Antitrust enforcement against collusion in labor markets is intensifying across the transatlantic region. In this episode of "Fierce Competition," host Bill Batchelor and partners Jim Fredricks, Aurora Luoma and Margot Sève...more
8/6/2025
/ Antitrust Litigation ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Criminal Antitrust Litigation ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
International Labor Laws ,
No-Poaching ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage-Fixing
- What is new: Merger control is becoming increasingly more complex as policy and geopolitical priorities shift across the globe.
- Why it matters: These developments increase the unpredictability of multijurisdictional...more
7/24/2025
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Asia Pacific ,
Competition ,
Cross-Border ,
Economic Growth ,
EU ,
Geopolitical Risks ,
Investment ,
Jurisdiction ,
Merger Reviews ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Remedies ,
State Administration for Market Regulation (SAMR) ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
United States
The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will, in the new year, launch a review of its approach to merger remedies which could lead to a shift away from its long-standing preference for structural...more
12/17/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Global Market ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Merger Controls ,
Merger Remedies ,
Mergers ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
The United Kingdom’s (UK’s) Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (the Act) expands the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) jurisdiction in merger control, regulates major tech platforms with “strategic...more
12/3/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
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
5/29/2024
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Breach of Competition Law ,
Competition Act ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
Enforcement ,
Investigations ,
Jurisdiction ,
Jurisdictional Thresholds ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Misleading Statements ,
Penalties ,
Price Inflation ,
Safe Harbors ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
Key Points Artificial intelligence (AI) — and in particular generative AI, which creates new content — has recently emerged as a transformative tool with the power and potential to reshape familiar industries. Although...more
3/27/2024
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Australia ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Supply Chain ,
Technology Sector ,
UK
In the second installment of our “Fierce Competition” podcast, partners Ken Schwartz, Tara Reinhart and Aurora Luoma discuss issues that antitrust attorneys — on both the corporate and litigation side — encounter as antitrust...more
On 25 April 2023, the UK government published the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (Bill), which will introduce wide-ranging amendments to the UK competition and consumer law regimes that expand the powers of...more
Commissioned by the U.K. government to review its antitrust regime, Conservative Member of Parliament John Penrose’s “Power to the People” report proposes streamlined, modest changes rather than wholesale reform to the...more
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) governing post-Brexit trade relations between the UK and the EU includes provisions regulating EU-UK antitrust enforcement and cooperation effective 1 January 2021....more
The European Union (EU)-U.K. Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) governing post-Brexit trade relations between the U.K. and the EU includes provisions regulating EU/U.K. antitrust enforcement and cooperation effective...more
1/14/2021
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
EU ,
International Tax Issues ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
State Aid ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
Withdrawal Agreement