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Offerors Now Must Disclose Information about Owners, Subsidiaries, and Predecessors

Client Alert | less than 1 min read | 03.09.16

On March 7, 2016, the FAR Council issued a final rule that requires offerors to disclose within the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System any immediate owner or subsidiary and all predecessors of an offeror that held a federal contract or grant within the last three years. The final rule is designed to provide COs with a “more comprehensive understanding of the performance and integrity of the corporation before awarding a Federal contract . . .,” and it may also affect how contractors draft their proposals to explain their corporate family trees.

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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....