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Scott P. Perlman, John Roberti; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 26, 2012, previously published on January 25, 2012 On January 24, 2012, the US Federal Trade Commission announced new thresholds relating to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, 15 U.S.C. § 18a. The thresholds govern which mergers or acquisitions must be reported to the FTC and the Department of Justice. Since...
| | Recent DC Court of Appeals Decision Demonstrates Difficulty of Challenging FTC Subpoena
John Roberti, Richard M. Steuer; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 20, 2011, previously published on December 19, 2011 The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia recently issued a decision that underscores how difficult it is to defeat a subpoena issued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In F.T.C. v. Church & Dwight Co., Inc., the court deferred to the FTC’s broad interpretation of its own...
| | New US FTC Consent Decree Underscores Risks of Exclusive Arrangements for Companies with Large Market Shares
John Roberti, Jens Peter Schmidt, Richard M. Steuer, Carmine R. Zarlenga; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 30, 2011, previously published on November 29, 2011 The US Federal Trade Commission recently issued a consent decree that brings into focus the risks of requiring exclusivity. While In the Matter of Pool Corporation, FTC File No. 101 0115 (Nov. 21, 2011), involves unique facts, we believe that the FTC is investigating a number of exclusive...
|  | Recent Amendments to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and the Related Impact to Private Investment Firms
Andrew Hulsh, Scott P. Perlman, John Roberti; Mayer Brown LLP;
White Paper August 15, 2011, previously published on August 12, 2011 This Memorandum describes recent amendments (the “HSR Amendments”) to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”), which are scheduled to become effective on August 18, 2011. We believe that a number of these amendments have been...
| | Changes to Premerger Notification Reporting Requirements Could Add Costs and Complexity to Some Filings
Veronica N. Berger, Scott P. Perlman, John Roberti, Mark W. Ryan; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article July 18, 2011, previously published on July 8, 2011 On July 7, 2011, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued the most significant changes in decades to the premerger Notification and Report Form (the “Form”) required under the Hart-Scott Rodino Act. Under the new regime, companies will have substantially greater reporting...
| | Increased Merger Review Activity by US Department of Justice May Signal Increased Vigilance by Obama Administration
Stephen M. Medlock, John Roberti, Richard M. Steuer, Gary A. Winters; Mayer Brown LLP;
Legal Alert/Article June 17, 2011, previously published on June 16, 2011 The start of the Obama administration in 2009 brought with it predictions of stepped-up antitrust enforcement activity by the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, particularly in the area of mergers. To the surprise of many observers, those predictions proved largely overstated....
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