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Increase in HSR Reporting Thresholds and Filing Fees; Other HSR Developments

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In January 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made three important announcements for M&A practitioners....more

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FTC and DOJ Announce New Enforcement Actions Against Interlocking Directorates

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On August 16, 2023, the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) brought its first enforcement action under Section 8 of the Clayton Act in 40 years. At the same time, the US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (“DOJ” and...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

DOJ Continues “Vibrant Section 8 Enforcement” to Purge Companies of Potentially Anticompetitive Interlocking Directorates

In March 2023, the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ) announced that five additional directors have resigned from four corporate boards in response to the DOJ’s efforts to enforce prohibitions against so-called...more

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Promise Made, Promise Kept: The Justice Department Follows Through With Interlocking Directorate Enforcement

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On October 19, 2022, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued a press release heralding the resignation of seven directors from ten companies’ boards of directors in response to the government’s...more

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Picking the Locks: Recent DOJ Enforcement of Clayton Act’s Prohibitions on Interlocking Directorates

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The business community was put on notice last week after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resignations of seven directors from five corporate boards following what DOJ called the “first in a broader review of...more

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Antitrust Division Keeps on Pushing and Announces Initial Settlements of Potentially Illegal Interlocking Directorates

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The Antitrust Division announced last year that it intended to reinvigorate enforcement of Section 8 of the Clayton Act, which prohibits directors and officers serving simultaneously on the boards of competitors (with limited...more

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Seven Corporate Directors Resign: DOJ Ramps Enforcement Against Board Members Serving on Competitors’ Boards

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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

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Justice Department Concerns Caused Seven Directors to Resign from the Boards of Five Public Companies

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In the single largest enforcement event in the history of Section 8 of the Clayton Act, it was recently revealed that seven directors have resigned from the corporate boards of five public companies in response to the Justice...more

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What Are Interlocking Directorates and Section 8?

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An Explanation of Why Two Directors Resigned from the Live Nation Board of Directors to Resolve Antitrust Concerns - Every year as part of the update of various regulatory thresholds, including the much more closely...more

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Board Interlocks On Antitrust Enforcement Hot Seat: A Must-Read Guide for Board Members and Officers

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Recent enforcement activity by the Department of Justice (that required restructuring a live transaction) and the Federal Trade Commission makes clear that enforcement of Section 8 of the Clayton Act, the prohibition against...more

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