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ARTICLE · 29 JANUARY 2024

Top Antitrust Compliance Issues For In-house Counsel In 2024

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As 2024 gets underway, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the "agencies") are continuing to take an aggressive...

United StatesAntitrust/Competition Law
Martin J. Mackowski
Martin J. Mackowski
Barry A. Pupkin
Barry A. Pupkin
Christopher Gordon
Christopher Gordon
Kaitlin E. Rittgers
Kaitlin E. Rittgers

As 2024 gets underway, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the "agencies") are continuing to take an aggressive approach to antitrust enforcement. Here are the key antitrust compliance issues that should be on in-house counsel radars in the new year.

1. Increased scrutiny of mergers and acquisitions – It will be significantly tougher to get deals through agency review, as amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act substantially increase filing burdens and new Merger Guidelines, along with statements by DOJ and FTC leaders, signal aggressive enforcement against more transactions.

  1. Changes to HSR Filing Requirements

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