On September 3, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice released its updated Merger Remedies Manual. The Manual emphasizes the DOJ’s strong preference for “structural” remedies (i.e.,...
Davis Polk partner Ronan Harty and counsel Mary Marks authored the “United States” chapter of Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control 2021, which covers the regulation of mergers and...
On June 30, 2020, the U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission released a final version of the agencies’ updated Vertical Merger Guidelines. The updated Guidelines are br...
In addition to antitrust and other regulatory approvals, an increasing number of jurisdictions have now adopted FDI screening mechanisms. These aim to determine whether investments by for...
As part of continued action to address the economic upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the U.S. antitrust agencies issued further guidance yesterday regarding competitor collabo...
Effective today, the FTC and DOJ will resume processing requests for early termination of the HSR Act waiting period.In light of the success of the first two weeks of the temporary e-fili...
As the COVID-19 crisis continues to unfold, questions are arising concerning whether and to what extent firms may have greater latitude to collaborate with competitors to address public h...
Today, the U.S. antitrust agencies continued to take steps to deal with the disruption caused by the coronavirus (COVID-19). Overall, the agencies are taking steps to limit in-person inte...
On March 13, 2020, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) Premerger Notification Office announced that it would adopt an e-filing system for all submissions under the Hart-Scott-Rodino ...
