We interview Professor Stuart C. Gilson of the Harvard Business School to gain his insights on how firms create value. Professor Gilson is an expert on valuation, credit and financial statement analysis, and corporate...more
Have you conducted a competitor analysis recently? Chances are you completed one when your firm was in its beginning stages, but it’s an activity that can help at any stage of your firm’s growth. An effective competitor...more
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 June 16, 2022, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (“FERC” or “the Commission”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (“NOPR”), announcing proposed reforms to its pro forma Large Generator Interconnection Procedures...more
Traditionally, United States software developers have struggled to compete globally due to strict export control and international trade laws. But since export control reform that began during President Obama’s...more
On Thursday, September 3, 2020, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division issued a revised Merger Remedies Manual (the “Manual”), which outlines the agency’s policies regarding merger remedies in transactions that raise...more
U.S. antitrust agencies have jointly announced that they are encouraging certain competitor collaborations in response to the COVID-19 epidemic, and that—although antitrust laws remain in force—the agencies will provide...more
It’s a given that business professionals need to evolve and shift their methods to stay on top of industry trends and succeed in their chosen fields, and for those of us in public relations – whether you’re in an agency...more
More than a bit of drama in the auto world yesterday, with General Motors suing rival Fiat Chrysler, accusing it of “bribing United Auto Workers officials to gain competitive advantages in contract negotiations.” The UAW’s...more
The potential to disrupt the historic insurance industry model has made insurtech one of the hottest new areas of innovation and investment, with entrepreneurs developing technologies at a breakneck pace and venture capital...more
An organizational conflict of interest (OCI) arises when the performance of one contract undermines a contractor’s objectivity or creates an unfair competitive advantage with respect to another contract. An agency cannot...more