On January 12, 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide whether and to what extent to defer to a foreign government’s interpretation of its laws in evaluating whether a foreign com...
Today President Trump announced the intent to nominate two individuals to the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”): Joseph Simons (as Chairman) and Rohit Chopra. Senate confirmation hea...
On September 26, 2017, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a federal antitrust complaint seeking partially to unwind Parker-Hannifin Corporation’s $4.3 billion acquisition of CLARCOR, ...
By a vote of 73-21, the Senate this evening confirmed Makan Delrahim to head the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. We expect him to assume his role as Assistant Attor...
The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice has announced Luke M. Froeb as the next Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Economic Analysis in the Antitrust Division – coll...
Today the Trump Administration announced the selection of Makan Delrahim, currently Deputy Counsel to President Trump for Nominations and Oversight, to be the next Assistant Attorney Gene...
In waning days of the Obama Administration, the U.S. Antitrust Agencies reached three settlements totaling $1.4 million for violations of the premerger notification and waiting period req...
Last year marked the eighth year of enforcement of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law. As discussed below, the year was notable on a number of fronts.
China’s merger control authority, MOFCOM,...
Yesterday, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced revised Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) reporting thresholds under which transactions will be reportable only if, as a result of such t...
The Anti-Monopoly Commission (“AMC”) has charged four Chinese state agencies with developing guidelines on when IPR-related conduct violates China’s Anti-Monopoly Law. So far, two o...
