FTC Increases Notification Thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and Clayton Act Section 8

By McDermott Will & Emery and Jon B. Dubrow on January 29, 2018

Posted In FTC Developments, Mergers & Acquisitions

The US Federal Trade Commission recently announced increased thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 and for determining whether parties trigger the prohibition against interlocking directors under Section 8 of the Clayton Act.

Tags: capital, Clayton Act, Federal Register, GNP, gross national product, Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, HSR, increase, Section 8, size-of-person threshold, size-of-transaction test, surplus, undivided product

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Jon B. Dubrow
Jon Dubrow is the US head of McDermott’s Antitrust Group and a strategic advisor to clients across a host of interrelated antitrust issues, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) transactions and merger clearance, counseling, and litigation. He leads the defense of mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures before the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and other international competition authorities. Jon also regularly assists third parties whose interests are adversely affected by proposed transactions. Jon also is experienced in antitrust litigation. He provides counseling on distribution issues, contracting arrangements and a wide variety of other competition-related matters. Read Jon Dubrow's full bio.

FTC Increases Notification Thresholds under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act and Clayton Act Section 8

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