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In his return to the White House, President-elect Trump inherits an aggressive antitrust enforcement regime from the Biden administration – an enforcement regime that was born and developed in many respects during Trump’s...more
On October 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) (the Antitrust Agencies) finalized and released significant updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form. The updates are...more
Democratic Commissioners Swung for the Fences, but FTC Settles for Unanimous Revisions, Still Increasing Burden on Filers - On October 10, 2024, all five Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Commissioners, with concurrence...more
The Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Final Rule mandates the adoption of new, expanded Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) forms and the creation of a public comment portal for pending transactions. The new HSR forms will become...more
After years of explicitly warning taxpayers that failing to report or underreporting income from transactions involving digital assets would lead to criminal charges, federal prosecutors are now beginning to follow through on...more
Under the Biden administration, the US antitrust agencies—the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice, Antitrust Division (DOJ)—have proposed widespread changes to antitrust policy, creating uncertainty for...more
I don’t think the word “doldrums” is used very much anymore, but I do remember it vividly from when I was a child. It was predominantly used in connection to the lazy hazy days of summer when things were hotter than heck and...more
The Department of Homeland Security (“DHS”) announced on July 21, 2023 they will publish a revised version of Form I-9 on August 1, 2023. DHS also announced an enhanced remote verification flexibility using video for E-Verify...more
As described in our Client Alert of July 6, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed on June 27, 2023, a massive overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) pre-merger notification...more
For the first time in 45 years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice (DOJ) proposed on June 27, 2023, a massive overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) pre-merger...more
The agencies’ proposed rulemaking would add significant complexity, substance, and time to US antitrust premerger notifications. On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in collaboration with the US Department...more
Earlier this week, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for a major overhaul of the U.S. merger control reporting process. Among other things, the FTC’s proposed changes would require...more
On June 27, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a press release[1] announcing proposed changes to reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act). Under...more
On June 27, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking regarding the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Premerger...more
This special report provides a summary of some of the significant changes and developments that occurred in the past year in the private equity and hedge funds space, as well as certain recommended practices that investment...more