McDermott’s Annual European Competition Review summarizes key developments in European competition rules. During the previous year, several new regulations, notices and guidelines were issued by the European Commission. There...more
1/25/2021
/ Cartels ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ,
Infringement ,
New Legislation ,
State Aid ,
Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER)
Under current EU merger control rules, whether a concentration has to be notified to the European Commission (“Commission”) depends, among other things, on the level of revenue generated by the parties worldwide and in the...more
In the United States, despite requesting additional time to review pending mergers, the US antitrust agencies have continued their work through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade...more
9/3/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Customers ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investigations ,
Mergers ,
Remote Depositions ,
Remote Hearings ,
Settlement Agreements ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ,
Videoconference
In parallel to a public consultation to seek feedback from the public regarding the New Competition Tool, the European Commission (Commission) is consulting on a proposal for an ex ante regulatory instrument that would ensure...more
On 2 June 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published its inception impact assessment (or roadmap) on the possible adoption of regulation that would introduce a new market investigation tool. This assessment was...more
McDermott’s Annual European Competition Review summarizes key developments in European competition rules. During the previous year, several new regulations, notices and guidelines were issued by the European Commission. There...more
2/3/2020
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Automotive Industry ,
BMW ,
Cable Television Providers ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Corporate Fines ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Honda ,
MasterCard ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Safety Standards ,
State Aid ,
Takata ,
Toyota ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
Visa Inc ,
Volkswagen