District court finds minority investors in companies accused of antitrust violations are not liable solely by virtue of holding a minority ownership stake.
To obtain injunctive relief, the FTC must allege specific facts...more
The Dechert Antitrust Merger Investigation Timing Tracker (DAMITT) is a quarterly release from Dechert LLP’s Antitrust/Competition practice reporting on trends in significant merger control investigations in the United States...more
2/5/2021
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Biden Administration ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Monopolization ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
UK Brexit
Efforts to combat the COVID-19 pandemic or to respond to related supply shocks or other collateral consequences may give companies reason to collaborate with competitors in ways that could benefit the public, but which...more
3/31/2020
/ Antitrust Exemption ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Collaboration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health and Safety ,
Popular ,
Public Health Emergency ,
Risk Assessment ,
State of Emergency
Key Points:
The FTC is raising the maximum civil penalty that may be imposed for certain violations from $16,000 to $40,000.
For HSR Act violations, where penalties may be imposed for each day the person is in...more
7/1/2016
/ Antitrust Violations ,
Civil Monetary Penalty ,
Compliance ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Threshold Requirements ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices