Denise Gunter

Nov 19, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Denise Gunter

Forecasting the future is always a perilous exercise, but here's what my antitrust crystal ball tells me about antitrust enforcement in the second Trump administration. Melissa Holyoak will become Chair of the FTC. Despite JD Vance's expression of support for Lina Khan prior to becoming the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, most everyone following this topic seems to think Khan will not stay on as Chair of the FTC in the Trump administration.

Nov 18, 2024 | nelsonmullins.com | Denise Gunter

Forecasting the future is always a perilous exercise, but here's what my antitrust crystal ball tells me about antitrust enforcement in the second Trump administration. Melissa Holyoak will become Chair of the FTC. Despite JD Vance's expression of support for Lina Khan prior to becoming the Republican Vice-Presidential nominee, most everyone following this topic seems to think Khan will not stay on as Chair of the FTC in the Trump administration. The real question is who will take over as Chair?

Nov 13, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Denise Gunter

As we reported in October, the Federal Trade Commission, with the concurrence of the United States Department of Justice Antitrust Division, have issued revised Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification rules. These rules require parties to certain mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures to file forms with the antitrust agencies and observe a waiting period (usually 30 days) before they can close their transaction.

Oct 21, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Denise Gunter

The North Carolina Supreme Court issued a decision on Oct. 18 that does not decide the constitutionality of North Carolina's Certificate of Need (CON) law one way or the other but does keep the case alive for further decision by a lower court.

Oct 16, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Denise Gunter

As we reported on Oct. 11, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the final HSR (Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976) rules and form changes on Oct. 10. While the “new” HSR rules appear much less daunting than the draft rules that were released in June 2023, the changes are still significant.