Hart-Scott-Rodino Act

Steven J. Cernak (Bona Law PC)

Unwinding Investigated Consummated Mergers—Inconsistent with Merger Policy Since 1976

May 14, 2020

Since the premerger notification program of Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) was passed in 1976, challenges to consummated mergers in the U.S. have dwindled and for good reason: Under HSR, antitrust…

Jeffrey May (Wolters Kluwer)

Justice Department Starts Complying with Tunney Act Procedures for HSR Act Settlements

April 30, 2016

A long-running Department of Justice practice of avoiding Tunney Act procedures when seeking federal district court approval of civil penalty settlements in enforcement actions alleging Hart-Scott…

Keith J. Blum (Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP)

HSR Compliance: The Consequences of Being Lackadaisical … A $720,000 Fine

July 10, 2013

MacAndrews and Forbes’ (M&F) settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) on June 20, 2013, provides a good reminder that simply surviving the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act waiting period or…