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A&O Shearman

Antitrust in focus March 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Thomas Masterman, partner based in London, is our editor this month. He has selected: Out now: our latest global...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

2024 Insights: Antitrust

As US Antitrust Agencies Double Down on Merger Enforcement Approach, New Deal Strategies Emerge The DOJ and FTC continue to pursue an aggressive merger enforcement agenda with new merger guidelines and filing requirements....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

FTC Sues Private Equity Firm and Anesthesiology Practice for Antitrust Violations

On September 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) and U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP), in the Southern District of Texas, alleging the two companies “[e]xecuted a...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Hot Antitrust Enforcement Climate Reaches Private Equity

Antitrust enforcement has been heating up over the last few years in several areas – notably in healthcare and labor. As the antitrust climate intensifies and spreads, private equity (PE) firms are starting to feel the heat,...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Private Equity & Healthcare: Antitrust Enforcement in 2023–PE Roll-Ups in the Cross Hairs

It is widely reported that healthcare is a top antitrust enforcement priority in the U.S. The healthcare industry has undergone a transformation over the over the last twenty years and now comprises 17.7% of the U.S. gross...more

Dechert LLP

Significant fines imposed in HSR failure to file actions

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On December 22, 2021, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that they had entered into settlements with Clarence L. Werner and Biglari Holdings Inc. (Biglari)...more

White & Case LLP

US continues to chart its own course on standard essential patents

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Taiwanese businesses should watch for continued assertions on 5G, IoT - The number of disputes involving standard essential patents (SEPs) is increasing, both in the United States and worldwide. This trend is expected to...more

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