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China’s New Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law: Understanding Its Scope And Potential Liabilities

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 6/30/2021

China’s new Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law (AFSL) (中华人民共和国反外国制裁法) achieves two goals. First, it creates a menu of countersanctions available to Chinese authorities—visa restrictions, asset and transaction blocks within...more

New Blocking Rules By China’s MOFCOM Create New Risks for Chinese And Foreign Companies

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/20/2021

China’s new Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extraterritorial Application of Foreign Legislation and Other Measures (《阻断外国法律与措施不当域外适用办法》) (the “Rules”) create a new framework to mitigate the impact of foreign legal...more

Transaction "Designed" to Evade Merger Control Leads to U.S. and EU Penalties

Jones Day on 7/16/2019

The Development: Antitrust authorities in the United States and European Union have assessed penalties and fines against Canon, and in the United States, Toshiba, for structuring a transaction to avoid premerger notification...more

Gun-jumping and Procedural Compliance

A&O Shearman on 4/12/2018

The EU and U.S. competition authorities have been and remain active in enforcing gun-jumping cases, while in recent years other competition authorities across the world, including in China, have also become increasingly...more

Foreign Investment Control: Trade Protectionism or Reasonable Control Over a Nation’s Industries?

A&O Shearman on 4/12/2018

In China, where foreign investments used to be subject to a case-by-case evaluation, the screening process for acquisitions of local businesses by foreign investors is being simplified and becoming more industry-focused. This...more

Antitrust, Competition and Economic Regulation Quarterly Newsletter - Winter 2017

Hogan Lovells on 2/23/2017

FTC takes another look at merger remedies - On 3 February 2017, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) released its Merger Remedies Study, which analyzed the success of merger remedies imposed by the FTC from 2006 to...more

Global trends in merger control enforcement

A&O Shearman on 2/2/2017

This report presents our analysis of the application of merger control rules in 2016 by the antitrust authorities in 26 jurisdictions, focussing on the U.S., EU and China. We give you not only the headlines but the story...more

US China Trade War – Dueling US China Antidumping Cases, China’s NME Status, TPP, Aluminum and Congress Failure to let TAAF Fix...

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 2/22/2016

I have been in China for two weeks working on the Solar Cells and Steel Sinks cases. This is an abbreviated February newsletter, which will cover trade and trade policy, including the new trade cases filed in the United...more

Alert: Top 10 Antitrust Developments and Trends to Watch in 2016

Cooley LLP on 1/12/2016

Attention in the US during 2016 will be on the presidential campaign, and the election in November will bring a change in the "antitrust guard" at the top of the DOJ and FTC – even if a Democrat wins – that will drive the...more

US CHINA TRADE WAR JULY 2015 TPA, TPP, TRADE POLICY, TRADE AND CUSTOMS

Dorsey & Whitney LLP on 7/16/2015

Because of the substantial activity in May, June and July with the passage of Trade Promotion Authority (“TPA”) and the ongoing Trans Pacific Partnership (“TPP”) negotiations, this blog post is being split into two parts. ...more

Orrick's Antitrust and Competition Newsletter - August 2014

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 8/12/2014

China’s MOFCOM Blocks ‘P3 Alliance’ Despite EU, U.S. Non-Opposition - On June 17, 2014, China’s Ministry of Commerce, China’s competition regulator, prohibited the proposed “P3 Alliance” that would have combined the...more

Orrick's Antitrust and Competition Newsletter - June 2014 (Global)

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/11/2014

Opt-Out Antitrust Class Actions — A U.S. Perspective on the Consumer Rights Bill Pending in UK's Parliament - Will opt-out class actions proposed by the UK Parliament’s Consumer Rights Bill bring the dreaded U.S.-style...more

"Antitrust and Competition: Surveying Global M&A Enforcement Trends"

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/22/2014

US: Agencies Continue Aggressive Enforcement - Despite changes in leadership at the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) (collectively, the Agencies) in 2013, the...more

Emerging Policies in China’s Merger Control Process: MOFCOM’S Continued Focus on Far-Reaching Conditions

K&L Gates LLP on 6/14/2013

I. Introduction - In April 2013, two keenly awaited MOFCOM merger decisions illustrated China’s continued focus on utilising far-reaching behavioural conditions, especially in commodity transactions, which aim to...more

Antitrust and Competition Newsletter - June 2013

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 6/5/2013

Competition and Innovation: Application of European Competition Law to a Rival’s Demand for Access to a Competitor’s Data - The Internet has given rise to information-based businesses that create value by accumulating...more

Antitrust and Competition Newsletter - April 2013

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP on 4/4/2013

In This Issue: - A Modern Look at The Nine Patent Licensing ‘No-Nos’ (Part Two): The Last Five ‘No-Nos’ *United States - Supreme Court Holds That Class Certification Under Rule 23(b)(3) Is Inappropriate...more

Skadden's 2013 Insights: Global M&A

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/21/2013

M&A activity in 2012 continued to be constrained by uncertain macroeconomic conditions, which have dampened dealmakers’ confidence. Although there were several bright spots in transactional activity, momentum was difficult to...more

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