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Do I Really Need To File? HSR Avoidance And The Edwards/Genesis Settlement (Podcast)
The FTC's record-setting $12 million settlement with Edwards Lifesciences and Genesis MedTech raises critical questions about deal structuring and Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance. When does strategic transaction design cross the line into intentional avoidance of premerger notification requirements? Leading antitrust practitioners examine the implications of this landmark enforcement action for deal teams navigating transactions near HSR thresholds.
United States Anti-trust
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Axinn
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GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | August 2026
This comprehensive global antitrust roundup examines recent enforcement actions, investigations, and court decisions across multiple jurisdictions, including major U.S. litigation involving alleged price-fixing in casino hotels and sugar markets, Mexico's heightened scrutiny of the agri-food sector, and European Commission proceedings against construction chemical manufacturers. The analysis reveals emerging patterns in algorithmic pricing enforcement, vertical restraints, and sustainability-related competi
Worldwide Anti-trust
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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GT Newsletter | Competition Currents | August 2026
This comprehensive global antitrust roundup examines recent enforcement actions, investigations, and court decisions across multiple jurisdictions, including major U.S. litigation involving alleged price-fixing in casino hotels and sugar markets, Mexico's heightened scrutiny of the agri-food sector, and European Commission proceedings against construction chemical manufacturers. The analysis reveals emerging patterns in algorithmic pricing enforcement, vertical restraints, and sustainability-related competi
Worldwide Anti-trust
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Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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Proposed Broad California Antitrust Legislation Moves Toward Full Senate Vote
California's Senate Appropriations Committee has advanced Assembly Bill 1776, the COMPETE Act, which would significantly expand the state's antitrust regime to include single-firm conduct under the Cartwright Act. The committee removed the private right of action, limiting enforcement to public prosecutions, while incorporating several substantive amendments that narrow the bill's scope and raise the threshold for establishing viable claims.
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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Global M&A Trends: 6 Notable Q2 2026 Cases Out Of The US, EU, And UK
Global competition authorities in Q2 2026 delivered a spectrum of enforcement outcomes—from unconditional clearances to structural remedies and deal abandonment—across media, construction, digital services, defense, and visual-content markets. Federal clearance no longer shields transactions from parallel state or private enforcement, while European regulators increasingly weigh competitive pressure from digital platforms and generative AI. The quarter underscores that commercial arrangements ma
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McDermott Will & Schulte
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Price: A Whirlwind Year For Trade Sets Up A Consequential Steel Summit
The Trump administration's evolving trade policy has transformed US steel protections over the past year, moving from contested IEEPA tariffs to a complex structure built around Sections 232, 301, and other established trade statutes. As global steel overcapacity reaches 640 million metric tons and enforcement mechanisms strengthen, the question is no longer whether tariffs will remain, but how they will be refined and enforced to support domestic manufacturing.
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Wiley Rein
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California’s COMPETE Act Continues Steady Progress Through State Senate
California's COMPETE Act is advancing through the state legislature, poised to dramatically reshape antitrust enforcement by extending the Cartwright Act to cover single-firm monopolization conduct similar to federal Sherman Act claims. The bill introduces reduced evidentiary burdens and eliminates private enforcement, raising questions about how businesses operating in California's trillion-dollar economy should prepare for potential liability under this expanded regulatory framework.
United States Anti-trust
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A&O Shearman
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Proposed Broad California Antitrust Legislation Moves Toward Full Senate Vote
California's Senate Appropriations Committee has advanced Assembly Bill 1776, the COMPETE Act, which would significantly expand the state's antitrust regime to include single-firm conduct under the Cartwright Act. The committee removed the private right of action, limiting enforcement to public prosecutions, while incorporating several substantive amendments that narrow the bill's scope and raise the threshold for establishing viable claims.
United States Anti-trust
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Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
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Do I Really Need To File? HSR Avoidance And The Edwards/Genesis Settlement (Podcast)
The FTC's record-setting $12 million settlement with Edwards Lifesciences and Genesis MedTech raises critical questions about deal structuring and Hart-Scott-Rodino Act compliance. When does strategic transaction design cross the line into intentional avoidance of premerger notification requirements? Leading antitrust practitioners examine the implications of this landmark enforcement action for deal teams navigating transactions near HSR thresholds.
United States Anti-trust
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Axinn
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