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10/11/2024 2:28:00 PM

A New Era for Merger Filings: Final HSR Rule Imposes More Burden (But Far Less than Previously Proposed Rule)

By Lee Van Voorhis

On October 10, the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice issued the Final Rule amending the...

8/21/2024 9:08:00 PM

Federal Court Strikes Down FTC's Noncompete Clause Rule

By John E. Pueschel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. Lee Van Voorhis +1 more...

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6/6/2024 5:34:00 PM

FTC Loss in Hospital Merger Shows Failing Firm Defense is Alive and Well

By Lee Van Voorhis

TakeawaysThe imminent market exit of an acquisition target continues to be a defense to a suit to enjoin a proposed acquisition.It may...

5/22/2024 2:49:00 PM

DOJ Announces New Task Force on Health Care Monopolies and Collusion

By Luke Cass Lee Van Voorhis

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5/20/2024 4:42:00 PM

FTC Claims Against PE Firm Put to Sleep

By Ian Dickinson Lee Van Voorhis

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4/25/2024 3:43:00 PM

FTC Issues New Rule—But Not the Final Chapter—on Non-Competes: What Employers Need to Know

By John E. Pueschel Richard J.R. Raleigh, Jr. Lee Van Voorhis +1 more...

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3/11/2024 3:24:00 PM

FTC is Targeting Private Equity Acquisitions in Healthcare – Is Your Industry Next?

By Ian Dickinson Lee Van Voorhis

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7/19/2023 4:23:00 PM

DOJ and FTC Propose New Merger Guidelines to Expand Merger Challenges

By Lee Van Voorhis

Listen to a summary in our player here, or continue reading below. Quick HitsThe DOJ and FTC proposed new Horizontal Merger Guidelines,...

2/2/2023 9:39:00 PM

FTC Non-Compete Ban: Don’t Panic! (But Be Prudent and Prepare)

By Lee Van Voorhis

On January 5, the Federal Trade Commission caught the attention of employers across the country by issuing a Notice of Proposed...

1/19/2023 6:21:00 PM

DOJ Strike Force Nabs Another Government Contractor

By Lee Van Voorhis Luke Cass Christopher L. Lockwood

On January 17, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice announced that it had obtained another in a recent string of guilty...

1/9/2023 8:13:00 PM

Private Equity Transactions Face Increased Antitrust Scrutiny

By D. Scott Anderson Lee Van Voorhis Matt Homan

Biden Administration leadership at both the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice...

11/11/2022 3:33:00 PM

Federal Trade Commission Signals Dramatic Shift in Antitrust Enforcement

By Lee Van Voorhis Christos Christodoulou

On November 10, 2022 the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released a Policy Statement that is nothing less than a seismic shift in...

3/7/2022 2:18:00 PM

Russia and Belarus Targeted With Comprehensive Economic Sanctions and Export Control Restrictions: U.S., U.K., and EU Regulatory Update

By James Kearney Alan Enslen Julius Bodie

In response to the Russian Federation’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, the U.S., U.K., and EU have implemented sweeping...

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