On March 18, 2025, the FTC’s two Democratic commissioners were dismissed. The dismissals have sparked additional debate over the constitutionality of independent agencies and increase t...
As the first month of the Trump administration comes to a close, we provide updates on key developments in Trump 2.0 antitrust enforcement, particularly focused on merger review. Early h...
On January 10, 2025, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and other parties filed a complaint in the Eastern District of Texas against the Federal Trade Commission and FTC chair Lina Khan seeking...
The Federal Trade Commission has announced 2025 Hart-Scott-Rodino Act reporting thresholds starting at $126.4 million and filing fee amounts up to $2.39 million for the largest deals. Th...
On January 7, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission announced the imposition of a record $5.6 million “gun-jumping” fine in connection with a 2021/22 merger of oil producers XCL Resource...
Yesterday, the FTC issued a final rule making significant changes to the content of HSR filings. The new rule will require filing parties to provide substantially more documents and info...
A federal district court judge in Texas blocked the FTC’s rule banning non-competes nationwide. Absent extraordinary circumstances, the FTC’s rule will not go into effect on Septembe...
On July 23, 2024, a federal district court judge in Pennsylvania denied Plaintiff ATS Tree Services LLC’s motion for a preliminary injunction against the FTC’s rule banning non-competes.
On July 3, 2024, a federal district court judge in Texas granted Plaintiffs’ motion for a preliminary injunction against the FTC’s proposed rule banning non-competes.
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission finalized its rule banning almost all non-competes in employment agreements. The final rule includes limited exceptions for existing non-c...
