Premerger filings surged to 203 in March 2026 as the DOJ and FTC rush to rewrite HSR rules vacated by a federal court, and the antitrust division loses its chief during the Netflix-Warner Bros. review.
Policy · Antitrust
With the FTC's expanded HSR form struck down, a May 26 comment deadline on a new request for public comment leaves dealmakers navigating a regulatory gap as the agencies chart their next move.
Policy · Antitrust
After a federal court vacated the FTC's expanded premerger notification rules, dealmakers rushed to file 203 HSR transactions in March under the old, simpler form, while regulators face a May 26 deadline to propose new approaches.
Policy · Antitrust & Competition
The Fifth Circuit's HSR vacatur returns premerger notification to pre-2025 rules as filing volumes hit an 18-month high, while agencies jointly solicit comment, but the Hart-Scott-Rodino clock ticks.
Policy · Antitrust & Competition
From micromarket kiosk divestitures to algorithmic pricing curbs and Live Nation data mandates, consent decrees are redefining structural remedies in antitrust enforcement.
Policy · Antitrust & Competition
As a landmark NBER study finds DMA-mandated browser ballots modestly shift user behavior, the evidence now faces scrutiny in U.S. antitrust remedies against Google and EU enforcement reviews, potentially reshaping self-preferencing rules.
Policy · Antitrust & Competition
Spring 2026 enforcement actions — a micromarket-kiosk divestiture, an auto-dealer settlement, and a joint statement on algorithmic pricing — show agencies extending competition law to overlooked parts of the economy.
Policy · Antitrust
Judge Brinkema's remedies order in U.S. v. Google (E.D. Va.) lands as a structural separation of the ad-exchange and ad-server businesses. The footnote on the AI-driven bid logic is more interesting than the headline.