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FTC issues its annual revisions to HSR and interlocking directorate

By Jay L. Levine on January 16, 2025

On Jan. 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the notification thresholds for filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) and certain other values under the HSR rules. The new thresholds will become effective in late February, 30 days after publication in the Federal Register.… Continue Reading

Antitrust as antidote? Historical overview of antitrust law

By Jay L. Levine and Porter Wright on April 28, 2021

An antitrust revolution is upon us. Numerous pundits and political leaders blame many of today’s societal and economic ills on what they claim is the increasing concentration of economic power in the hands of a few. Perceived lax antitrust enforcement and permissive antitrust laws, many claim, is the cause of that. Indeed, President Joe Biden … Continue Reading