A federal judge has partially blocked a rule by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to ban most employer noncompete agreements. Our Labor & Employment and Antitrust teams weigh in on the impending ban’s uncertain future....more
Our Labor & Employment and Antitrust teams unpack the new Federal Trade Commission rule banning most employer noncompete clauses....more
Our Antitrust and Mergers & Acquisitions Groups analyze this year’s Hart–Scott–Rodino Act adjustments and the Federal Trade Commission’s plans for a potential government shutdown....more
Our Antitrust Team examines finalized guidelines from the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission that set forth more aggressive standards for horizontal and vertical M&A transactions....more
The Supreme Court released its unanimous decision in Axon Enterprise Inc. v. Federal Trade Commission on April 14, 2023. Our Antitrust and Consumer Protection/FTC Groups break down the decision’s impact on future challenges...more
The first month of 2022 brought multiple significant developments impacting how the U.S. antitrust enforcement agencies review proposed transactions. These include not only the annual adjustments to the filing thresholds...more
Our Financial Services & Products and Antitrust Groups examine the Biden Administration’s call to revitalize oversight of bank consolidations and what it means for smaller banks’ ability to compete against their larger...more
Our Antitrust and M&A Groups analyze this year’s Federal Trade Commission decreases to its thresholds under the Hart–Scott–Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act and Section 8 of the Clayton Act for the first time since 2010, plus...more
Our Antitrust and Health Care Groups examine the implications of the limited repeal of the McCarran–Ferguson Act by the just-signed Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act....more
Our Antitrust and Labor & Employment Groups note internal safeguards that retail executives, legal departments, and human resources managers should implement to reduce their antitrust risks as they face workforce issues...more
On August 13, 2015, the Federal Trade Commission approved its first official guidelines on the breadth of its powers to prosecute “unfair methods of competition” that are not violations of federal antitrust law. The...more