Filing Volumes Stabilize And Consent Decrees Return: What The FY2025 HSR Annual Report Reveals About Trump-Era Merger Review

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division (DOJ) (collectively, the Agencies) recently issued the Hart-Scott-Rodino Annual Report for Fiscal Year 2025 (the Report), covering the period from October 1, 2024, through September 30, 2025. The Report provides data on the Agencies’ activities in connection with the premerger notification program established under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the HSR Act).... By: A&O Shearman