On January 15, 2025, the European Commission (EC) issued a non-binding recommendation “calling on EU Member States to review outbound investments” in certain strategic sectors. The primary goal of the recommendation is to...more
1/28/2025
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Regulators around the world are concerned with foreign subsidies. In the United States, on 10 October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted 5–0 to adopt new rules under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (“HSR”) Antitrust Improvements...more
11/6/2024
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On 29 October 2024, the U.K. Government and the European Union formally concluded a technical negotiation in relation to cooperation between the U.K. and the EU with respect to competition investigations (the Cooperation...more
The recently enacted EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) grants the European Commission investigative powers on foreign subsidies that may distort competition in the EU internal market. The FSR imposes suspensory filing...more
“Digital regulation” is a legislative concept and trend which has grown exponentially in recent years and looks set to develop for many more years to come....more