Jennifer Clarke-Smith focuses her practice on antitrust law, specializing in Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act premerger notification compliance and counseling. Her experience includes advising clients on issues of reportability under and interpretations of the HSR Act and regulations. She advises clients on a broad range of antitrust issues, including proposed transactions and compliance matters. Jennifer Clarke-Smith represents clients involved in competitively sensitive transactions before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ), including preliminary investigations and compliance with Second Requests. Previously, she served as a partner in the antitrust practice at Kirkland & Ellis LLP.
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Takeaways The new minimum HSR “Size of Transaction” threshold is increasing from $92 million to $101 million. New thresholds apply to transactions closing on or after February 23, 2022. This $9 million increase is the largest ever annual adjustment to the minimum HSR “Size of Transaction” (...)
