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Antitrust & Competition
Experts Discuss Today’s Global Antitrust And M&A Practice
Editor: Please tell us about your background and experience. Batts: In addition to prior law firm experience in M&A and antitrust litigation, I served at the FTC as an antitrust advisor, which provided invaluable insight into the inner workings of the agency. My current practice at...
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Delaware Chancery Court Upholds “Sign And Consent” Transaction And Board Process
On September 30, 2011, Vice Chancellor Noble issued an opinion in In re OPENLANE, Inc. Shareholders Litigation[1] that reiterated the permissibility of using a “sign and consent” structure for obtaining stockholder approval of a merger. The OPENLANE decision is also noteworthy as Vice...
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Seventh Circuit Rejects Claims Against A Foreign Price-Fixing Cartel And Includes A Lesson On Twombly
In Minn-Chem Incorporated v Agrium Incorporated,1 the Seventh Circuit held that a class action alleging an offshore conspiracy to raise the price of potash should have been dismissed because the conduct complained of was either exempt under the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (FTAIA)2 or...
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