An Introduction to the new law of preacquisition notification -- The Past as prologue-the background to Hart-Scott-Rodino -- The Development of the Act and rules -- Setting the stage for Acts applications -- The Act's jurisdictional requirements: the commerce test, the size-of-the-parties test, and the size-of-tge transaction test -- Transactions exemptect from the Act's coverage -- Nontification and waiting period procedures -- Understanding and preparing the notification and report form -- Negotiated acquisitions and nonnegotiated takeovers -- Transactions reveiving special treatment under the Act and rules -- Compliance with and enforcement of the act and rules