U.S. Healthcare Antitrust in the Transactional Space: Scanning the Horizon for Change

Major changes are underway with respect to how healthcare deals get done in the U.S., with new merger guidelines and HSR reporting requirements waiting in the wings, new analytical frameworks being explored, and new pre-close notice and clearance laws proliferating at a rapid pace at the state level. More small-scale healthcare deals will be subject to some type of antitrust scrutiny than ever before, with many clients confronting antitrust principles and processes for the first time.  In a