Late last week, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the return of what it described as a more streamlined approach to merger review for certain transa...
This week, the FTC obtained record-breaking fines totaling $12 million to settle allegations that merging parties structured their transaction to avoid HSR review. Parties contemplating M...
The FTC and DOJ issued a request for public comment regarding changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act notification form and a potential broader overhaul of the HSR rules. In particula...
A federal district court in Texas yesterday vacated FTC rules that went into effect last year revising the information parties must submit to the antitrust agencies in merger filings subm...
Three merger settlements announced across industrial sectors last week demonstrate that the U.S. antitrust agencies’ stated openness to structural remedies is real. Transacting parties ...
The Federal Trade Commission has announced 2026 Hart-Scott-Rodino Act reporting thresholds starting at $133.9 million and filing fee amounts up to $2.46 million for the largest deals. The...
Two states have passed new laws that make it illegal in certain circumstances to use pricing algorithms that include competitor information as inputs. California Assembly Bill 325 applie...
Late last week, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a settlement in UnitedHealth’s proposed acquisition of Amedisys that imposed broad divestitures and, notably, a $1.1 million ci...
Washington State and Colorado recently passed laws requiring merging parties to notify the state attorney general regarding certain transactions reportable under federal antitrust law. Th...
The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division, together with the U.S. Postal Service, has announced a whistleblower rewards program, its first ever for criminal antitrust cases.
