It’s all change at the European Commission.
Teresa Ribera has taken over the stewardship of DG COMP from Margrethe Vestager, alongside a wider brief including environmental and social policy that could conflict with...more
Key competition law and digital markets aspects of the UK Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (“DMCC”), enforced by the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”), came into force on 1 January 2025. You can...more
1/7/2025
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Competition ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Enforcement Authority ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The new European Commission, under Ursula von der Leyen for a second term, kicked off on 1 December 2024. Teresa Ribera is the new head of European Competition Policy....more
As we reported previously, on 25 April this year the UK Government introduced the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“DMCC Bill”). Many of the headlines about the DMCC Bill have understandably related to the new...more
6/20/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Complex Corporate Transactions ,
Consumer Protection Laws ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Extraterritoriality Rules ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Proposed Amendments ,
Threshold Requirements ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) has published its long-awaited draft guidance on sustainability agreements between competitors (the “Draft Guidance”). In doing so, it acknowledges that collaborations...more
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
1/19/2023
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Acquisitions ,
Competition ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Whistleblower Protection Policies