing that robust, evidence-based enforcement...more
The FTC revises the jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds annually based on the change in gross national product. The FTC also revises filing fees annually based on changes to the consumer price index under Division GG of...more
1/25/2024
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Vivian Cao, partner at Allen & Overy Lang Yue, is our editor this month....more
3/7/2023
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State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The proposed rule would prohibit employers nationwide from restricting an employee from working at another company post-employment. As drafted, the rule would have retroactive effect and require employers to rescind any...more
1/16/2023
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Unfair Competition
The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 includes significant changes affecting large M&A transactions and deals involving certain foreign entities. The Act would also give state attorneys general additional control over...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced increases to the notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act, which requires pre-merger notification of certain transactions to the FTC...more
On Wednesday, in a letter to U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, U.S. President Joe Biden urged the FTC to investigate potential anticompetitive conduct in the oil and gas industry....more