Patricia Wagner

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Jeremy Wade Morris |E. John Steren |Patricia Wagner

On March 18, 2025, President Donald Trump removed the two remaining Democrats serving on the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Rebecca Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya. Commissioners Slaughter and Bedoya, whose terms were not due to expire until September of 2029 and 2026, respectively, declared the firings illegal and vowed to sue to get their jobs back. By statute, the FTC is headed by five Commissioners, no more than three of whom can represent the political party in power.

1 month ago | jdsupra.com | Jeremy Wade Morris |E. John Steren |Patricia Wagner

Each year, the minimum jurisdictional thresholds associated with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR) are adjusted by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The 2025 adjustments went into effect on February 21, 2025. The size-of-transaction threshold increased to $126.4 million, which is up from $119.5 million in 2024. Any transaction valued at $126.4 million or above is reportable if the size-of-party thresholds are met.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Jeremy Wade Morris |E. John Steren |Patricia Wagner

The new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Premerger Notification and Report Form (the “Form”) went into effect on February 10, 2025. The new Form institutes several changes to the HSR process, including slightly expanding the category of individuals required to provide responsive documents (traditionally referenced as 4(c) documents), as well as broadening the requirement for when a draft presentation must be included in the 4(c) documents.

2 months ago | jdsupra.com | Jeremy Wade Morris |E. John Steren |Patricia Wagner

Andrew Ferguson officially took over as Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on January 20, 2025. The former Solicitor General for the Commonwealth of Virginia was initially sworn in as an FTC Commissioner last April after being nominated by President Biden to fill one of the FTC’s two vacant Republican seats. Chairman Ferguson’s term expires on September 25, 2030. Before his promotion, Commissioner Ferguson was openly critical of actions taken under the prior FTC leadership.

Jan 23, 2025 | jdsupra.com | Jeremy Wade Morris |E. John Steren |Patricia Wagner

On January 16, 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (together, “the agencies”) jointly issued Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers. The newly issued guidelines replace the 2016 Antitrust Guidance for Human Resources Professionals. The issuance of the new guidelines continues the agencies’ efforts at combating potentially anticompetitive conduct in the labor market.