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Merger Controls Biden Administration Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

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Here to Stay? FTC and DOJ Announce that 2023 Merger Guidelines Remain in Effect

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Since their release, the federal antitrust agencies’ 2023 Merger Guidelines (2023 Guidelines) have faced significant criticism from many. There was speculation that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Antitrust & Competition

The heightened focus on antitrust and competition issues that has defined dealmaking globally over the past few years looks set for readjustment since President Trump re-entered the White House. Under the Biden...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Post-Election Pulse Antitrust In The Second Trump Administration: The Chicago School Strikes Back

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Traditionally, Republican administrations have favored deregulation and a more lenient approach to antitrust enforcement that is grounded in economics over policy preferences. This environment often leads to an increase in...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

New Law Substantially Increases HSR Filing Fees for Large Transactions

On Dec. 29, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R. 2617, the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023.” Included within H.R. 2617 is The Merger Filing Fee...more

The Volkov Law Group

The New “Era” of Antitrust Enforcement (Part I of III)

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There is no question but we are in the “perfect storm” for antitrust enforcement.  Antitrust enforcement is fast-becoming an area of rare “bipartisanship.”  Republicans resent the growing power and influence of technology and...more

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