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The New European Commission - Teresa Ribera Takes Charge of Competition

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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

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Brussels Regulatory Brief: November 2024

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On 29 October 2024, the European Union and the UK government finalized the technical discussions on a competition cooperation agreement. This agreement will enable closer cooperation between the UK Competition and Markets...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Private Equity Under the Microscope: Taking Stock of the Antitrust Enforcement Environment

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The Biden Administration's aggressive antitrust enforcers have trained their sights on private equity companies. They have signaled through enforcement activities, formal policy statements and informal interviews and speeches...more

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The Buck Stops Here – Contractors Held Fully Liable For Subcontractors In Hong Kong Cartel

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On 2 June 2022, the Hong Kong Court of Appeal (“Court”) handed down a judgment almost doubling the financial penalties imposed by the Competition Tribunal (“Tribunal”) on five respondents in two decisions. The Tribunal had...more

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The California Supreme Court Clarifies Section 16600 as Applied to Business Contracts and Holds That an Independently Wrongful Act...

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The most powerful tool capable of invalidating competitive restraints under California law is Business and Professions Code section 16600. That statute states that “[e]very contract by which anyone is restrained from...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

"After Long Debate, FTC Issues Only General Principles Regarding Section 5"

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On August 13, 2015, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued formal guidance on Section 5 enforcement consisting of a general statement of principles1 to guide application of its authority to challenge “unfair methods...more

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