The FTC and DOJ recently announced the first settlements of merger enforcement actions reached under the second Trump administration. These actions follow comments from leadership at the ...
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...
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 ...
On March 5, 2024, the FTC, the DOJ and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced that they are seeking public comment on private equity investment in the healthcare secto...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) reporting thresholds and filing fee amounts, up to a $2.335 million fee for the largest deals. Under the ...
The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised thresholds for Section 8 of the Clayton Act. Under the new thresholds, a person may not serve as a director or officer of two competing...
