Steven Cernak
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 2
- Latest publication
- Jul 30, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for Mondaq
- Top 500K sites
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- Jul 7, 2026
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A $12 Million Lesson In HSR Rule 801.90: Purpose Is The Whole Ballgame (opens the original)
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The largest penalty in the history of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act did not come from a botched filing. It came from a deal the parties chose not to file for at all. On July 13, 2026, the FTC announced a $12 million settlement with Edwards Lifesciences and Genesis MedTech over Edwards’ 2024 acquisition of JC Medical. Edwards pays $10 million, Genesis pays $2 million, and Edwards accepts prior notice obligations and a five-year antitrust compliance program. The defendants admit no wrongdoing. The rul
Antitrust HSR Update: What The 55 Comments Tell Us About The Next Form (opens the original)
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The comment period on the FTC and DOJ’s request for information on the HSR premerger notification form closed May 26, 2026, with 55 comments on the docket (FTC-2026-0298). That’s a small number for a rule that governs every reportable deal in the country, but many of the filers are the ones who matter: state enforcers, a trade association that sued and won, industry groups with something concrete to lose, and the practitioners who fill out these forms for a living. For the back story — the Febru
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