Lynn Diamond is the associate network director at Plant Powered Metro New York. She was previously Counsel at Shearman & Sterling LLP. She joined White & Case in September 2006 and was an associate in the U.S. antitrust practice in White & Case’s New York office. Lynn Diamond advised U.S. and international companies operating in a wide variety of economic sectors, with a particular focus on merger control and on anticompetitive practices (price fixing, abuses of dominant position). She frequently counseled on cross-border transactions and has coordinated worldwide merger notifications for transactions requiring clearance in multiple jurisdictions. Her industry experience includes oil and gas, energy exploration services, automotive parts, construction equipment, packaging equipment, chemicals, healthcare supplies, diamonds and jewelry and information services.
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On January 28, 2020, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced the annual changes to the thresholds for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “HSR Act”). The new size of transaction threshold is $94 million. The new HSR Act thresholds will go into (...)
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On Wednesday, June 29, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced substantial increases to the maximum civil penalties for 16 distinct violations of certain laws enforced by the FTC. Notable increases were announced for violations of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Improvements (HSR) Act and the (...)
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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. New rules issued by the Federal Trade Commission on July 7, 2011 will streamline some information required for the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (“HSR Act”) (...)
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Introduction Section 1 of the Sherman Act outlaws contracts, combinations and conspiracies that unreasonably restrain trade. Therefore, to establish liability under Section 1, it is necessary to show a plurality of actors in agreement ; there can be no contract, combination or conspiracy (...)
