Acquisitions Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act

by Stephen M. Axinn, Blaine V. Fogg, Neal R. Stoll, Bruce J. Prager, Joseph P. Nisa

Overview

Compliance with the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act is critical when handling acquisitions and mergers. The initial Notification and Report Form must be completed with great care. Preparing for and responding to Requests for Additional Information (Second Requests) requires familiarity with the law and practice of the agencies. Failure to comply can be very costly—your clients may be hit with unanticipated delays as well as substantial monetary penalties.

Acquisitions Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act, Third Edition, will help you guard against hefty civil fines, save you time in compliance and protect your clients. This comprehensive guidebook leads you step-by-step through the premerger notification provisions and the myriad regulations surrounding the Act. It examines: jurisdictional requirements of the Act; exemptions from the Act's coverage; notification and waiting period procedures; preparation of the notification and report form; realistic compliance methods; changes in requirements enacted by Congress and promulgated by the FTC; and enforcement actions taken by the FTC and DOJ. The Appendices include the complete statute, new and revised Rules, the Statements of Basis and Purpose that accompany the Rules, a summary of the Second Request process, the Annual Reports to Congress, and all pertinent Formal Interpretations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781588522146
Publisher:	Law Journal Press
Publication date:	07/28/2023
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	4582
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Joseph P. NisaJoseph P. Nisa is a counsel (retired)at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, LLP. Mr. Nisa was in Skadden's HSR practice from 1987 to 2014, and provided extensive advice and prepared Premerger Notifications for thousands of transactions. He contributed to the Second and Third Editions of the ABA Antitrust Section's publication Premerger Notification Practice Manual.
Blaine V. FoggBlaine V. Fogg is Of Counsel to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and is located in the New York office. Mr. Fogg has worked on mergers and acquisitions, both negotiated and contested, and other complex corporate transactions for many years. He has also authored numerous articles and spoken at many forums on mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.
Bruce J. PragerBruce J. Prager is a partner (retired) at Latham ; Watkins LLP. A practitioner in Antitrust Mergers ; Acquisitions, Mr. Prager is also an author and lecturer on antitrust topics. Mr. Prager served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Antitrust Section of the New York State Bar Association, continues as a member of the Executive Committee, and is a representative to the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association. He is currently appointed to the Antitrust Committee of the New York City Bar Association. Mr. Prager lectures on antitrust in Mergers & Acquisitions for the American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI/ABA).
Neal R. StollNeal R. Stoll is a partner in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher Flom LLP. Mr. Stoll has vast federal trial and appellate experience. Mr. Stoll has lectured for the Practising Law Institute and the New York State and City Bar Associations and has written extensively on antitrust and trade regulation matters. Mr. Stoll has been a monthly columnist for the New York Law Journal for more than thirty years.
Stephen M. AxinnStephen M. Axinn is a partner in the New York office of Axinn, Veltrop; Harkrider LLP. Mr. Axinn has taught at both NYU and Columbia Law Schools and has served as Chair of the Antitrust Section of the New York State Bar Association and Member of Council of the ABA Antitrust Section. He was also an advisor to the United States Sentencing Commission and was the monthly antitrust columnist for the New York Law Journal for ten years.
Stephen M. Axinn is a partner in the New York office of Axinn, Veltrop&Harkrider LLP. Mr. Axinn has taught at both NYU and Columbia Law Schools and has served as Chair of the Antitrust Section of the New York State Bar Association and Member of Council of the ABA Antitrust Section. He was also an advisor to the United States Sentencing Commission and was the monthly antitrust columnist for the New York Law Journal for ten years.
Blaine V. Fogg is Of Counsel to Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&Flom LLP and is located in the New York office. Mr. Fogg has worked on mergers and acquisitions, both negotiated and contested, and other complex corporate transactions for many years. He has also authored numerous articles and spoken at many forums on mergers, acquisitions and restructurings.
Neal R. Stoll is a partner in the New York office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher&Flom LLP. Mr. Stoll has vast federal trial and appellate experience. Mr. Stoll has lectured for the Practising Law Institute and the New York State and City Bar Associations and has written extensively on antitrust and trade regulation matters. Mr. Stoll has been a monthly columnist for the New York Law Journal for more than thirty years.
Bruce J. Prager is a partner in the New York office of Latham&Watkins LLP. An practitioner in Antitrust Mergers&Acquisitions, Mr. Prager is also an author and lecturer on antitrust topics. Mr. Prager served as Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Antitrust Section of the New York State Bar Association, continues as a member of the Executive Committee, and is a representative to the House of Delegates of the New York State Bar Association. He is currently appointed to the Antitrust Committee of the New York City Bar Association. Mr. Prager lectures on antitrust in Mergers&Acquisitions for the American Law Institute-American Bar Association (ALI/ABA).