Alec Chang worked for Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom for 31 years. He handled antitrust counseling and litigation matters related to a broad range of industries. He also frequently appeared before the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and state antitrust authorities. He also represented corporate clients in connection with criminal and civil investigations including nonpublic investigations of consummated mergers.
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In a unanimous decision issued on February 19, 2013, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the state-action doctrine did not immunize Phoebe Putney Health System’s acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital in Albany, Georgia. The decision immediately was hailed by FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz as "a big (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2014 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. Thoughts On Google’s FTC Settlement On Jan. 3, 2013, the Federal Trade Commission ended its highly publicized and wide-ranging investigation into Google (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2012 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. On October 31, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia is sued an order enjoining H&R Block, Inc.’s acquisition of a rival tax (...)
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In a decision broadly critical of the Federal Trade Commission’s case challenging the acquisition of Westcliff Medical Laboratories, Inc., a medical laboratory company, by Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp), Judge Andrew Guilford of the U.S. District Court for the Central District of (...)
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On November 29, 2010, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a consent agreement with GrafTech International relating to its acquisition of Seadrift Coke L.P. (Seadrift). This action marks the second time this year that the DOJ has sought relief in a vertical merger. It also represents the (...)
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On November 15, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a proposed consent agreement to address the agency’s allegations that the $3.1 billion acquisition of Psychiatric Solutions, Inc. by Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) would reduce competition in the provision of acute inpatient (...)
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On August 4, 2010, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced that it entered into an agreement with Intel Corporation to resolve a much-hyped administrative complaint filed on December 16, 2009. The FTC’s complaint against Intel was filed under Section 5 of the FTC Act, shortly after the (...)
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On April 13, 2006, the Department of Justice ( “DOJ” ) announced that it had reached a $1.8 million settlement with Qualcomm Incorporated and Flarion Technologies, Inc. to resolve allegations that they each violated the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act of 1976 (“ HSR Act ”) by “jumping the gun” in (...)
