Supreme Court watch: class action certification likely to become more difficult following Comcast v. Behrend *

USA - April 2 2013
The United States Supreme Court held in Comcast v. Behrend that the same analytical principles that govern class certification in Federal…

Co-authors: Terry Calvani , Bruce McCulloch, Tom Ensign, Paul Yde, Michael Lacovara.

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US President orders Chinese acquisition unwound *

China, USA - October 4 2012
US President Barack Obama has blocked the acquisition of four wind farms by a Chinese-owned corporation.

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US antitrust agencies adopt sweeping changes to the HSR report form *

USA - July 13 2011
The Federal Trade Commission and US Department of Justice (the Agencies) recently announced the most sweeping changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act Notification and Report Form, commonly known as the HSR Form, since its inception.

Co-authors: Terry Calvani , Bruce McCulloch, Tom Ensign, Paul Yde.

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Foreign acquisition of US assets thwarted on national security grounds *

USA - February 25 2011
Chinese telecomunications equipment manufacturer Huawei Technologies (Huawei) reportedly announced that it would abandon its acquisition of assets of supercomputing technology company 3Leaf Systems (3Leaf) because of opposition on national security grounds by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS).

Co-authors: Terry Calvani , Bruce McCulloch, Tom Ensign, Paul Yde.

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US antitrust authorities release new Horizontal Merger Guidelines *

USA - August 27 2010
The United States antitrust agencies recently released the final version of the revised Horizontal Merger Guidelines (2010 Guidelines), issued first in draft form in April for public comment.

Co-authors: Terry Calvani , Bruce McCulloch, Tom Ensign, Paul Yde.

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