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Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and Guidelines

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On 10 May 2022, the European Commission (EC) adopted the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER), accompanied by the new Guidelines on Vertical Restraints (Vertical Guidelines). The new rules are the result of a...more

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European Commission Issues Draft Antitrust Rules on Vertical Supply Chain Agreements

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The Background: The European Commission ("Commission") recently unveiled long-awaited draft revisions to its Vertical Block Exemption Regulation ("VBER") and Vertical Guidelines. The VBER includes safe harbors that exempt...more

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Biden Administration Executive Order On Promoting Competition In The American Economy: Drug Pricing And Healthcare Industry...

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On July 9, 2021, President Biden enacted a sweeping executive order creating a “whole‑of-government competition policy.” Morrison & Foerster outlined the administration’s policy in a recent client alert that provides a...more

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European Commission Unveils Sweeping Proposals to Regulate the Digital Sector

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The Development: The European Commission ("EC") recently released two long-awaited legislative proposals, the Digital Services Act ("DSA") and Digital Markets Act ("DMA"), that would significantly increase the EC's regulatory...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

Digital Health Report: Fall 2019

Beware of “Most Favored Nations” Clauses in Commercial Contracts - Imagine that your digital health company has developed a groundbreaking product. You are eager to monetize the product, so you sign non-disclosure...more

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EU Competition in the Digital Age - European Commission publishes Report of Special Advisers

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On 4 April 2019, the European Commission published the much anticipated Report Competition Policy for the digital era (hereinafter referred to as the "Report"). ...more

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Competition and Markets Authority Opens Investigation into Auction Service Providers

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On 22 November 2016, the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) announced that it had opened a formal investigation into suspected anti-competitive practices in relation to the supply of auction services in the UK. In...more

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EU & Competition Law Update – August 2016

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EU: Regulatory Scrutiny of Online Hotel Booking Continues - The 13 July 2016 saw the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announce that it had sent a questionnaire to a large sample of hotels throughout the UK. As...more

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Regulatory scrutiny of online hotel booking continues

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The 13 July 2016 saw the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announce that it had sent a questionnaire to a large sample of hotels throughout the UK. As part of a joint monitoring project with the European Commission,...more

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DOJ and NC File Antitrust Suit Challenging Anti-Steering Restrictions in Payor Contracts

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A popular weapon used to contain health care expenditures is the creation by payors and employers of tiered provider networks, which by differentiated co-pays attempt to steer insureds to less expensive choices. In...more

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Potential Antitrust Implications of Most Favored Nation Clauses

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Both in the automotive and other industries, parties have turned to most favored nation (MFN) clauses—or clauses having the same effect—as a means to assure the lowest possible input costs. MFN clauses offer pro-competitive,...more

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Most Favored Nation ("MFN") Pricing Draws Scrutiny as Potential Anticompetitive Practice

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An interesting and growing debate in the antitrust arena is whether most favored nation (“MFN”) pricing provisions are pro-competitive or anticompetitive. For many years, MFN provisions have been considered a fairly...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

When Most-Favored Is Disfavored: A Counselor’s Guide to MFNs

Originally published in the American Bar Association on April 1, 2013. The U.S. Antitrust Agencies Have turned the spotlight on most-favored-nation (MFN) clauses. The Department of Justice is currently litigating two...more

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Do Not Pass Go, Do Not Collect $200: Michigan Statute and Regulatory Order Banning MFN Provisions in Provider Contracts Ends...

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In the wake of the passage of a Michigan statute and regulatory order banning the use of most favored nation (“MFN”) clauses by insurers, health maintenance organizations, and nonprofit health care corporations in contracts...more

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