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Live Updates #2 – ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting 2026

The members of BakerHostetler's Antitrust and Competition Team are pleased to present these brief updates from the conference sessions on Day 2 at last week's ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington, D.C.

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BakerHostetler

Heard At The 2026 Antitrust Law Section Spring Meeting

The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting took place from March 25 – 27, 2026, in Washington, DC, this year.

United States Anti-trust

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Arnold & Porter M&A Partner On Seattle’s Evolving Deal Market

Annette Becker, who joined the firm’s new Seattle hub last year after nearly 25 years at K&L Gates, discusses building an M&A platform amid AI-driven deal complexity...

United States Commercial

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Arnold & Porter

FTC And DOJ Seek Public Comment On Premerger Form

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division (DOJ, and together with the FTC, the Agencies)...

United States Anti-trust

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Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

CMS Imposes Medicare DMEPOS Moratorium (And Florida Says, "Hold My Beer")

United States Healthcare

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Live Updates – ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting 2026: Panel On Federal And State Enforcement Priorities

United States Anti-trust

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BakerHostetler

Risk #2: AI Infrastructure Investing: Structuring, Disclosure And Contract Risks For Private Funds

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

HSR Process Reversion: FTC Reinstates Prior Premerger Notification Rules And Form

United States Anti-trust

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FBT Gibbons

Expectation And Execution: Leadership For Success In Private Equity

United States Commercial

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AlixPartners

M&A Deals Requiring HSR Filings May Also Require Notice To The Department Of War

United States Anti-trust

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Foley & Lardner

Mining: Critical Minerals, Geopolitics And Regulation

European Union Energy

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Delaware Supreme Court Revives Non-Compete Claims Tied To Equity Incentive Awards In Payscale v. Norman

United States Commercial

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

SEC Staff Issues New Guidance Regarding ATM Programs For Issuers Becoming Subject To 'Baby Shelf’ Restrictions

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

IRS Shifts Course On Break Fees And M&A Reporting

United States Commercial

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MGO CPA LLP

Sanctions Update: March 9, 2026

Worldwide International

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Steptoe LLP

Monitoring The Hormuz Strait And The Subsequent Trade Volatility

United States International

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Braumiller Law Group, PLLC

New York District Court Affirms Narrow Scope Of "Public Policy Exception" In Chapter 15 Cases

United States Insolvency

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Jones Day

Gabriel Pinilla On Coffee Shops: La Voz De Los Ruferos (Podcast)

United States Real Estate

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Adams and Reese

What Every Multinational Should Know About…Managing The Aftermath Of The Supreme Court's IEEPA Tariff Decision (Part I)

United States International

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Foley & Lardner

IPO 101: Where To Begin When An Exit Is On The Horizon (Video)

For many private companies that are preparing for an IPO, the conversation often begins with valuation targets and capital strategy, but inside the finance organization...

United States Commercial

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Riveron

Delaware Supreme Court Revives Ex-Partner’s Compensation Claims Against Centerview Partners, Limits Collateral Estoppel

The long-running dispute between investment banker David Handler and M&A advisory boutique Centerview Partners has taken another turn. In David A. Handler v. Centerview Partners Holdings LP, et al., No. 269, 2025 (Del. Mar. 18, 2026)...

United States Commercial

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Pierson Ferdinand LLP

Merger Notification Update

The district court for the Eastern District of Texas has vacated the Federal Trade Commission’s 2024 Rule expanding the information and documentary materials required to complete the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act’s (“HSR Act”)...

United States Anti-trust

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Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

401(k) Alternative Investment Critiques Gloss Over Key Details

Critics of alternative investments often cite high fees, valuation concerns, the lack of exits for private equity portfolio companies, and instability in the private credit market as reasons...

United States Employment

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Mayer Brown

Risk #1: Private Credit Under The Microscope – Why Vigilance Matters

United States Commercial

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Old HSR Form Returns As Fifth Circuit Rejects FTC’s Bid To Preserve Overhauled HSR Merger Filing Form During Appeal

United States Anti-trust

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Duane Morris LLP

Navigating Babel: When Global Growth Meets Local Rules In Equity Incentives

Worldwide Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Should Investors Demand Better Liquidation Terms For SAFEs?

United States Commercial

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Mintz

Breaking: Fifth Circuit Denies FTC Stay; Pre-2025 HSR Rules Reinstated

United States Anti-trust

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Dechert

HSR In Turmoil: Back To The Old Form, At Least For Now

United States Anti-trust

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Bona Law PC

No Stay: Fifth Circuit Lets HSR Vacatur Stand, For Now

United States Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

FTC Reverts To Prior HSR Form After Fifth Circuit Denies Stay Pending Appeal

United States Anti-trust

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Turning AI From Hype To Habit In Mid-Market Private Equity

United States Commercial

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Riveron

SEC Adopts Rules To Implement Section 16 Filing Requirements For Insiders Of FPIs; Separately Adopts Conditional Exemptions To Requirements For Insiders Of FPIs Incorporated In Select Countries

Worldwide Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

No Stay: Fifth Circuit Lets HSR Vacatur Stand, For Now

Yesterday, March 19, 2026, the Fifth Circuit denied the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) petition for a stay pending the appeal of a District Court order vacating the current Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification form (the “Form”) and associated rules (the “2024 Rule”), which were implemented on February 10, 2025.

United States Anti-trust

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A&O Shearman

FTC Reverts To Prior HSR Form After Fifth Circuit Denies Stay Pending Appeal

On March 19, 2026, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit denied the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC)...

United States Anti-trust

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Turning AI From Hype To Habit In Mid-Market Private Equity

A version of these insights first appeared in Forbes Finance Council. In the race to create value, private equity firms face pressure on all fronts, especially in the middle market.

United States Commercial

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Riveron

SEC Adopts Rules To Implement Section 16 Filing Requirements For Insiders Of FPIs; Separately Adopts Conditional Exemptions To Requirements For Insiders Of FPIs Incorporated In Select Countries

Welcome to Goodwin's Public Company Advisory Practice News Roundup, which highlights the latest developments in SEC and stock exchange regulatory activity, corporate governance and other topics relevant to public...

Worldwide Commercial

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Goodwin Procter LLP

Fifth Circuit Denies The FTC’s Motion For Stay Pending Appeal; HSR Filers May Now File On The Old, Simpler HSR Form

United States Anti-trust

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BakerHostetler

AI, Defence Tech And Digital Infra: Transformative Forces

Transaction activity is no longer driven solely by traditional software consolidation or scale economics. Strategic priorities now centre on securing compute capacity, proprietary data, reliable and clean energy supply...

United States Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

What's Old Is New Again: Fifth Circuit Lifts Stay, New HSR Form Is Vacated

On February 13, 2026, our prior alert reported that a judge in the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) Final Rule promulgating the new Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) form...

United States Anti-trust

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WilmerHale

Cybersecurity: Consolidation And Competition

In 2025, M&A overcame the continued uncertainties from 2024 caused by geopolitical tension and trade friction. The sector built on the strong finish to 2024, when cybersecurity logged the highest quarterly...

United States Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Consumer: Break-ups And Strategic Matchmaking

Following years of expansion and the assembly of broad portfolios in the name of scale and optimisation...

United States Consumer

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

California's Proposed AB 2305 Targets Corporate Investment In Litigation Practices

United States Commercial

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Holland & Knight

2026 M&A Landscape

United States Commercial

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Greenberg Glusker LLP

Strategic Environmental Compliance Audits: Key Benefits And Practical Considerations

United States Environment

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Bracewell

The Dispute Is In The Details: Why M&A Agreements Fail After Closing

United States Commercial

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP

Mergers And Acquisitions – Preparing To Be A Buyer (Podcast)

United States Commercial

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Ballard Spahr LLP

Private Market Talks: Navigating Market Complexity With Churchill’s Jason Strife (Podcast)

United States Finance

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Delaware Law Alert: Another Reason To Consider A Forfeiture-for-Competition Provision In M&A Transactions

United States Anti-trust

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Mayer Brown

What Makes A Strong Security Package In An LBO?

United States Commercial

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Miller Shah

Finders Keepers? Tariff Refunds After Learning Resources And The New M&A Imperative

United States International

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Adams and Reese

EU Defense Market Entry: Challenges And Opportunities

United States Government

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Dechert

Attorney-Client Privilege In Cross-Border M&A: How Privilege Gets Lost During The Deal

United States Commercial

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Harris Sliwoski

Podcast - States Propose New Laws Affecting Healthcare Real Estate Investors And Owners

United States Healthcare

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Holland & Knight

Section 382 Tax Strategy Planning In Uncertain Capital Markets

United States Tax

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MGO CPA LLP

Family Office Investments: What's Different About Venture Capital Funds?

United States Commercial

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McDermott Will & Schulte

Attorney-Client Privilege In M&A: How Brokers And Other Advisors Can Create Serious Risk

United States Commercial

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Harris Sliwoski

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What's The State Of Mini-HSR Regimes? Perspectives From The Colorado & Washington State AGs (Video)

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Axinn Veltrop & Harkrider

2025 In Review, 2026 In Focus: The Next Cycle For Private Equity And M&A (Video)

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Alvarez & Marsal

Bracewell Explains: Mitigating WARN Act Risk In Energy M&A Transactions (Video)

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Bracewell

AI Is Changing Cyber Risk–Is Your Insurance Keeping Up? (Video)

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Lowenstein Sandler

Private Market Talks: Charting The Future Of Private Markets With Cambridge Associates' Andrea Auerbach (Podcast)

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Proskauer Rose LLP

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