In January 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made three important announcements for M&A practitioners....more
1/24/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Division ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Size of Persons Test ,
Size of Transaction Test ,
Threshold Requirements
On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) released a long-awaited draft update to their Merger Guidelines. This draft is the latest entry in a long series of guidelines that...more
On July 26, 2022, the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an opinion interpreting the standard for the causal link the government must show to establish that a “false or fraudulent” claim under the False Claims Act...more
9/23/2022
/ Anti-Kickback Statute ,
But For Causation ,
Evidence ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Health Care Providers ,
Jury Trial ,
Medicaid ,
Medical Devices ,
Medicare ,
Qui Tam ,
Standard of Proof
On April 30, 2021, a Northern District of Texas judge denied a motion to dismiss an FCA qui tam action alleging “a fraudulent scheme to obtain Government subcontracting opportunities reserved for eligible small businesses...more
5/18/2021
/ Amended Complaints ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Federal Contractors ,
Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ,
Fraud ,
Public Contracts ,
Public Policy ,
Qui Tam ,
Relators ,
Small Business ,
Subcontractors ,
Subcontracts ,
Whistleblowers