The FTC unveiled its long-awaited final rule banning most non-compete agreements during a live broadcast of a Commission meeting on April 23, 2024. The proposed rule, which was first announced in January 2023, underwent an...more
4/26/2024
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has now announced the adjusted Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) thresholds, filing fees and thresholds, and civil monetary penalties for the new year. The HSR Act requires parties to certain mergers,...more
As we reported on July 7, the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the U.S. Department of Justice, released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act of 1976’s premerger...more
With minimal fanfare on a quiet summer Friday afternoon, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) did what many have been expecting it to do for several months: it officially withdrew from two healthcare antitrust enforcement...more
On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ), released a 133-page Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) seeking to overhaul the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of...more
7/28/2023
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Corporate Sales Transactions ,
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Regulatory Reform
The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR), codified at 15 USC § 18a, is the federal antitrust law that requires parties to certain large mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other corporate...more
As normally happens in late January every year, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced its revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) thresholds. The HSR Act requires parties to certain mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures,...more
In the wake of robust merger and acquisition activity and the resulting unprecedented numbers of reported transactions, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced significant increases to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”)...more
On July 9, 2021, President Biden issued an “Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy,” (the “Order”) which aims to drive down prices for consumers, increase wages for workers, and promote innovation...more