On 2 June 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) delivered a decision fining Delivery Hero and Glovo a total of EUR 329 million for participating in a cartel in the online food delivery sector. It is the first time the...more
“Green competition law”, one of the most important topics in contemporary competition policy, is starting to take more shape in the EU.
On 10 September, following around 200 feedback contributions from stakeholders and an...more
9/14/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Climate Change ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Green Deal ,
Merger Controls ,
Sustainability ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
Reform Vertikal-GVO – Kommission legt Entwürfe der neuen Vertikal-GVO und Vertikalleitlinien vor
Die aktuelle Vertikal-GVO läuft zum 31. Mai 2022 aus. Die Europäische Kommission („Kommission“) hat nun den Entwurf der...more
8/24/2021
/ Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Booking.com ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
European Commission ,
Facebook ,
Germany ,
Merger Controls ,
State Aid ,
Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER)
Dutch competition authority imposes fine on company for deleted chat messages during a dawn raid -
The Dutch competition authority (“ACM“) recently confirmed that the obligation to cooperate fully with an inspection/during...more
3/23/2020
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
BSA/AML ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Monopolization ,
Threshold Requirements
The Dutch competition authority (“ACM“) recently confirmed that the obligation to cooperate fully with an inspection/during a dawn raid is of utmost importance and of great relevance to companies under investigation. On 10...more
1/8/2020
/ Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Dawn Raids ,
Destruction of Evidence ,
Electronic Communications ,
Email ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Fines ,
Infringement ,
Internal Communications ,
Investigations ,
Netherlands ,
Regulatory Violations
Joint study by the Bundeskartellamt (German Cartel Office) and the Autorité de la concurrence (French Competition Authority) indicates need for higher compliance standards -
Digital ubiquity, and the resulting rules, do not...more
11/18/2019
/ Algorithms ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Cartels ,
Collusion ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Data Management ,
EU ,
France ,
French Competition Authority ,
Germany ,
Pricing ,
Regulatory Standards ,
Technology Sector ,
Third-Party Risk