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Cozen O'Connor

California’s Bill Increasing Regulations on Private Equity Health Deals

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California is looking to take the lead on regulating private equity deals in the health care space by introducing bill AB 3129, which requires private equity groups or hedge funds to receive the state attorney general’s...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Ongoing Public Interest Review of Bunge/Viterra: Key Takeaways for Canadian Businesses

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Given the Canadian government’s increasing scrutiny over M&A activity in the food, transportation and critical infrastructure sectors, Canadian businesses operating in these sectors should plan accordingly and remain prepared...more

Lerman Senter PLLC

Few Changes to Local Radio or TV Ownership Rules in FCC's 2018 Quadrennial Ownership Order

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The FCC has completed its long-pending 2018 review of the broadcast multiple ownership rules. In making its determination of whether the ownership rules remain necessary in the public interest as a result of competition, the...more

Lewitt Hackman

Franchisor 101: The Secret is Not in the Dough

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A Utah federal judge denied cookie franchisor Crumbl an injunction preventing its competitor, Dirty Dozen, from opening new locations while litigation between the two franchisors was pending....more

Fish & Richardson

ITC Monthly Wrap-Up: March 2023

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The International Trade Commission issued two final determinations in March in the 1265 and 1278 investigations. The Commission found respondents violated Section 337 in the 1265 investigation, but not in the 1278...more

Wiley Rein LLP

Media Bureau Opens 2022 Quadrennial Ownership Review Proceeding

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On December 22, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC or Commission) Media Bureau (Bureau) released a Public Notice (PN) commencing its 2022 Quadrennial Review of the Commission’s media ownership rules. Comments...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

China Issues First Amendment to Its Anti-Monopoly Law

China’s first amendment to its Anti-Monopoly Law will impact merger filings and anti-monopoly enforcements. The amended law grants the enforcement authority the power to suspend the review of merger control cases....more

Akerman LLP - Health Law Rx

Long Delayed CVS/Aetna Merger Finally Gains Court Approval

Concluding one of the longest merger reviews in history, on September 4, Judge Richard Leon, District Judge for the District of Columbia, issued his final ruling in United States v. CVS Health, approving the proposed...more

Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

Designing Around a Monopoly: the Public Interest Dispute between Qualcomm and Apple Takes a New Turn

As we mentioned in December, the International Trade Commission issued a notice to review the Final Initial Determination and Recommended Determination issued by Administrative Law Judge Pender in Certain Mobile Electronic...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Strategic Advice for Defending an Investigation in the U.S. ITC from a Position of Strength

The U.S.-China trade relationship is at an especially unique moment following the countries’ imposition of tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars of each other’s goods....more

Hogan Lovells

Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2018

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Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this Winter's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter. ...more

A&O Shearman

Procurement challenge to rail franchise tender process fails

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This is a rare example of a judicial review challenge to the way in which a public body decided to set out minimum specifications in an invitation to tender. In R (on the application of London Borough of Enfield) v Secretary...more

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