Last week, on April 10, 2025, the U.S. Senate confirmed Mark Meador as the FTC’s third Republican commissioner. Meador joins Chairman Ferguson and Commissioner Melissa Holyoak on what is now a three commissioner panel (all...more
4/17/2025
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Administrative Appointments ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Commissioners ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Agreements ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
Last year’s Commercial Litigation Outlook was dominated by the promise and peril that AI poses to myriad industries. No doubt, the evolution of AI in the last year has been significant, and it is still a material...more
2/28/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Class Action ,
Commercial Litigation ,
Competition ,
Data Privacy ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Fiduciary Duty ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Risk Management ,
Securities Regulation ,
Technology Sector
On January 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the 2025 threshold for applying the size-of-parties test of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act will increase from $119.5 million to $126.4 million. Deals that...more
1/14/2025
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Reporting Requirements
On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a settlement with three crude oil producers in which those companies will pay a $5.6 million fine to resolve claims they engaged in unlawful premerger...more
1/9/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Oil & Gas ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Sherman Act
Traditionally, Republican administrations have favored deregulation and a more lenient approach to antitrust enforcement that is grounded in economics over policy preferences. This environment often leads to an increase in...more
11/25/2024
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Biden Administration ,
Competition ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Trump Administration
On November 12, 2024, the final rule issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) amending premerger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Act was published in the Federal Register. The HSR Act...more
11/13/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Deadlines ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
New Rules ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Regulatory Requirements
On October 4, 2024, Asbury Automotive Group, a Fortune 500 company and one of the largest automobile dealer groups in the United States, sued the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enjoin as unconstitutional the FTC’s...more
10/15/2024
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Article III ,
Automotive Industry ,
Car Dealerships ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Discriminatory Lending Practices ,
Due Diligence ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Fees ,
Jury Trial ,
Motion To Enjoin ,
Motor Vehicles ,
Seventh Amendment ,
Standing
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to adopt new rules for the premerger notification form and reporting process under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. The new rules expand the scope of...more
A recent decision of the Illinois Motor Vehicle Board (the “Board”) reinforces why auto manufacturers need to ensure they have a proactive process in place to address the timely renewal of expiring dealer agreements. Based on...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: On January 22, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that the 2024 threshold for applying the size-of-parties test of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act will increase from $111.4 million to...more
1/26/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Pre-Merger Filing Requirements ,
The Clayton Act ,
Threshold Requirements