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...
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...
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 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...
