Alex Rant

Jan 14, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Kara Kuritz |Evan Miller |Alex Rant

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has revised the thresholds that govern pre-merger notification requirements under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (“HSR Act”), and Section 8 of the Clayton Act governing “interlocking directorates.” The new HSR thresholds will become effective for all transactions closing on or after the effective date, which is 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.

Jan 14, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Kara Kuritz |Evan Miller |Alex Rant

On Friday, January 10, 2025, the Chamber of Commerce, Business Roundtable, American Investment Council, and Longview Chamber of Commerce filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Texas against the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and its Chair Lina Khan to block the enforcement of the FTC’s new rule expanding the scope of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Premerger Notification Form (the “new HSR Rule”) set to take effect on February 10, 2025.

Oct 17, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Kara Kuritz |Evan Miller |Alex Rant

On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”), with the Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s concurrence, released a Final Rule containing long-anticipated revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act Premerger Notification Form.

Oct 17, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Alex Rant |G. Zachary Terwilliger |Ephraim Wernick

On September 23, 2024, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) released an updated version of its guidance to prosecutors on the Evaluation of Corporate Compliance Programs (“ECCP”). Tracking themes apparent in other recent guidance issued by DOJ, companies now have more reason to focus on AI and the effective use of emerging technologies and data analytics, even when engaging in M&A deals, to enhance corporate compliance programs.

May 7, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michael McCambridge |Stephen Medlock |Alex Rant

[co-author: Jennifer Williams]Privilege logging is one of the most time-consuming, expensive, and contentious components of discovery. Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(A), which governs the withholding of privileged material, provides little concrete guidance to alleviate these burdens. But the broad language of the rule also offers litigants significant flexibility to incorporate new technology, most notably automation and artificial intelligence, into their privilege logging practices.