The European Commission (EC) has found, on a prima facie basis, that Broadcom abused its dominant position. In order to avert the risk of serious and irreparable damage to competition, Broadcom has been ordered to cease its...more
11/8/2019
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Broadcom ,
Burden of Proof ,
Competition ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Interim Measures ,
Irreparable Harm ,
Popular ,
Technology Sector
The European Commission (EC) has found, on a prima facie basis, that Broadcom abused its dominant position. In order to avert the risk of serious and irreparable damage to competition, Broadcom has been ordered to cease its...more
10/28/2019
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Broadcom ,
Burden of Proof ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Interim Measures ,
Member State ,
Statement of Objection (SO)
Recent Enforcement Trends in Divestiture Packages -
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and US Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division have been actively challenging mergers and acquisitions (M&A) across a...more
8/9/2016
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Divestiture ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Joint Venture ,
Mergers ,
Premerger Notifications ,
Price Discrimination
Margrethe Vestager, former Deputy Prime Minister of Denmark, is designated to become the next EU Competition Commissioner in November 2014. The EU Competition Commissioner is a powerful figure in Europe, as witnessed by the...more
The recent investigations into two pharmaceutical companies active in the ophthalmic drugs market in Italy and France serve as a reminder of the cooperation that takes place between national competition authorities....more