News 03 Jun 2021 EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME: FTC’S NOVEL CHALLENGE TO ILLUMINA’S ACQUISITION OF GRAIL June 3, 2021 W. Todd Miller, Donald Baker, and Lucy S. Clippinger Introduction On March 30, 2021, the Federal Trade… admin
News 06 May 2021 SUPREME COURT CLARIFIES SCOPE OF FTC’S POWERS AND PROHIBITS IT FROM COMMON STRATEGY FOR SEEKING MONETARY RELIEF May 6, 2021 W. Todd Miller, Donald I. Baker, Lucy S. Clippinger, and Jesse W. Markham Introduction More than four… admin
News 29 Apr 2021 NOVEL COURT RULING OFFERS INSIGHT INTO ANTITRUST EXEMPTIONS AND LEGITIMATE COMPETITOR COMMUNICATIONS April 29, 2021 Jesse W. Markham and Erin Glavich The District of Columbia District Court recently issued the first judicial… admin
News 22 Apr 2021 CONCEDING THE BATTLE, BUT STILL WAGING THE WAR: FTC WILL CONTINUE TO TARGET PATENT LICENSING PRACTICES April 22, 2021 Lucy S. Clippinger Introduction It may be tempting to draw conclusions from the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC’s)… admin
News 25 Mar 2021 PENDING LEGISLATIVE ATTEMPTS TO CURB TECH GIANTS HAVE MUCH BROADER IMPLICATIONS March 25, 2021 Donald I. Baker and Amber L. McDonald Introduction A recent influx of proposed federal and state legislation… admin
News 25 Feb 2021 DO THREE RIGHTS MAKE A WRONG? PRIVATE PARTY CHALLENGING CONSUMMATED MERGER CAN OBTAIN DIVESTITURE YEARS LATER February 25, 2021 W. Todd Miller and Erin Glavich Introduction For the first time in history, a private party has… admin
News 12 Feb 2021 FTC SUSPENDS GRANTS OF EARLY TERMINATIONS AND LOWERS MINIMUM THRESHOLD FOR REPORTING ACQUISITIONS FEBRUARY 12, 2021 The Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Antitrust Improvements Act 1976 (as amended) is the pre-merger notification statute for the United… admin
News 12 Jan 2021 ANTITRUST INDICTMENTS FOR EMPLOYER RESTRAINTS AGAINST EMPLOYEES JANUARY 12, 2021 January 12, 2021 W. Todd Miller and Donald I. Baker Introduction On December 10, 2020, the Antitrust Division of the… admin
News 10 Oct 2020 FTC PROPOSES SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO HSR FILING RULES OCTOBER 8, 2020 October 8, 2020 Ishai Mooreville The Federal Trade Commission has recently proposed major changes to the Hart-Scott Rodino (“HSR”) notification… admin