WHAT HAPPENED -
• Seven directors resigned from corporate boards following promises of enforcement of Clayton Act Section 8 (15 U.S.C. § 19) by the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division (the Division), the...more
10/24/2022
/ Administrative Resignation ,
Antitrust Division ,
Board of Directors ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Interlocking Directorate ,
Private Equity ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Section 8 ,
The Clayton Act
WHAT HAPPENED -
During a conference last week, Ryan Danks, Director of Civil Enforcement at the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ), suggested that merging parties—not the antitrust enforcement...more
UNIQUE GUN-JUMPING CASE SANCTIONED BY FRENCH COMPETITION AUTHORITY -
A new European gun-jumping decision, following the European Court of Justice 2022 Marine Harvest judgment, sends a very strong message to companies that...more
9/21/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Advertising ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dot Com Disclosure Guide ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
French Competition Authority ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Marketing ,
Mergers ,
Price-Fixing
US antitrust enforcers have signaled that private equity firms are the prime targets for upcoming aggressive antitrust merger enforcement. In a recent interview, US Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter stated that the...more
In remarks delivered on January 18, 2022, and January 24, 2022, Jonathan Kanter, the Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division, laid out the areas where he perceives...more
3/15/2022
/ Antitrust Division ,
Bid Rigging ,
Competition ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Defense (DOD) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Executive Orders ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Joe Biden ,
Mergers ,
Monopolization ,
Procurement Collusion Strike Force ,
Sherman Act ,
The Clayton Act
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released a joint statement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on February 4, 2021, signaling comprehensive changes to the merger review process. In a significant development, the...more
2/10/2021
/ Biden Administration ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
E-Filing ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Funding ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Reviews ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Termination ,
The Clayton Act
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, our 9th McDermott International Seminar Series will be held as a virtual series, with eight sessions taking place between January 21 – February 4, 2021. Though we cannot see you in person,...more
1/7/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Biden Administration ,
Compliance ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Cross-Border Transactions ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Enforcement Actions ,
FRAND ,
Global Market ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investors ,
Japan ,
Mergers ,
Patent Portfolios ,
US Trade Policies ,
Webinars ,
White Collar Crimes
In the 2008 presidential election campaign, then-candidate Barack Obama promised to “reinvigorate” antitrust enforcement. Over the last few years, several observers have concluded that the Obama administration’s antitrust...more