Hart-Scott-Rodino Act: annual jurisdictional thresholds revisions *

USA - January 18 2013
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced its annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act)…

Co-authors: Jennifer Thoman Wisinski, Nora Whitehead.

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Dealthink: Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) basics *

USA - July 25 2012
You are the general counsel of a public company.

Co-authors: W. Scott Wallace, Jennifer Thoman Wisinski, Brian D. Barnard.

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Hart-Scott-Rodino Act: annual jurisdictional thresholds revisions *

USA - January 27 2012
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced its annual revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) jurisdictional thresholds.

Co-authors: Jennifer Thoman Wisinski, Rikiya Thomas.

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Weathering the storm: can executory contracts have multiple personalities? The Fifth Circuit finds an asset purchase agreement amended an ERISA plan *

USA - November 3 2011
Rejection of a contract in bankruptcy may not always accomplish a debtor’s goal to shed ongoing contractual obligations and liabilities, especially when dealing with employee benefit plans.

Co-authors: W. Abigail Ottmers, Stephen Pezanosky, Michael E. Foreman, Greta E. Cowart.

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Important changes to HSR Act reporting requirements *

USA - July 11 2011
On July 7, 2011, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced that it had finalized changes proposed in August 2010 to the Hart-Scott Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (“HSR”) and to the Premerger Notification and Report Form (“Form”) required to be filed by companies with the FTC and Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (collectively, the “Agencies”) in connection with certain acquisitions that meet the requisite thresholds and are not exempt.

Co-authors: Jennifer Thoman Wisinski, Rikiya Thomas.

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