On January 24, 2022, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced increased financial thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”). Following statutory amendments...more
After leaving the position vacant for six long months, the Biden Administration announced that it would nominate Jonathan Kanter for the position of Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the Department of...more
During an already busy year for antitrust legislative and regulatory proposals, on July 9, 2021, President Biden issued Executive Order 14036: “Promoting Competition in the American Economy.” The Executive Order (“EO”)...more
7/16/2021
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Antitrust Division ,
Banking Sector ,
Biden Administration ,
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Department of Transportation (DOT) ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Horizontal Mergers ,
Technology Sector ,
Vertical Mergers
Four days after Congress introduced five antitrust bills with significant levels of bipartisan support, President Biden appointed - and Congress overwhelmingly approved - notable Big Tech critic Lina Khan to be the Chair of...more
2021 has been a busy year for antitrust legislation. On February 4, 2021, Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and four other senators introduced the Competition and Antitrust Law Enforcement Act of 2021 (“Klobuchar Bill”)....more
6/23/2021
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Anticompetitive Behavior ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Big Tech ,
Burden of Proof ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Rebuttable Presumptions ,
Section 7 ,
Technology Sector ,
The Clayton Act
Welcome to this first edition of BCLP’S Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world. This period was marked by uncertainty – and the harsh realities of the pandemic for many...more
5/27/2021
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Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Services ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Sports ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Agreements ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Today, the U.S. antitrust agencies announced a temporary suspension of the long-time practice of granting “early termination” of required premerger waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (the...more
In a direction consistent with 2020, the filing thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (HSR Act) will decrease. Following statutory amendments made in 2000, the thresholds are...more
Along with the HSR filing thresholds, the Federal Trade Commission recently lowered the interlocking directorate thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Section 8 prohibits, with certain exceptions, one person from...more
Competitors, especially healthcare providers, are actively seeking ways to engage in collaborative efforts to help address the COVID-19 outbreak. Appreciating the challenge, necessity, and time pressures of such competitor...more
In light of the developing COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Trade Commission’s Premerger Notification Office ( “PNO”) has announced temporary changes for submitting premerger filings under the Hart-Scott Rodino (“HSR”)...more
Along with the HSR filing thresholds, the Federal Trade Commission recently increased the interlocking directorate thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act.
Section 8 prohibits, with certain exceptions, one person...more
Effective February 27, 2020, the filing thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”) have increased. Following statutory amendments made in 2000, the thresholds are...more
The Federal Trade Commission has published its annual revision of the interlocking directorate thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The new, slightly higher thresholds are effective as of March 4, 2019....more
Effective April 3, 2019, the jurisdictional thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), will increase. Pursuant to statutory amendments made in 2000, the thresholds are...more
Parties to transactions requiring review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (“CFIUS”) and/or the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division (“DOJ”) and Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)...more
Early attention to the antitrust considerations of a given transaction can go a long way towards promoting the chances of timely or even early clearance of a transaction.
As an initial matter, parties should focus their...more
3/14/2018
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Advertising ,
Airlines ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition Authorities ,
Contract Terms ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Franchises ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Internet Retailers ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Resale Pricing ,
Warning Letters
In a decision with broad implications for future antitrust litigation, the Third Circuit recently established a framework for determining antitrust standing in circumstances where a direct purchaser plaintiff has alleged the...more
Last week the Federal Trade Commission published its annual revision of the interlocking directorates thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The new thresholds are effective today, January 29, 2018....more
President Trump has announced an additional nominee for the Federal Trade Commission, naming Christine Wilson to fill the remaining Republican seat. Ms. Wilson currently serves as a Senior Vice President at Delta Airlines,...more
President Trump has announced his nominee for Chair of the Federal Trade Commission, naming Joseph Simon to the position. The President has also announced two additional nominees to fill seats on the Commission, Rohit Chopra...more
Last week the Federal Trade Commission published its annual revision of the interlocking directorates thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The new thresholds are effective today, January 26, 2017....more
Last week the Federal Trade Commission published its annual revision of the interlocking directorates thresholds under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The new thresholds became effective on January 26, 2016....more
Effective February 25, 2016, the jurisdictional thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), will increase. Pursuant to statutory amendments made in 2000, the thresholds are...more