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‘Big Tech’ and Antitrust: Today’s Robber Barons or Victims of Enforcement Overreach?

In recent weeks, there have been several transformative developments that not only will profoundly impact antitrust and competition law but also shape the ability of so-called “Big Tech” to continue to dominate their...more

McDermott Will & Emery

New Developments in French Competition Law Pose Risk of Ex-Post Challenge to Non-Notifiable Transactions

In a significant development for French merger control, on May 2, 2024 the French Competition Authority applied the jurisprudence laid down in the recent Towercast case to an alleged anti-competitive agreement matter in the...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Revamps Merger Control, Expanding CMA’s Jurisdiction and Making Procedures More Flexible

The United Kingdom’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (the Act) received royal assent on 24 May 2024. The Act introduces wide-ranging amendments to the UK competition and consumer law regimes that expand the...more

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Trends and Enforcement Priorities from the 2024 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting

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Last week, a Mayer Brown team joined over 4,000 lawyers from around the globe—including top enforcers from the US Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”), Department of Justice (“DOJ”), and the European Union (“EU”)—to discuss new...more

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HL Noodles: A digestible portion of thought with a small side of levity

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We are pleased to introduce HL Noodles, our new monthly series focusing on concise and pithy thought pieces at the intersection of antitrust, philosophy, and economics.  Please join us at the end of each month for another...more

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Amid Ongoing Regulatory Scrutiny, Washington AG Files First Lawsuit to Block Merger of State’s Largest Supermarkets

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On January 15, Washington Attorney General (AG) Bob Ferguson filed a complaint in King County Superior Court, seeking to block the merger of The Kroger Co. (Kroger) with its supermarket competitor, Albertsons Companies, Inc....more

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New Sweeping Competition Powers for the Canadian Government

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With the passing of Bill C-56, the most recent in an ongoing series of amendments to the Competition Act have now been enacted (with more expected to follow). The Commissioner of Competition has been pushing for amendments to...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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Government’s “Generational Changes to Competition Law in Canada” Increase Risks for Canadian Businesses

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On November 28, 2023 the Canadian government unveiled another round of amendments to the Competition Act that had been previewed in its Fall Economic Statement the previous week. These changes, together with several...more

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Beyond Civil Enforcement

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Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division at the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), recently delivered remarks at the annual Fordham Competition Law Institute’s International Antitrust Law and...more

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Government-Ordered Market Studies and Less Efficiencies: Canadian Government Introduces Amendments to the Competition Act

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The Canadian government has proposed giving the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry the ability to direct the Competition Bureau to conduct market studies with the ability to compel production of related documents...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

What the New Federal Merger Guidelines Mean for Companies Pursuing Deals

In July, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) released a draft of proposed new merger guidelines, 18 months after FTC Chair Lina Khan and Assistant Attorney General...more

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Commissioner Wins Secure Energy Appeal: Key Takeaways

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The Federal Court of Appeal’s recent decision upholding the Commissioner of Competition’s largely successful challenge of Secure Energy Services Inc.’s acquisition of Tervita Corporation provides further evidence that the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Antitrust Enforcement Mid-Year 2023 Review

The year 2023 is proving to be a milestone year for antitrust enforcement.  Less so for novel cases and investigations and more so for the generational changes being proposed by the enforcement authorities for merger...more

McDermott Will & Emery

[Webinar] What You Need to Know About the Revised Merger Guidelines - July 26th, 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT

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The Federal Trade Commission and the US Department of Justice Antitrust Division have released their revised Merger Guidelines. Which industries will be most affected? What should companies be doing now to avoid regulatory...more

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FTC and DOJ Issue Proposed Merger Guidelines Updates

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Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) (the “Agencies”) jointly issued a draft update of their Merger Guidelines intended to describe and guide the Agencies’ review of...more

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Health Law Diagnosis - Pending Illinois Legislation Could Heighten Merger Requirements for Health Care Facilities

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The Illinois House of Representatives recently voted in favor of passingHB 2222 (“the Bill”), which, if enacted, would amend the Illinois Antitrust Act to add new reporting requirements for certain transactions, including...more

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New Implementing Regulations of China’s Anti-Monopoly Law: Highlights and Implications

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Following last year’s significant amendments to the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law (2022 AML) the State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) has published final versions of the accompanying implementing regulations. Taking...more

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Unanimous Federal Trade Commission Orders Illumina, Inc. to Divest GRAIL, Inc.

The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) announced Monday that it had reversed its in-house Administrative Law Judge’s (“ALJ”) Initial Decision dismissing a complaint brought by FTC staff against Illumina, Inc.’s acquisition of...more

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Antitrust in focus - February 2023

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Vivian Cao, partner at Allen & Overy Lang Yue, is our editor this month....more

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Despite High Inflation, Canadian Government Holds Merger Review Threshold Steady

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For the second year in a row the Canadian government has maintained the transaction-size threshold for pre-merger notification at $93 million. The Minister cited the need to fully scrutinize potentially harmful deals and the...more

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Department of Justice Prevails and Blocks Penguin Random House Acquisition of Simon and Schuster – Parties Abandon Transaction

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The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division continues its aggressive pursuit of enforcement and recently succeeded in blocking a controversial acquisition in the book selling market.  After a string of losses in the merger...more

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Modern Considerations in Merger Reviews

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On September 21, 2022, TransPerfect Legal Solutions hosted its second annual Antitrust Clearance & Merger Enforcement Conference in Washington, DC. Industry experts discussed a range of topics including substantive...more

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ECJ Advocate General proposes that non-reportable transactions could be caught by abuse of dominance rules

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Advocate General Juliane Kokott has proposed that the EU Court of Justice should find that competition authorities have the power to apply Article 102 TFEU to corporate transactions that are not reportable, and test under...more

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New draft 11th Amendment to the German Competition Act

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The German Federal Ministry of Economics and Climate Action (BMWK) has proposed a small, but almost revolutionary 11th amendment of the German Act Against Restraints of Competition. It is expected to come into effect in early...more

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