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Dec 24, 2024 | 
jdsupra.com | William H. Stallings
Many businesses and organizations are in the unique position of having already observed four years of antitrust enforcement under President-elect Donald J. Trump. That, plus the well-publicized records of his announced nominees for antitrust positions, provides heightened insight into enforcement priorities for his second term.
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Oct 14, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | William H. Stallings |Scott Perlman |Gail F. Levine |Richard Snyder
On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
published its Final Rule enacting changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino
Act (HSR Act) premerger notification rules. The Final Rule will
usher in the most significant changes to HSR reporting requirements
in the program's 45-year history.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
payhip.com | William H. Stallings
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Feb 15, 2024 | 
mondaq.com | Gail F. Levine |William H. Stallings |Rachel J. Lamorte |Adam Hickey
The FTC and DOJ's Antitrust Division recently announced that they are updating
their guidance regarding how parties in enforcement and
investigative matters must preserve electronically stored
information ("ESI") from collaboration tools and
ephemeral messaging platforms like Slack, Microsoft Teams, and
Signal.
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Dec 20, 2023 | 
lexology.com | William H. Stallings |Gail F. Levine |Scott Perlman |Richard D. Snyder |Christopher Kelly |Rachel J. Lamorte
On December 18, the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice (together, “the Agencies”) jointly issued their 2023 Merger Guidelines,1 which describe the factors the Agencies consider when reviewing mergers and acquisitions. It follows a long practice of the Agencies issuing such guidance, with versions dating back to the 1980s. The 2023 Guidelines reflect the analytical framework that the Agencies have been applying since the start of the Biden Administration.
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Oct 9, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | William H. Stallings
The Biden Administration is proposing revisions to the
procedural rules governing pre-merger filings as well as the
substantive framework for analyzing antitrust implications of U.S.
M&A deals. Once implemented—potentially as soon as summer
2024—the changes will act in tandem to add complexity, length
and burden to U.S. antitrust reviews. Dealmakers should be aware of
these changes and their impact on deal terms, timing, and ultimate
success in closing U.S. deals.
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Sep 26, 2023 | 
today.westlaw.com | William H. Stallings |Mayer Brown
(October 26, 2023) - William H. Stallings of Mayer Brown takes a look at proposed rule changes for antitrust enforcement of mergers and acquisitions and what they may mean for dealmakers. The Biden administration is proposing revisions to the procedural rules governing pre-merger filings as well as the substantive framework for analyzing antitrust implications of U.S. M&A deals.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
law360.com | William H. Stallings |Gail Carson Levine |Kathryn Lloyd
By William Stallings, Gail Levine and Kathryn Lloyd (August 9, 2023, 5:26 PM EDT) -- The sweeping revisions proposed by the Federal Trade Commission to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger notification rules would be the most significant change in the 45-year history of the program.[1]... Law360 is on it, so you are, too. A Law360 subscription puts you at the center of fast-moving legal issues, trends and developments so you can act with speed and confidence.
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Aug 9, 2023 | 
law360.co.uk | William H. Stallings |Gail Carson Levine |Kathryn Lloyd
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Jul 12, 2023 | 
mondaq.com | William H. Stallings |Gail F. Levine |Kathryn Lloyd |Ora Nwabueze
The sweeping revisions proposed by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to the premerger Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) notification rules would be the most significant change in the 45-year history of the program.1 If the revisions are implemented (which we do not expect to occur prior to the end of the year), parties making filings will need to: Provide significantly more data on many issues (including data on their employees) and troves of internal strategic plans, reports, and deal-related...
