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Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 12.11.2019 | Top Story: US and China Hint at Tariff Delay to Help Ease Phase One Negotiations

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U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are “laying the groundwork for a delay of a fresh round of tariffs set to kick in on Dec. 15” as the countries continue to work through how a Chinese promise to make huge ag purchases from...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"DOJ Continues Streak of Successful Merger Challenges With Blocked Aetna-Humana, Anthem-Cigna Deals"

In a continuation of recent Department of Justice (DOJ) successes challenging mergers, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia recently enjoined two more proposed mergers brought and litigated under the Obama...more

King & Spalding

DOJ Wins Again, Blocks Anthem/Cigna Merger

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On February 8, 2017, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia granted the Department of Justice, Antitrust Division’s (the “DOJ”) request for an injunction blocking Anthem’s proposed $54 billion...more

Perkins Coie

Protecting Large, National Customers in Merger Enforcement—A Temporary Trend?

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The past year has seen some significant and interesting challenges brought by the federal antitrust agencies in the merger space. There has been evidence for years of the agencies’ aggressive willingness to litigate. And...more

Dechert LLP

DAMITT Q3 2016 Update: No Let Up in Antitrust Merger Investigation Activity or the Duration of Merger Investigations; Antitrust...

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Fast Facts - - In the first three quarters of 2016, there were 24 significant merger investigations, which is on pace to challenge the record of 37 set in CY2015. - Significant merger investigations through Q3 2016...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

Health Insurance Merger Challenges: Of Antitrust and the Affordable Care Act

The Department of Justice and attorneys general from multiple states last week sued to halt two health insurance mergers, each worth billions of dollars. The challenged deals are Anthem’s planned merger with Cigna and...more

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