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Washington, D.C., July 21, 2026 — Rule Garza Howley LLP is pleased to announce the publication of the USA chapter in the 10th Edition of International Comparative Legal Guides – Vertical Agreements and Dominant Firms...
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Dan Howley, Bill Dolan, and Nate Harris Publish Article on Antitrust Settlement Trends
April 9, 2026
WASHINGTON, DC — April 9, 2026 —Bloomberg Law published a new article by Rule Garza Howley Managing Partner Dan Howley, Partner Bill Dolan, and Counsel Nate Harris titled “Antitrust Settlements at Agencies Are Back in...
A coalition of business associations, led by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, secured a significant victory today against the Federal Trade Commission in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas. The...
Antitrust M&A Outlook for 2026
February 4, 2026
The Trump Administration’s Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department Antitrust Division (DOJ) are likely to continue their trend of accepting remedies to resolve mergers that present anticompetitive concerns,...
Client Alert: FTC Announces New Hart-Scott-Rodino and Clayton Act Section 8 Thresholds for 2026
January 15, 2026
The Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) has revised the jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (the “HSR Act”) and the Premerger Notification Rules (the...
Dan Howley and Nate Harris Publish Article on How the Trump Administration is Shifting Antitrust Merger Enforcement
October 14, 2025
WASHINGTON, DC — October 14, 2025 — Rule Garza Howley Managing Partner Dan Howley and Counsel Nate Harris co-authored the article “How Trump Admin. Is Shifting Biden’s Antitrust Merger Enforcement,” published in...
On Monday, February 10, 2025, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”)’s new Rule concerning revisions to the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Premerger Notification Form and Instructions will officially take effect. While the...
Client Alert: FTC New Rule on HSR Form and Instructions to Significantly Increase Time and Burden for Filing Parties
October 18, 2024
On Thursday, October 10, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) published its long-delayed Final Rule revising the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Premerger Notification Form and Instructions. The Final Rule will...
This afternoon, the Federal Trade Commission published its long-delayed Final Rule revising the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Premerger Notification Form and Instructions—the first thorough overhaul of the HSR Form since...
Overview In a blockbuster term that is sure to reverberate through the legal system for decades, the Supreme Court reshaped the way administrative agencies will interpret and enforce statutes, and how courts will interact...