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According to St. Louis, Missouri firm Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, companies considering mergers, tender offers, acquisition transactions and joint ventures of any size should carefully examine any potential antitrust risks prior to closing potential business deals.
Recently, the firm says, the DOJ and FTC have exponentially increased their scrutiny of transactions that could potentially lessen competition or create a monopoly, even when those transactions do not warrant mandatory review under the Hart-Scott Act.
January 19, 2010 was a red letter day for anti-trust litigation when the FTC announced that it was lowering the Hart-Scott jurisdictional and filing-fee thresholds for transactions that prompt mandatory antitrust review.
Gallop, Johnson & Neuman, L.C., a full service law firm of 80 attorneys, has provided legal services to clients in diverse industries since 1976 and is one of the largest law firms in St. Louis. The firm serves public corporations; privately-held companies; entrepreneurs and start-up enterprises; individuals and families; trustees and trust beneficiaries; charities; and non-profit entities.
