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Vinson & Elkins LLP

[CLE Hybrid Event] A Year in Review: Discussing Vinson & Elkins’ 2024 Chemicals & Energy Antitrust Report - February 12th,...

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Join us as Darren Tucker and Jason Powers discuss recent antitrust developments in the energy sector and what lies ahead for companies in 2025. Key topics include the incoming Trump administration’s approach to antitrust...more

Akerman LLP

FTC Imposes Record “Gun Jumping” Penalty for Illegal Pre-Merger Conduct

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Key Takeaways - The involved companies violated the HSR Act by assuming operational control prior to the expiration of the mandated 30-day waiting period....more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Don’t Jump the Gun: The US Department of Justice Issues Rare $3.5 Million Civil Penalty for Gun Jumping

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On August 5, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a proposed settlement with Legends Hospitality Parent Holdings (“Legends”), a global venue services company, in connection with its proposed acquisition of ASM...more

Proskauer Rose LLP

FTC Rings in the New Year with HSR Enforcement and Penalties Front and Center for Investors

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The FTC has announced penalties in two separate enforcement actions totaling almost $2 million for alleged violations of the HSR Act. The matters: U.S. v. Clarence L. Werner c/o Werner Enterprises, Inc.; and U.S. v. Biglari...more

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Antitrust Enforcers Target Securities Transactions for Violating the HSR ACT

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U.S. antitrust enforcers continue to seek stiff penalties from companies that commit “gun jumping” by closing certain securities transactions without reporting them to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and United States...more

Hogan Lovells

"Devices for avoidance" don't avoid HSR penalties

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On 10 June 2019 the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, acting at the request of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), filed a complaint and proposed final judgment in the U.S. District Court for the District...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

FTC Charges Two Japanese Corporations with Alleged HSR Avoidance Scheme

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Two Japanese corporations each agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) charges of violating the premerger notification and waiting period requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Act....more

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