On January 23, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published new, higher notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”). The HSR Act requires the FTC to adjust the...more
Congress passed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 (the “Act”) on December 22, 2022, and President Biden signed it into law on December 29, 2022. The Act significantly amends the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (the “HSR Act”)...more
1/11/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Blocked Person ,
Consolidated Appropriations Act (CAA) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Fees ,
Foreign Entities ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
SDN List ,
State Attorneys General
Recent scrutiny of interlocking directorates – when a person serves as an officer or board director of two competing corporations – by the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission...more
On January 24, 2022, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published new, higher notification thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”). The HSR Act requires the FTC to adjust the...more
On June 6, 2021, the U.S. Senate passed the Merger Filing Fee Modernization Act of 2021. Co-sponsored by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Chuck Grassley (R-IA), the bill would increase filing fees for certain large...more
On February 4, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the temporary suspension of grants of early termination of the 30-day waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act)....more
On February 2, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the agency charged with administering premerger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”), announced...more
On September 21, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) announced proposed amendments that, if enacted, would make significant changes to the premerger notification rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust...more
The spread of COVID-19 has already taken a significant toll on the health of individuals and economies across the globe. While governments are using fiscal and monetary policy tools in an effort to limit the impact on...more
On January 28, 2020, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the agency charged with administering the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”), as amended, and its filing requirements, announced...more
On December 6, 2018, the FTC announced that James Dolan, Executive Chairman and CEO of The Madison Square Garden Company (MSG), agreed to pay a $609,810 civil penalty to settle charges brought by the Federal Trade Commission...more