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The General Court of the European Union Annuls a €1.5 Billion Fine Against Google AdSense

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In its 18 September 2024 ruling, the General Court of the European Union annulled the €1.5 billion fine that the European Commission had imposed on Google in 2019 for allegedly abusing its dominant position in online search...more

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Class Action & MDL Roundup 2024 Q2 – We Are Administratively Feasible

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Welcome back to the Class Action & MDL Roundup! This edition covers notable class actions from the second quarter of 2024. In this edition, there can be only one claim form for many, broiler chickens are coming home to...more

MoginRubin LLP

Judge Cuts Unrevealed Slice of FTC’s Amazon Case, But a Lot Remains

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U.S. Judge John H. Chun in Seattle has cut a temporarily undisclosed portion of the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust suit against Amazon.com Inc., but said an eventual trial would focus solely on Amazon’s liability under...more

White & Case LLP

Regulators and businesses race to keep up with rapid innovation

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Over the past two decades, innovation has shifted from the physical to the digital world. Data has become the lifeblood not only of e-commerce, but also of the full range of economic and social activity, including in the...more

Paul Hastings LLP

Ch…Ch…Ch…Changes for Reviewing Bank Mergers Adopted

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On September 17, 2024, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (“OCC”) issued final “statements of policy” for transactions subject to the Bank Merger Act (“BMA”)....more

Cornerstone Research

Rising Costs from High Inflation and Interest Rates Contribute to a Continued Increase in Large Corporate Bankruptcy Filings...

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Filings in the services, manufacturing, finance, insurance, and real estate industries contribute to year-over-year increase. Large corporate bankruptcy filings continued to climb in the latter half of 2023 through the first...more

DLA Piper

Cartel Enforcement is Evolving Across the Americas. Here Are Three Aspects to Consider

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Competition enforcers throughout the Americas focus their efforts to investigate and prosecute antitrust cartels: agreements between competitors to fix prices, rig bids, or allocate markets....more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

DOJ Repeals 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines and Now Will Apply Its 2023 Merger Guidelines to Bank M&A

On September 17, 2024, the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice (the “DOJ”) announced that it withdrew its 1995 Bank Merger Guidelines and instead, for purposes of evaluating the competitive impact of...more

Hogan Lovells

A new College of European Commissioners-designate and a new mandate: what does the future hold for the next European Commission?

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On 17 September 2024, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen presented to the European Parliament her proposed team of Commissioners-designate together with their portfolios for the next European Commission...more

McGuireWoods LLP

European Competition Law Newsletter – October 2024

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Top EU Court Finds Booking.com’s Price Parity Clauses Not Ancillary to its Operation - If a main operation or activity is neutral or positive in its competitive effect and therefore falls outside EU competition law, then...more

Morgan Lewis

New UK Competition Rules to Impact Global Deal Reviews for Tech and Pharma

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (UK DMCC) introduces significant reforms to the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (UK CMA) and competition laws. The UK DMCC forms part of a global trend to focus...more

Hogan Lovells

Casting a wider digital net: the UK’s expanded mergers jurisdiction under the DMCC Act

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The UK Government has recently confirmed that the digital markets and competition parts of the DMCC Act are likely to come into force in December 2024 or January 2025. We consider the significance for companies active in...more

WilmerHale

Private Enforcement of EU Competition Law: Recent Developments

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As already outlined in last year’s overview, since the enactment of EU Directive 2014/104 (‘Damages Directive’), private enforcement of EU competition law in the EU has continued to develop at an impressive pace. Putting...more

A&O Shearman

Plaintiffs Alleging Per Se Group Boycott Win Reversal In Ninth Circuit

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On September 17, 2024, a unanimous panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals granted an appeal from a group of professional swimmers and the International Swimming League (“ISL”) (together, “Plaintiffs”) in their ongoing...more

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Antitrust in focus - September 2024

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This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. James Webber (partner based in London) and Jess Bowring (counsel based in London) are our editors this month. They...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Key Changes to Property Control Rules: What Landlords and Tenants Need to Know Before October 7, 2024

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The Competition Bureau’s public consultation process in connection with new rules related to property controls on certain exclusivity and restrictive use provisions ends on October 7, 2024, and landlords and tenants alike...more

Venable LLP

As FTC Begins Grappling with AI Issues, “Sweep” Signals Differing Approaches Among Commissioners

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced a “sweep” targeting AI-related conduct this week. The cases provide insight into how the agency may approach AI-related issues going forward and illustrate differences among the...more

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Employee non-competes

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If you're an employee with a non-compete in your employment agreement, and you're considering leaving your job and working for a competitor, you may be thinking, “What's the worst that can happen?” It's a great question, and...more

Epstein Becker & Green

FTC Disputes Whether States Can Effectively Displace Hospital Competition with COPA Regulation - Antitrust Byte | Epstein Becker...

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As many as 19 states maintain the ability to exercise local control over hospital competition by offering industry participants wishing to merge a certificate of public advantage (COPA)....more

DLA Piper

Juntos - September 2024

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Welcome to Juntos, our bulletin that explores antitrust and competition developments across US-Latin America. In this issue, we look at key headlines from throughout 2024....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes : mise à jour de septembre 2024

Bienvenue à l’édition de septembre de l’infolettre Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes, une publication mensuelle des groupes Concurrence et antitrust et Investissement étranger de Blakes. Avantage concurrentiel par Blakes...more

Jones Day

EU Geopolitical Risk Update - Key Policy & Regulatory Developments No. 116

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This regular alert covers key policy and regulatory developments related to EU geopolitical risks, including in particular, economic security, Russia’s war against Ukraine, health threats, and cyber threats. It does not...more

Hogan Lovells

Five takeaways from the European Commission’s first commitments case under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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For the first time, the European Commission has accepted commitments in a merger case reviewed under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation. What can we learn from the Commission’s announcement to clear the deal? We set out...more

A&O Shearman

The first move: Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) enforces non-compliance with investigation powers

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For the first time since it was established over a decade ago, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) has announced that an individual has been charged for failing to comply with its investigation powers under the...more

Mayer Brown

CMA Guidance on Environmental Agreements

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KEY TAKEAWAYS - The CMA’s Green Agreements Guidance sets out its approach to applying competition law in relation to agreements between competitors that are aimed at reducing the adverse impact of economic activities on...more

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