Tag: FTC
Fordham Law Professor Named Senior Advisor To Chair Of The FTC
Fordham Law School announced that Olivier Sylvain, a professor of communications, information, and administrative law, and the director of the McGannon Center for Communications...
Merck Delays $11.5B Acceleron Deal, Giving DOJ & FTC More Review...
Merck’s $11.5 billion Acceleron Pharma buyout may not happen quite as soon as the Kenilworth, NJ-based pharma company had hoped, reported Fierce Pharma.
Merck revealed...
FTC Is Split On Use Of Prior Approval Provisions In Merger...
The two Republican Commissioners voted no and dissented from approving the Policy Statement, citing concerns about improperly expanding the scope of the HBNR outside...
New FTC Policies Restore Prior Approval Policy For Merger
The Federal Trade Commission, led by new Democratic Chairwoman Lina Khan, has adopted a series of policy changes aimed at cracking down on corporate...
FTC Continues to Unilaterally Repeal the HSR Merger Review Process
By: Steven J. Cernak (The Antitrust Attorney)
The Federal Trade Commission continues to take subtle steps that, in total, will end up significantly changing the merger...
FTC & DOJ Hold Virtual Workshop On Competition In Labor Markets
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division will host a virtual workshop on December 6 and 7 to...
FTC Is Looking Closely At Facebook Disclosures
Federal Trade Commission staffers have begun looking into disclosures that Facebook's internal company research had identified ill effects from its products, according to The Wall...
FTC Warns Tech Firms On Money-Making Claims
The Federal Trade Commission is putting more than 1,100 businesses that pitch money-making ventures on notice that if they deceive or mislead consumers about...
FTC Looks To Curtail Future Deals From Firms That Engage In...
In a statement on Monday, October 25, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it was restoring its practice of requiring companies that previously pursued an...
FTC Consumer Protection Pro Goes To BakerHostetler
BakerHostetler has expanded its DC practice with Daniel Kaufman, a longtime leader in the Federal Trade Commission's (FTC) consumer protection division, the firm stated...