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
Amid the economic shocks caused by the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, many industries are facing reduced demand for their products and services. Other industries—notably healthcare and food—are adjusting rapidly to expanding...more
3/29/2020
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
European Competition Network (ECN) ,
State of Emergency ,
Supply and Demand ,
Supply Chain ,
Waivers
The first European citizen to be extradited from Europe to the United States for criminal antitrust conduct recently succeeded in having a Berlin court refer the matter of his extradition to the Court of Justice of the...more
4/4/2016
/ Bid Rigging ,
Cartels ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Criminal Antitrust Litigation ,
Discrimination ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Extradition ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Indictments ,
Member State ,
Price-Fixing