Lisa Jose Fales

Nov 15, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Lisa Jose Fales |Paul Feinstein

On November 12, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) previously announced final rule expanding the scope of premerger filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act was formally published in the Federal Register.

May 6, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Lisa Jose Fales |Paul Lee |Paul Lee |Paul Lee |Paul Feinstein

On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) greenlit a sweeping prohibition on the use of noncompete agreements by for-profit employers nationwide. In a party-line vote, the FTC voted 3–2 to approve a final rule that bans the use of most noncompete agreements with employees.

Oct 9, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Lisa Jose Fales

At the end of September, the Federal Trade Commission sued a private equity firm, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, and U.S. Anesthesia Partners, Inc. (USAP), an anesthesia service provider in Texas, alleging that USAP and Welsh Carson drove up prices through an anticompetitive scheme to consolidate Texas anesthesiology practices. USAP was created in 2012, at which point Welsh Carson owned a majority stake in the company.