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Gotta Give A Guy A Fair Chance On The Redo

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 09.14.07

GAO in Sikorsky Aircraft Co. (Aug. 30, 2007, http://www.gao.gov/decisions/bidpro/2991455.pdf) slapped down the AF's attempt in its large helicopter procurement simply to "reevaluate" and not give Sikorsky and Lockheed a chance to alter their proposals after GAO found the initial award to Boeing improper. The problem with the AF's approach was that it materially changed the evaluation scheme but then did not give the protestors a chance to revise their proposals to take that into account.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 02.13.26

Recent Developments in U.S. Merger Enforcement: HSR Rule Overturned and Leadership Changes at DOJ Antitrust Division

In October 2024, the FTC adopted a final rule that substantially modified the HSR form, requiring new categories of information and documents. The final rule was the most significant overhaul of the HSR premerger notification requirements in decades. The new requirements imposed additional time and expense on merging parties, with the FTC estimating that the new form would likely take triple the amount of time to complete than the previous form. Numerous groups, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, sued to challenge the rule....