Joseph M. Rancour is a partner with Skadden based in the firm’s Washington office. He represents clients in connection with antitrust aspects of mergers and acquisitions, conduct investigations, counseling and litigation. Mr. Rancour has broad antitrust experience across a variety of industries, including semiconductors, technology platforms, telecommunications, medical devices, life sciences, chemicals and financial exchanges. He regularly represents clients before the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission.
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a draft of proposed new merger guidelines today, 18 months after FTC Chair Lina Khan and Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter announced plans to “modernize” the agencies’ approach to (...)
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The US antitrust agencies say proposed updates to their merger guidelines are necessary to capture the dynamics of modern markets and economics. Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom partners Maria Raptis and Joseph Rancour and counsel Michael Sheerin argue the Federal Trade Commission and (...)
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On June 27, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies) jointly released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) proposing sweeping changes to the premerger filings required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act. According to the (...)
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On January 5, 2023, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a notice of proposed rulemaking under the FTC Act with far-reaching implications for U.S. employers. If enacted and enforced, the proposed rule would prohibit employers from entering noncompete clauses with workers, and require (...)
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Key Points The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a Policy Statement that dramatically broadens its approach to enforcement of Section 5 of the FTC Act, which prohibits “unfair methods of competition.” The FTC is taking the position that Congress created the Commission to address (...)
