U.S. and international antitrust actions target food sector price-fixing *

France, Israel, USA - November 13 2012
At home and abroad, antitrust enforcers have again taken aim at price-fixing in the food sector.

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HSR premerger notification and obstruction of justice: new prosecution is not all that new after all *

USA - June 7 2012
The intersection of two key statutory schemes – the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and the prohibition against obstruction of justice - have resulted in a nightmare scenario for one corporate development executive and a teachable moment for all involved in M&A transactions.

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What happens in Vegas, “stays in Vegas.” What happens in Brussels may survive a motion to dismiss in a court near you *

European Union, USA - May 8 2012
When thinking of Memphis, Tennessee, I imagine: John Grisham, Tom Cruise and The Firm; Elvis Presley and Graceland; and the pure joy of Bill Clinton jumping into a car and driving from Little Rock to Memphis in search of his favorite barbecue.

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FTC issues increased Hart-Scott-Rodino filing thresholds *

USA - January 30 2012
The Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, also known as the HSR Act, is the primary U.S. premerger notification statute.

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Your antitrust compliance wardrobe: SOX are “in,” vests are “out” *

USA - August 10 2011
The central role given to private antitrust plaintiffs and juries understandably breeds caution and the need for antitrust compliance.

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