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New York Law Journal

No More Safety Under the Radar: Antitrust Enforcement Against Roll-ups and Serial Acquisitions

The FTC and DOJ are geared up to investigate and challenge serial acquisitions or roll-ups by private equtity firms. Many of these transactions have flown "under the radar" because they were below the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act's reporting threshold.
10 minute read

Corporate Counsel

HubSpot Legal Boss Poised for Big Payout as Acquisition Speculation Swirls

Just 15 months into Alyssa Harvey Dawson's tenure as legal chief of HubSpot, Reuters is reporting that Alphabet is considering making an offer for the fast-growing competitor to Salesforce.
3 minute read

International Edition

European Commission's Illumina Antitrust Enforcement 'Misinterpreted' Regulation, Adviser to EU Top Court Says

An ECJ decision to follow its Advocate General's advice could doom the EU antitrust watchdog's other cases targeting mergers that don't meet revenue thresholds.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

US Agencies Vow Collaboration to Protect Marketplace Competition

"The whole of government approach is an incredibly coherent and sophisticated way to think about competition policy," said U.S. Justice Department antitrust chief Jonathan Kanter.
4 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Feds Align With State AGs to Toughen Health Care Antitrust Enforcement

Regulators say the consequences of anti-competitive practices in health care can be especially grave. It "is often the difference between life and death," Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter said.
5 minute read

International Edition

Paul Weiss Eyes Brussels Expansion With Second Partner Hire in a Week

The latest hires in Brussels comes amid the firm's rapid expansion drive in London.
2 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Meta CLO Blasts FTC Antitrust Suit, Says Agency Shouldn't 'Punish Companies for Innovating'

The tech giant argues that the government is defining the social media market in a "contrived" way that ignores the reality that features offered by its apps are available across the internet.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

Republicans Holyoak, Ferguson Join FTC, Restoring Full Five-Member Commission

Since mid-2023, the FTC has operated with only three commissioners, all Democrats: the chair, Lina Khan; Rebecca Kelly Slaughter; and Alvaro Bedoya.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Antitrust Filings Saw Upswing in 2023, Legal Analytics Report Says

A surge in filings in the Nashville federal court made U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw Jr. the most active antitrust judge in 2023.
3 minute read

The American Lawyer

Paul Weiss Plans Brussels Launch With Simpson Antitrust Partner

Brad Karp confirmed that having a "strong presence in Brussels" was a "strategic imperative" as the firm works on cross-border M&A work and consequential client matters.
2 minute read

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