Washington State Enacts Merger Review Regime
By EsqSocial Corporation 29/04/25
Washington is the first state to enact the Uniform Antitrust Premerger Notification Act, which requires merging parties that submit a federal filing under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act (15 U.S.C. Sec. 18(a)) to also submit the HSR filing to the Washington attorney general if the deal has a sufficient nexus to Washington. The requirements will go into effect on July 27, 2025, making Washington the first state to have a merger filing notification requirement applicable to parties from all...
By: McDermott Will & Emery