On October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) voted unanimously to adopt the final rule[1] for the new Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Act Form and Instructions, with the concurrence of the Department of Justice (“DOJ”).[2] As anticipated, the new rule entails the most significant revamp of the HSR Form in the nearly 50-year history of the HSR Act, which has significant, long-term implications for all clients planning M&A going forward.
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Milbank LLP Litigation & Arbitration partners Antonia M. Apps and Adam Fee, and special counsel Matthew Laroche, who recently rejoined the firm after his tenure as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York, discuss the US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) focus on “Foreign Agent” cases, including the recent indictment of a former advisor to President Trump, in an article published on the Harvard Law School Forum on Corporate Governance, a leading online resource on corporate governance issues.
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