On 28 January 2020 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released the annual jurisdictional adjustments
for premerger notification filings made pursuant to Section 7A of
the Clayton Act, known as the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act), as well as for Section 8 of the
Clayton Act. The new filing thresholds for HSR notification
will become effective 27 February 2020 (30 days after publication
in the Federal Register), while the revisions to Section 8 became effective
immediately upon publication in the Federal Register.
Civil penalties for violations of the HSR Act, which are
assessed per day for each violation, increased to US$43,280
effective 14 January 2020.
