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Fierce Competition Podcast | Antitrust Challenges in Organized Sports: How They Play Out in the EU, UK and US
Examining E-Discovery in Competition Law
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The New FTC Rule Explained: Will Your Non-Compete Be Enforceable?
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Fierce Competition Podcast | Takeaways From the Illumina-Grail Merger Challenge Saga
AGG Talks: Antitrust and White-Collar Crime Roundup - Analyzing the Latest Updates in the Litigation Against Trump
Fierce Competition Podcast | Letter From London: The Rise of UK Class Actions and the Competition Appeal Tribunal
Fierce Competition Podcast | Private Equity Under the Antitrust Microscope
JONES DAY TALKS® - Charting the Course: Antitrust's Past, Present, and Future in Labor Markets
What You Need to Know About the New FTC and DOJ HSR Changes
Gail Slater was confirmed last week as Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Antitrust Division; companies should expect a continuation of many Biden-era approaches, with new cases and priorities to advance the Trump...more
There is new leadership at the European Commission (EC) where Teresa Ribera took over from Margrethe Vestager as the Commissioner for competition in December 2024 as well as at the UK Competition Markets Authority (CMA) where...more
Our latest edition explores the top merger control trends across the EU, US, UK, Middle East and Australia, and the outlook for 2025. EU and US merger control enforcement: quo vadis? In the EU, Executive Vice...more
Welcome to the latest edition of M&A Insights, where we bring together partners from across the A&O Shearman network to explore the themes shaping global dealmaking. The election of Donald Trump as President is expected to...more
In our biannual M&A trends report we explore the possible impact of the new U.S. administration on dealmaking, the dynamics of transatlantic M&A, private equity exits, and Mario Draghi’s proposals to reshape the European...more
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
As we move into the second half of 2024, the competition law landscape across the Asia-Pacific region continues to shift towards tighter regulation and increased enforcement. Faced with the intricate challenges of modern...more
Spotlight on below-threshold merger reviews: doubts over European Commission’s powers while in depth probes launched in Italy - Last month, we reported on the landmark Advocate General (AG) opinion in Illumina/GRAIL. The AG...more
The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will introduce groundbreaking new rules to regulate digital markets in the U.K. It aims to boost competition by controlling the conduct of the largest digital firms,...more
Global M&A Activity Endures Headwinds in 2023 and Displays Resilience Going Into 2024 - Despite market headwinds, dealmakers have looked to carveouts, spin-offs, joint ventures and other creative deal structures to engage...more
The UK government recently published the highly anticipated Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill, creating a new ex-ante regime for digital markets through proposed changes to UK competition law and enhanced...more
In March of this year, the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) and the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) jointly announced a series of “listening forums” that would help gather real world input from...more
The U.K. government is consulting on far-reaching reforms to U.K. competition and consumer laws, which would substantially expand the powers of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and reduce procedural protections....more
The UK Government is consulting on proposed powers for the recently launched Digital Markets Unit. This is a significant juncture in the reconfiguration of the post-Brexit regulatory landscape, marked by a determination to...more
Welcome to this first edition of BCLP’S Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world. This period was marked by uncertainty – and the harsh realities of the pandemic for many...more
Digital platforms and companies have transformed the world in ways no other industry has done before in such dramatic ways. However, these platforms have transitioned from alternative channels to major players (and often, the...more
The Federal Trade Commission has issued an administrative complaint challenging Axon Enterprise, Inc.’s consummated acquisition of its body-worn camera systems competitor VieVu, LLC from parent company from Safariland....more
What Happened: On 10 September 2019, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen nominated Margrethe Vestager as Competition Commissioner for a second consecutive term. As part of a structural shake-up of the...more
Skadden’s Antitrust and Competition Group and the economics firm Charles River Associates recently co-hosted the ninth annual “Antitrust in the Technology Sector: Policy Perspectives and Insights From the Enforcers” seminar...more
Fable has it that a frog placed in tepid water slowly brought to a boil will not perceive danger until it is too late to leap. According to some critics, U.S. high tech merger review has a similar problem insofar as it fails...more
Introduction - Our “trends for 2018” are only a selection of interesting developments to watch for in 2018. Within the political and legislative cycle of the European Union, 2018 promises to be an eventful year, given...more