Podcast: Antitrust Updates – Changes Affecting Merger Review and Enforcement in 2024 and Beyond – Diagnosing Health Care
As previously reported, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ” and, together with FTC, the “agencies”), recently finalized expansive...more
The long-awaited new HSR rules have finally been released. On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with concurrence of the Department of Justice (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies), released the 460-page final...more
On the same day it released its final Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) Rules,1 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2023 (the Report),2 which includes Hart-Scott-Rodino...more
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Roxane Hicheri (counsel based in Paris) and Mark Steenson (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more
This white paper details the significant differences between the Federal Trade Commission’s Proposed Rule and recently issued Final Rule with respect to various premerger reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino...more
In June 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (Commission) proposed major changes to its premerger notification rules that implement the Hart-Scot-Rodino Act and impact a large swath of merger and acquisition transactions each...more
On October 7, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), released its long-awaited final rule related to the revision of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger...more
When the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) — with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) — published the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to revise the rules for premerger notification under...more
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a unanimous 5-0 vote to finalize changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification program, including changes to the HSR form and associated...more
On Oct. 10, the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, issued a final rule amending the rules that implement the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and...more
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, (the “DOJ”, and together, the “Agencies”) voted unanimously to adopt new premerger...more
On 10 October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued final changes to the rules implementing the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR). In announcing the final rule, the FTC stated that it is “responding to changes in...more
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For the first time in 46 years, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has approved extensive updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification form and associated instructions, as well as the premerger...more
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously approved sweeping changes to the premerger filings required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. While the final rules differ significantly from the...more
At long last, we have a rule. On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously issued a final rule updating the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) premerger notification process (the Final Rule). The Final...more
Last week, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously to issue a final rule that implements significant changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form and accompanying instructions. While the...more
Republished with permission from, The Threshold, a publication of the Mergers and Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section. This edition of the Threshold discusses the current and proposed...more
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), with the concurrence of the Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice (“DOJ”), issued the rules amending Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Form for Certain Mergers and...more
As we reported on Oct. 11, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the final HSR (Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976) rules and form changes on Oct. 10. While the “new”...more
Effective mid-January 2025, the FTC’s new HSR notification process will significantly increase the time and content required to file M&A notifications under the HSR Act. On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) voted unanimously on Oct. 10, 2024, to substantially amend the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) premerger notification rules, HSR form and instructions, expanding the scope of information and...more
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously passed a landmark rulemaking that significantly alters reporting requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended. Though less...more
For the first time in over 45 years, the Federal Trade Commission (in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division) announced final changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ("HSR Act") premerger...more
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission) announced that it had unanimously adopted a Final Rule codifying numerous changes to the premerger notification form and premerger notification rules under...more