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DC Attorney General Settles with Title Insurance Companies Over Alleged Kickback Scheme

On August 29, the DC Attorney General’s office announced settlements with four title insurance companies over their widespread use of illegal kickbacks in violation of DC’s Consumer Protection Procedures Act (CPPA). Under the...more

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No Exceptions for AI: The FTC Hosts a Tech Summit to Discuss the Impacts of AI on Consumers and Competition

On January 25, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) hosted a summit focused on the impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on consumers and competition in the technology sector. Comprising three panel discussions and...more

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Review of below-threshold mergers creates uncertainty

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Antitrust authorities continue to use powers to review deals that fall below merger control filing thresholds. For merging parties this means uncertainty. It is crucial that the possibility of review – including a...more

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Antitrust in focus - November 2023

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Börries Ahrens, partner based in Hamburg, is our editor this month. He has selected: Significant reforms to German...more

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New York Proposes Regulatory Review and Approval of Material Health Care Entity Transactions

On February 1, 2023, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced the Fiscal Year 2024 New York State Executive Budget (the Executive Budget). One component of the Executive Budget’s Health and Mental Hygiene Article VII...more

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ECJ Advocate General recommends setting aside the CK Telecoms judgment and endorsing the European Commission’s established...

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Advocate General Kokott has found that the General Court erred in law in requiring the European Commission to show anti-competitive effects of a merger with “strong probability” and that the scope of its judicial review was...more

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: May 2021

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ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - A Subsidiary can be Held Liable for the Harm Caused by the Anticompetitive Conduct of its Parent Company - On 19 July 2016, the European Commission (the Commission) imposed fines on several car...more

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EU Court of Justice: Financial Investors Liable for Anticompetitive Conduct of Portfolio Companies

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The European Court of Justice has confirmed that financial investors can incur parental liability for the anticompetitive practices of portfolio companies, even after an IPO that left the investor holding only a minority...more

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Financial Daily Dose 12.16.2019 | Top Story: Boeing Execs Mull Halting 737 Max Production as FAA Clearance Stalls

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Boeing’s 737 MAX faces an uncertain future. Boeing is considering at least a temporary halt to its 737 Max production “as regulatory clearance for the grounded jet’s return looks increasingly likely to slip beyond January...more

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Asset Managers are Focus of FTC Hearing on “Common Ownership” Investments

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) convened a hearing on December 6, 2018 to better understand the possible anticompetitive implications of institutional investors holding non-controlling amounts of...more

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Your daily dose of financial news - The Brief – 7.6.16

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How often are we going to be hearing about Brexit aftershocks? I’d expect you better get used to it. Today’s edition: two other real estate funds (these run by Aviva ad M&G) have joined Standard Life in freezing withdrawals...more

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