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Yesterday, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") issued its final rule (the "New Rule") to the Hart-Scott-Rodino ("HSR") Act Premerger Notification Regulations to clarify and expand the coverage of the HSR Act to patent license and collaboration agreements in the pharmaceuticals industry where the licensee acquires "all commercially significant rights" to the pharmaceutical patents.

The US Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently announced the new, revised jurisdictional thresholds for reporting transactions pursuant to the Hart Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("HSR Act"), and for triggering the prohibition on interlocking directorates, which are governed by Section 8 of the Clayton Act.

The Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC") has announced major reforms that could meaningfully reduce the burdens for parties responding to the "Second Requests" they issue.

Although the challenging and dynamic environment facing many hospitals and the requirements of the Affordable Care Act might suggest that the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") will displace or rethink traditional antitrust analysis for hospital mergers, the FTC recently made clear that any hospital merger resulting in high market shares faces a steep uphill climb to win FTC approval.

If you bought an "official NFL" cap with your favorite pro football team’s logo during the last 10 years, you may have noticed that it was manufactured by Reebok.

The Federal Trade Commission has announced that Valassis Communications, a public company, has settled charges that it used its quarterly earnings call to attempt to collude with its only competitor.

Manufacturers of optical disk drives defeated electronics companies', retailers' and indirect purchaser plaintiffs' conspiracy claims after seven years of litigation.

On August 13, 2010, the US Federal Trade Commission announced a proposed major overhaul of the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Notification and Report Form.

The Department of Justice's Trade Fraud Task Force has reached a billion-dollar milestone in recoveries within its first year, signaling an unprecedented escalation in customs and trade enforcement. With the establishment of a dedicated prosecuting section and new criminal cases targeting country-of-origin fraud, how will this coordinated federal crackdown reshape compliance obligations for importers and supply chain participants?

In the nearly eighteen months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, many companies have had to reanalyze their export control compliance procedures, particularly with respect to countries...

The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended ("the Act").

The Federal Trade Commission has announced revised jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 ("the Act"), as amended.

In this month's American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting, the program "Antitrust & Health Care: Square Peg in a Round Hole?" featured debate and discussion about antitrust law treatment of health care transactions.

CFIUS is an interagency committee of the U.S. government that has the authority to review so-called "covered transactions"— i.e., transactions by or with any foreign person ...

National and regional authorities are, more than ever, wielding their antitrust and other regulatory powers to shape their economies and influence their competitive positions.

The Federal Trade Commission and United States Department of Justice hosted a workshop discussing the law and economics of "conditional pricing" programs.

In a short statement issued yesterday, the FTC issued guidance regarding how it will interpret Section 5 of the FTC Act.

On June 30, 2023 — only a day after issuing its final revised Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising (the Endorsement Guides or Guides) — the Federal...