Private equity is squarely in the cross hairs of regulators; the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, the Federal Trade Commission, and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services recently announced the launch of a...more
3/8/2024
/ Acquisition Agreements ,
Antitrust Division ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Corporate Sales Transactions ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Healthcare ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
Section 5 ,
Section 7 ,
Sherman Act ,
The Clayton Act
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) kicked off the new year with two actions aimed at banning non-compete agreements between employers and workers. On January 5, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking...more
Following the Federal Trade Commission’s announcement late last year that the Agency would use Section 5 of the FTC Act to police aggressively conduct it deems unfair (see our Legal Alert), the Agency kicked off the New Year...more
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The FTC last week signaled an expansion of its enforcement ability under Section 5 of the FTC Act. Section 5 prohibits “unfair methods of competition in or affecting commerce.” ...more
11/16/2022
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
FTC Act ,
New Guidance ,
Section 5 ,
Sherman Act ,
The Clayton Act ,
Unfair or Deceptive Trade Practices