Fierce Competition Podcast | Takeaways From the Illumina-Grail Merger Challenge Saga
The EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive
The Informed Board Podcast | Will the EU’s Focus on Foreign Subsidies Make It More Difficult To Acquire European Businesses?
EU & UK Competition Law & Public Interest: Best Practices & New Challenges ahead
Nota Bene Episode 135: Europe Q3 Check In: Brexit, Data Protection, and Block Exemption Regulations with Oliver Heinisch
NGE On Demand: Personal Data Protection Travels: The New Standard Contractual Clause with John Koenigsknecht and David Wheeler
Nota Bene Episode 123: Europe Q2 Check In - Brexit Updates and Antitrust Laws in the Digital Economy with Oliver Heinisch
Nota Bene Episode 112: How Europe is Filling Enforcement Gaps for Digital Gatekeepers with Robert Klotz and Ciara Barbu-O’Connor
Nota Bene Episode 106: The Corporate Investor Movement Toward Environmental, Social, and Governmental Policies with Allison Troianos and Ariel Yehezkel
Nota Bene Episode 102: Examining European Union State Aid in the Face of COVID and Brexit with Jacques Derenne and Robert Klotz
What's Next after the Schrems II Decision of ECJ
Compliance Perspectives: The End of the Privacy Shield
Nota Bene Episode 89: European Q3 Check In - Merger Clearance and Data Protection Court Rulings and Brexit Updates with Oliver Heinisch
Podcast: ESMA Report: Undue Pressure on Companies
Nota Bene Episode 65: European Check In: Environmental Protection, Privacy Regulations, Digital Market Definition, and Brexit with Oliver Heinisch
Nota Bene Episode 55: Updates on the European Commission and Brexit with Isabelle Rahman and Oliver Heinisch
Jones Day Talks: EU's New Foreign Direct Investment Regulations Eye Specific Sectors
Hosted by C5 Group, the 5th Annual European Forum on Global FDI Reviews returns for another exciting year with curated programming that provide sessions on the most pressing issues coming across your desk and strategic...more
The Situation: Over the last year, the Italian Competition Bill (Law 287/1990) has undergone a significant number of amendments aimed at strengthening the enforcement powers of the Italian Competition Authority ("ICA"). At...more
The year 2023 ended with a bang in the cartel space, with a federal court of appeals upending what was long believed to be the scope of conduct that should be considered per se under the Sherman Act. The new year, 2024,...more
On 19 January 2023, the EU Court of Justice, answering questions from the Italian Council of State, confirmed that the Intel effects-based approach applies also to exclusive dealing practices and held that competition...more
In data 21 ottobre 2022 è stata pubblicata la comunicazione della Commissione Europea del 21 ottobre 2022 concernente gli orientamenti relativi alla procedura di vendita alle condizioni migliori di crediti deteriorati sui...more
Legislative Decree no. 185/2021 ("Decree"), implementing Directive no. 2019/1/EU ("ECN+ Directive") into Italian law, entered into force on December 14, 2021. The ECN+ Directive primarily aims at strengthening the powers...more
In response to the COVID-19 emergency, the screening powers of the Italian government were significantly expanded - The Italian government, led by the President of the Council of Ministries, together with any other...more
Italy has just enacted the Legislative Decree implementing the ECN Plus Directive so providing the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) with increased enforcement powers. The following sections provide a first overview of the...more
The UK has left the EU but there remains a vast array of operational and legal issues for businesses to address. See below for our perspectives on the key challenges and opportunities that Brexit presents for different...more
Key Takeaways - - Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) controls are proliferating around the globe. Since the pandemic, “health” has become a particular focus. - Several countries have adapted their existing FDI rules, or...more
CELF Talks: Il credito cooperativo a poco più di un anno dalla costituzione dei gruppi....more
La Commissione europea ha approvato le misure adottate dall’Italia nel Decreto Liquidità ritenendole coerenti con il disposto di cui all’art. 107, par. 3, lett. b) del TFUE. ...more
Following recent guidelines imparted by the European Commission, the “Liquidity Decree” (Law Decree no. 23 of 8 April 2020) includes specific provisions to amend and supplement the so-called “Golden Power” legislation, with a...more
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the European economy with brute force. Many businesses are facing drastic declines in revenues and are in urgent need of liquidity. Some have imposed temporary lay-offs or even face insolvency. ...more
The Situation: The EU General Court annulled the European Commission's ("Commission") decision that Fondo Interbancario's support payment to financially distressed Banca Tercas breached EU State aid rules. Fondo Interbancario...more
All three institutions of the European Union have now approved the EU Preventive Restructuring Framework Directive. This is the EU's first attempt to "harmonise" insolvency laws across the Member States, that have disparate...more
The past two weeks have seen two major developments in relation to the screening of foreign direct investment in the European Union (“EU”) for national security or public order reasons. First, on December 10, 2018, the EU...more
In this newsletter, we provide a snapshot of the principal European, U.S. and selected international governance and securities law developments of interest to European corporates. ...more
In China, where foreign investments used to be subject to a case-by-case evaluation, the screening process for acquisitions of local businesses by foreign investors is being simplified and becoming more industry-focused. This...more
Does the EU’s Qualcomm fine represent efficient justice? As widely reported, on 24 January 2018, the EU Commission fined Qualcomm €997m for abusing its dominant position in LTE baseband chipsets....more
This week’s OTA & Travel Distribution Update for the week ending January 19 is below. This week’s Update includes a heavy dose of short-term rental stories as well as details on Italian regulators’ recent efforts against...more
Europe’s politicians worry that international tax rules have not kept pace with the digital economy and too easily allow multinationals to organize their global operations to minimize net taxable profits in high-tax European...more
For the benefit of our clients and friends investing in European distressed opportunities, our European Network is sharing some current developments. Recent Developments - The Netherlands—On 5 September 2017, the...more
Consultazione - È possibile nell’ambito di un sistema di distribuzione selettiva vietare ai rivenditori autorizzati l’utilizzo delle piattaforme online? A questa domanda nel recente passato hanno risposto in modo...more
EU opens investigation into UK tax scheme for multinationals - The EU State aid rules are designed to stop Governments and local authorities giving companies a selective advantage, as doing so would create an unequal...more