28 Mar, 2024 With The Fintech Sector's Return to Explosive Growth, Here Are Top U.S. Legal Issues to Watch By Jamillia Ferris Vinita Kailasanath Christine Lyon Jan Rybnicek David Sewell Nathaniel Balk Christine Chong Sora Park Emily Strickland +6 more... Show less Freshfields recently hosted a U.S. Fintech Hot Topics Webinar to highlight on-the-ground insights from our Antitrust and Competition,...
27 Mar, 2024 FDIC Joins Bank Merger Fray with Proposed Policy Statement By David Sewell Alison Hashmall Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Jenny Hochenberg Angela Landry Nathaniel Balk Tina Laritz Cates Saleeby +5 more... Show less With the recent one-year anniversary of three of the largest bank failures in U.S. history—shortly preceded by the largest bank merger...
11 Mar, 2024 Senate Confirms Two New FTC Commissioners, Restoring Agency to Five Members for the First Time Since 2022 By Jan Rybnicek Christine Wilson Gabriella Small On March 7, 2024, the U.S. Senate unanimously voted to confirm Republican nominees Melissa Holyoak and Andrew Ferguson to serve as...
07 Mar, 2024 FTC Hosts Workshop on Private Equity in Healthcare By Jamillia Ferris Meghan Rissmiller Jan Rybnicek Sam Fulliton Hattie Van Metre +2 more... Show less On March 5, 2024, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) hosted a workshop “aimed at examining the role of private equity (“PE”)...
29 Feb, 2024 Kroger/Albertsons: The FTC’s First Challenge Under the 2023 Merger Guidelines By Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Angela Landry Gabriella Small On February 26, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a lawsuit to block The Kroger Company’s proposed acquisition of Albertsons...
14 Feb, 2024 Life sciences – what to expect in 2024 By Harriet Hanks Emma Franck-Gwinnell Adam Golden 2023 was marked by some real success stories in the life sciences and healthcare space, including ground-breaking new weight loss...
07 Feb, 2024 FTC Comments on NIST’s Draft March-In Guidance By Kristen Riemenschneider Vinita Kailasanath Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Laura Onken Jake Silvers Sam Fulliton Hattie Van Metre +4 more... Show less On February 6, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a comment (the FTC Comment) responding to the National Institute of...
24 Jan, 2024 New US Merger Control Reportability Thresholds and New US Merger Control Filing Fees for 2024 By Bruce McCulloch Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Meytal McCoy Charles Ramsey +1 more... Show less On January 22, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act reportability...
17 Jan, 2024 New Interlocking Directorate Enforcement Thresholds for 2024 By Bruce McCulloch Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum Meytal McCoy Charles Ramsey +1 more... Show less On Friday, January 12, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual updates to the Clayton Act Section 8 enforcement...
16 Jan, 2024 M&A Predictions and Guidance for 2024 By Ethan Klingsberg 1. Cross-Border M&A – The era of migration transactions comes into full bloom. Many companies listed outside the US would trade today at...
20 Dec, 2023 U.S. Antitrust Agencies Issue Final 2023 Merger Guidelines By Jamillia Ferris Meghan Rissmiller Jan Rybnicek Matthew McDonald Sam Fulliton +2 more... Show less On December 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued the final version of the 2023...
23 Oct, 2023 FTC Files Against Third Party to Force CID Compliance By Jamillia Ferris Justina Sessions Kara King On October 20, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission filed a petition asking a federal court to compel Total Wine to comply with an FTC...