On March 18, 2025, the FTC’s two Democratic commissioners were dismissed. The dismissals have sparked additional debate over the constitutionality of independent agencies and increase t...
As the first month of the Trump administration comes to a close, we provide updates on key developments in Trump 2.0 antitrust enforcement, particularly focused on merger review. Early h...
In the first week of his administration, President Trump reinforced the importance of domestic AI development for economic and geopolitical advancement.
On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other parties filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Texas against the Federal Trade Commission and FTC chair Lina Khan seeking...
The Federal Trade Commission has announced 2025 Hart-Scott-Rodino Act reporting thresholds starting at $126.4 million and filing fee amounts up to $2.39 million for the largest deals. Th...
On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced the imposition of a record $5.6 million “gun-jumping” fine in connection with a 2021/22 merger of oil producers XCL Resource...
The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice has updated its 2019 Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs in Criminal Antitrust Investigations. The changes bring the guidance ...
Yesterday, the FTC issued a final rule making significant changes to the content of HSR filings. The new rule will require filing parties to provide substantially more documents and info...
The DOJ, FDIC and OCC have revised their bank merger review standards. The new standards are a major shift for bank M&A and will require a careful, detailed analysis to evaluate the viabi...
A federal district court judge in Texas blocked the FTC’s rule banning non-competes nationwide. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the FTC’s rule will not go into effect on Septembe...
