With
Andrew Forman,
Ngoc Hulbig,
Jonathan Kanter,
Charles Rule
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has announced its annual revisions to the dollar jurisdictional thresholds in the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976...
With
Andrew Forman,
Evan Harris
Of course, we recognize that not all pharmaceutical transactions are alike and differences can impact—sometimes significantly—the parties' FTC strategy and timing.
With
Andrew Forman,
Ngoc Hulbig,
Jonathan Kanter,
Charles Rule
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") has announced its annual revisions to the dollar jurisdictional thresholds in the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR Act"); the revised thresholds will become effective 30 days after the date of their publication in the Federal Register.
With
Alec Burnside,
Brandon Kressin,
Rocky Lee
China’s Antimonopoly Law took effect in August 2008 and is loosely based on the competition regimes in place in the EU and the US.
With
Joseph Bial,
Alec Burnside,
Andrew Forman,
Jonathan Kanter,
Brandon Kressin,
Rocky Lee,
Charles Rule
On February 12, 2014, China’s Ministry of Commerce announced the implementation of its simplified merger-review program.
With
Andrew Forman,
Ngoc Hulbig,
Jonathan Kanter,
Charles Rule
The Federal Trade Commission has announced its annual revisions to the dollar jurisdictional thresholds in the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
With
Andrew Forman,
Ngoc Hulbig,
Jonathan Kanter,
Charles Rule
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission issued final changes to the premerger notification rules that affect whether pharmaceutical companies must report certain proposed acquisitions of exclusive patent rights to the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice for antitrust review under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended.
With
Andrew Forman,
Ngoc Hulbig,
Jonathan Kanter,
Charles Rule
Two recent enforcement actions for failure to file notification under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, serve as reminders to individual investors, companies, and their executives of the consequences of failing to comply with the HSR Act.
With
Alec Burnside
As discussed above, while regulators are of course able to exchange non-confidential information even in the absence of such an agreement, the MOU provides the framework for them to do so and the "tone from the top" encouraging such cooperation.
With
Joseph Bial,
Alec Burnside,
Rocky Lee,
Charles Rule
On 20 September 2012, the European Commission Directorate-General for Competition and China’s National Development and Reform Commission ("NDRC") and State Administration for Industry and Commerce ("SAIC") signed a Memorandum of Understanding to increase their cooperation and coordination on antitrust matters between the EU and China.
