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Antitrust and Competition Life Sciences Quarterly Update Q2 2024

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To date, 2024 has not yet seen the type of mega-merger (Pfizer/Seagen) or level of agency enforcement (Sanofi/Maze or Amgen/Horizon) as 2023. But two notable investigations — one still active — show the Federal Trade...more

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Commission investigation into termination of pipeline drug: what next for R&D decision-making?

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The European Commission has opened a formal investigation into whether Zoetis, a US animal health company, has acted in breach of the abuse of dominance rules by terminating development of a pipeline drug: when does...more

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Doing a deal as an abuse of dominance? The ECJ’s decision in Towercast

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On 16 March 2023, the ECJ published its judgment in Towercast (C-449/21), confirming that Article 102 TFEU (which prohibits abuses of a dominant market position) may apply to transactions which fall below national and EU...more

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EU Court of Justice Revives Long-Dormant "Abuse of Dominance" Challenge to Non-Reportable M&A Deals

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In Short - The Development: The Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") held that national competition authorities ("NCA") may investigate and block an M&A transaction that violates Article 102 of the Treaty on the...more

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European Court of Justice confirms that national authorities can review ex-post below-threshold mergers under abuse of dominance...

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The long-awaited European Court of Justice's judgment in Towercast confirmed that national competition authorities (and national courts) can apply abuse of dominance rules to mergers that did not trigger EU and national...more

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The year ahead in Brussels - the European Commission’s expanding scrutiny of M&A

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As we enter 2023, the European Commission is redoubling its efforts to scrutinise transactions on a variety of bases. The focus has been on the digital sector for some time, but the impact of the Commission’s expanding...more

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Planning for Merger Reviews and Antitrust Investigations Under the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement

The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published “Guidance on the Functions of the CMA Under the Withdrawal Agreement” (Guidance), which sets out the regulator’s approach to merger and competition cases during...more

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Big (But Not Bad) Data and Merger Efficiencies

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“Big data” has become one of the hottest subjects for antitrust enforcers around the globe. There is concern that large tech companies are amassing vast amounts of data and will use that data to entrench their dominant...more

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Saudi Arabia's New Competition Law Goes Into Effect

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's new competition regime has gone into effect with potentially significant implications for businesses which are active in the Kingdom and those considering transactions with a Saudi component. The...more

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Digital platforms will soon face more regulatory scrutiny in Japan

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Big Tech as well as other global companies will likely have to modify their business models - Japan’s growing e-Commerce market continues to benefit both businesses, which are able to reach more customers and reduce...more

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Competition Policy for the Digital Era: Advisers to the European Commission Recommend Vigorous Enforcement and Adjustments to...

On April 4, 2019, the European Commission published a report1 prepared by three special advisers (the Advisers) appointed by EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager to explore how EU competition policy should evolve in...more

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Competition Amendment Bill

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On 1 December 2017, Minister of Economic Development published the Competition Amendment Bill (the Amendment Bill) for comment. Pursuant to input from various interested parties an updated version of the Amendment Bill was...more

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German Supreme Court Issues Landmark Ruling on Unfair Trading Practices

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The Situation: Market-dominant and powerful companies in Germany are subject to a number of rules that are significantly broader and stricter than the European Union's, Article 102 AEUV, which prohibits the abuse of a...more

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European Competition Law Newsletter – December 2016

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On 8 November 2016, the “Autorité de la concurrence” (French competition authority) provided a stark warning about the dangers of early implementation of a transaction prior to merger control clearance. This is one type of...more

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EU & Competition Law Update – June 2016

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BREXIT – BUSINESS AS USUAL...AT LEAST FOR NOW - What do you need to know? Despite the UK's vote to leave the European Union ("EU"), companies doing business in the UK can still continue to trade with the EU in...more

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