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Dutch Court Holds Former Director Personally Liable for EU Cartel Fine

On December 12, 2022, the Dutch Arnhem-Leeuwarden Court of Appeal (the court) confirmed that a former director of Heiploeg, a North Sea shrimp supplier, was personally liable for over €13 million in damages ($13.8 million) as...more

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Picking the Locks: Recent DOJ Enforcement of Clayton Act’s Prohibitions on Interlocking Directorates

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The business community was put on notice last week after the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced the resignations of seven directors from five corporate boards following what DOJ called the “first in a broader review of...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

DOJ Investigating “Interlocking Directorates” in PE Industry

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In its latest step to elevate antitrust scrutiny of private equity, DOJ launches a series of investigations of board seats under Section 8 of the Clayton Act. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) recently began sending...more

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Directors disqualified for breach of competition law

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For only the second time in its history, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured the disqualification of directors whose companies have infringed competition law. ...more

McGuireWoods LLP

European Competition Law Newsletter – January 2017

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First UK Director Disqualification for Competition Law Breach - The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) recently secured the first disqualification of a director of a company found to have infringed competition...more

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Court Holds That An Officer Can Negotiate New Employment Without Breaching Fiduciary Duties

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In Great American Food Chain, Inc. v. Andreottola, a corporate officer and director negotiated and accepted employment with a competitor while still employed with his prior employer. No. 3:14-CV-1727-BK, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS...more

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