On February 10, 2026, the California Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act was signed into law. California has thus become the third state to adopt the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act (Uniform Act),...more
2/24/2026
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In recent years, the initiation of state enforcement actions and settlements for alleged antitrust violations has rebounded from a lull in 2021 and 2022. In 2025, the states collectively filed actions or announced settlements...more
1/9/2026
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On September 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that three directors of privately held Sevita Health agreed to step down from its board of directors in response to the FTC’s allegation that their continued...more
10/13/2025
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The Clayton Act
Contrary to some early predictions, the Trump administration appears committed to vigorous enforcement of the antitrust laws. While the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)...more
On Feb. 10, 2025, the new premerger notification and report forms under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act became effective. The new HSR forms make significant changes to the reporting obligations of both acquiring and acquired...more
After a 3-2 vote on March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted final rules for public companies requiring disclosure of climate risk and greenhouse gas emissions. Although scaled back substantially...more
After an extension signed into law in mid-January 2024, the U.S. government’s funding bills are now set to expire on March 1 or March 8, 2024. It is therefore possible once again that there will soon be a government shutdown,...more
On Dec. 28, 2020, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) proposed amendments to its rules requiring shareholder approval prior to the issuance of securities to Related Parties or in excess of 20% of the issuer’s voting power or...more
In what is apparently the first provision of its kind in the nation, on March 12, Wyoming amended its insurance code to expressly allow domestic insurers to invest in “digital assets.” ...more
On March 20, 2019, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a release (the Release) adopting amendments to Regulation S-K in an effort to modernize and simplify disclosure requirements. The rule changes became effective...more
On June 28, 2018, the Securities and Exchange Commission voted to amend the definition of “smaller reporting company” (SRC) to expand the number of companies eligible to take advantage of the reduced disclosure requirements...more