17 Jan, 2025 Is There a “Right to Repair”? Inside the FTC’s Monopoly Suit against John Deere By Bruce McCulloch Laura Onken Gabriella Small On January 15, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), together with the State Attorneys General (AGs) for Illinois and Minnesota,...
17 Jan, 2025 Clarifications to Recent Developments on Section 162(m) By Lori Goodman Jordan Salzman Sonia Bennett Introduction On January 14, 2025, the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) and the U.S. Treasury Department (the “Treasury Department”)...
16 Jan, 2025 Private Capital in 2025: 7 Things You Should Know By Ivet Bell Heather Brookfield Timothy Clark Brock Dahl Andrew Dockham Austin Evers Melissa Hodgman Eva Mak Bruce McCulloch Christine Wilson Sam Houshower David Nicolardi Jon Fougner Ginger Hervey +11 more... Show less Each new year brings with it the potential for change. 2025 is no different in this regard, with the potential for change being even...
15 Jan, 2025 Updates to Colorado Privacy Act Rules for Biometric Data, Data of Minors, and Procedures for Opinion Letters and Interpretive Guidance By Christine Lyon Christine Chong Jackson Myers The Colorado Attorney General’s Office recently approved amendments to the Colorado Privacy Act Rules (Rules) to clarify upcoming changes...
15 Jan, 2025 FTC Issues Second Interim Report on PBMs focused on Pricing Practices for Specialty Generic Drugs By Christine Wilson Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Laura Onken Emily Strickland +1 more... Show less On January 14, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) unanimously agreed to publish its second interim staff report on pharmacy benefit...
15 Jan, 2025 Lawsuit Filed To Block Enforcement of New HSR Rules By Christine Wilson Bruce McCulloch Meytal McCoy Charles Ramsey +1 more... Show less On January 10, 2025, U.S. Chamber of Commerce (the Chamber), joined by the Business Roundtable, American Investment Council, and the...
13 Jan, 2025 New Form, New Fees, and New Thresholds: FTC Announces HSR Act & Interlocking Directorate Thresholds and HSR Filing Fees for 2025 By Bruce McCulloch Meytal McCoy Charles Ramsey On January 10, 2025, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act reportability...
08 Jan, 2025 Record Gun-Jumping Fine Imposed on Merged Parties Resulting from Overbroad Interim Operating Covenants and Pre-closing Conduct By Meghan Rissmiller Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Christine Wilson The FTC filed a complaint alleging gun-jumping and imposed a record $5.6 million fine on Verdun Oil Co. (buyer) for exerting control over...
06 Jan, 2025 M&A Predictions and Guidance for 2025 By Ethan Klingsberg 1. No private equity M&A boom in 2025, but…. Thousands of private equity portfolio companies are past their “sell by” dates and private...
05 Jan, 2025 Nippon Steel’s Bid for U.S. Steel Blocked under National Security Law By Aimen Mir Brian Reissaus Christine Laciak Colin Costello +1 more... Show less Summary On January 3, President Biden blocked the acquisition of U.S. Steel by Nippon Steel, a Japanese company, on national security...
24 Dec, 2024 FTC Backs Robinson Patman Act: The Suit Against Southern Glazer’s and Future Price Discrimination Enforcement By Christine Wilson Jan Rybnicek Kara Reid Andrew Gabel +1 more... Show less On December 12th, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought its first enforcement action under the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) in more...
19 Dec, 2024 California eases initial GHG reporting and seeks feedback for climate disclosures By Pamela Marcogliese Sam Houshower Ginger Hervey The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has exercised enforcement discretion to allow companies reporting under the Climate Corporate...