E. John Steren
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 25, 2026
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FTC Chair Andrew Ferguson Signals Reduction in Administrative Litigation (opens the original)
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It has been reported that during his remarks at the 20th Annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium on September 15, 2026, at Georgetown Law Center, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Andrew Ferguson stated that the agency would stop using its internal administrative process to litigate anticompetitive conduct and consumer protection cases. Chair Ferguson based his comments on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in SEC v. Jarkesy, 603 U.S. 109 (2024). In Jarkesy, the court held that because s
DOJ Announces Resumption of “Targeted HSR Merger Review Process” (opens the original)
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On July 23, 2026, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it was returning to a targeted Second Request investigation process with a goal of expediting merger reviews under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. The return to the targeted approach is intended to eliminate some of the burden of the Second Request process. As stated by Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward Jr., “This change will allow for quicker and more efficient review of proposed transactions; more effective use
FTC Secures Largest Penalty to Date for HSR Violation (opens the original)
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On July 13, 2026, two life sciences companies agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission (FTC) allegations of failing to comply with the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) premerger notification requirements by making a combined payment of $12 million—$10 million by the acquiring party and $2 million by the acquired party. As noted in a related FTC press release, this penalty represents the largest payment to date for violating HSR’s notification requirements. According to the complaint, the parties were ac
Annual HSR Report- Stable Merger Filings, Rising Share of Billion-Dollar Deals (opens the original)
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently issued the 48th annual report summarizing statistics related to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (“HSR Act”). The report revealed that during fiscal year (FY) 2025, 2,006 transactions were reported under the HSR Act, which was nearly identical to the 2,031 transactions reported in FY 2024. Approximately 31.8 percent of the reported transactions in FY 2025 were va
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