Topic
Merger Control
485 published works
Antitrust Law Source
FTC issues its annual revisions to HSR and interlocking directorate
On Jan. 14, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the notification thresholds for filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act (HSR) and certain other values…
The CLS Blue Sky Blog
Simpson Thacher Discusses Revised HSR Act Thresholds and Increased Filing Fees
By Kelly Karapetyan, Peter Guryan, Sara Razi, James Goldfeier, Nate Bronstein
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has announced revised monetary thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”), as well as adjustments to the HSR filing fees. The…
NUALS Law Journal
BEFORE THE WHISTLE: CRITICAL ANALYSIS ON INDIA’S GUN JUMPING SHIFT
By Nualslj
Mahadev Krishnan and Nitin Pradhan Introduction In sports, a false start occurs when a runner jumps the gun (i.e., starts before the whistle) and is penalized accordingly. This principle is…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Navigating the Evolving Global Antitrust Landscape
By Daniel P. Culley, D. Bruce Hoffman, Kenneth S. Reinker, Robbert Snelders, Romi Lepetska, Ricardo Zimbron, Cunzhen Huang
The following is part of our annual publication Selected Issues for Boards of Directors in 2026. Explore all topics or download the PDF. Antitrust in 2025 was marked by policy developments and enforcement that,…
Covington Competition
“Operational transformation” at the CMA -What the latest announcements mean for UK antitrust enforcement
By James Marshall, Bethan Lukey, Matthew Giles
On 20 January, the UK Government announced a consultation on planned reforms to the UK’s merger and markets regime. Key proposed changes include narrowing certain jurisdictional thresholds, centralising Phase II…
Tax Blog
2026 FTC Updates to HSR and Clayton Act Threshold
By L. Pahl Zinn
On January 16, 2026, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published to the Federal Register the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”) merger-reporting thresholds for 2026. Each year, the…
Latham.London
UK Government Consults on Significant Legislative Changes to Merger Control Regime
The consultation aims to make jurisdictional thresholds more predictable, enhance the CMA’s political accountability, and improve interactions between businesses and the regulator. By Stephanie Adams, Greg Bonné, Ludmilla Le Grand,…
Retail & Consumer Products Law Observer
FTC Updates (January 12 – 16, 2026)
By Tiffany Aguiar, Natalia Rojas-England
As we enter the new year, the FTC continues to prioritize consumer protection and fair competition, taking significant steps to prosecute offenders for alleged misleading conduct regarding consumer consent and…
Truth on the Market
How a Bad Presumption Became Too Useful to Kill
By Alden Abbott
The Philadelphia National Bank (PNB) presumption refuses to die. Long criticized and widely viewed as bad policy, it survives today in slightly attenuated form, and there is no sign that…
Bright Law Blog
ACCC Merger control regime commences
From 1 January 2026, under its merger control regime the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) must be notified of certain proposed transactions (including proposed acquisitions of property, leases or…