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Nearly One Year After Proposed HSR Rulemaking, Still No New Rules: What Should Companies Considering M&A Activity Expect?

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Last summer, on June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Department of Justice (DOJ), unveiled proposed new rules governing implementation of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act’s (HSR) premerger...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Banking and Consumer Regulatory Digest - March 2024

Editor's Note The following newsletter provides a roundup summarizing enforcement actions, guidance, rulemakings, and other public statements taken by a federal and/or state financial services regulatory agency, specifically...more

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ESG Reporting for Private Companies

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As we have noted in our previous report, environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues have garnered significant attention from a variety of stakeholders, resulting in increased reporting by many companies. While much of...more

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Details on the 2023 DOJ and FTC Proposed Merger Guidelines’ Potential Impact on Health Care Systems

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In a prior post, we reported on the issuance by the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (the “Agencies”) of a draft update to their merger guidelines (the “Proposed Guidelines”) intended to describe...more

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The Evolution of the FTC and DOJ Continues: Agencies Seek Public Comment on Draft Merger Guidelines

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) jointly issued new draft Merger Guidelines on July 19. The draft Merger Guidelines were created with the goal "to better reflect how the agencies...more

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Public Comments on US Merger Guidelines May Be Harbinger of Stronger Enforcement

Key Points - U.S. antitrust regulators at the DOJ and FTC embarked on a joint review of merger enforcement by soliciting public input on modernizing federal merger guidelines. While public comments ran the gamut from...more

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Biden Executive Order Calls for Heightened Antitrust Scrutiny

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On July 9, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a broad executive order (the “Order”) intended to boost what it characterizes as stagnant competition across the U.S. economy. The Order, among other things, encourages the...more

Jones Day

Global Merger Control Update | Winter 2021

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This Jones Day Global Merger Control Update highlights significant changes in merger control regimes in 2020. In this Update, we review: (i) changes in Australia, Belgium, Botswana, Bulgaria, Ecuador, France, Germany,...more

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A New Antitrust “Safety Zone” for Vertical Mergers

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The U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (collectively, “Agencies”) recently released for public comment their much-anticipated draft Vertical Merger Guidelines (“Guidelines”) that purport to “outline...more

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Antitrust Alert: U.S. Antitrust Agencies Issue First Vertical Merger Guidelines in 35 Years

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Last week, the U.S. Department of Justice ("DOJ") and Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued draft Vertical Merger Guidelines. Vertical mergers combine two or more companies operating at different levels of a supply chain...more

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FTC and DOJ Issue Draft Vertical Merger Guidelines

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On January 10, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) released for public comment draft Vertical Merger Guidelines. Vertical mergers are those that combine companies...more

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