On 2 June 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) announced a landmark decision, sanctioning companies for the first time over a standalone “no-poach” cartel agreement. Another key element of the decision was its focus...more
1. CONTENTIEUX EPILOGUE DE L’AFFAIRE DES COMPOTES -
Par un arrêt en date du 8 janvier 2025, la Cour de cassation a mis un point final à la saga du cartel des compotes en rejetant les pourvois formés contre l’arrêt de la...more
6/9/2025
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France ,
French Competition Authority ,
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International Litigation ,
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The US antitrust regulators continued to aggressively challenge transactions and associated Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) violations during the third quarter of 2024. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) litigated two merger...more
11/1/2024
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1. CONTENTIEUX -
NOUVEAU RISQUE DE REMISE EN CAUSE À POSTERIORI D’OPÉRATIONS NON NOTIFIABLES -
Par une décision du 2 mai 2024, l’Autorité de la concurrence (ci-après l’ « Autorité ») a fait pour la première fois...more
10/28/2024
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Member State ,
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Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Sanctions ,
Supply Chain
In a significant development for French merger control, on May 2, 2024 the French Competition Authority applied the jurisprudence laid down in the recent Towercast case to an alleged anti-competitive agreement matter in the...more
UNITED STATES -
New Merger Guidelines Deployed -
The 2023 Merger Guidelines are a non-binding statement that provides clarity on aspects of federal agencies’ deliberations and enforcement practices undertaken in...more
5/3/2024
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Artificial Intelligence ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Emerging Technologies ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Foreign Investment ,
Healthcare ,
Horizontal Merger Guidelines ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Private Equity ,
UK ,
Vertical Mergers
1. CONTENTIEUX -
NON-RESPECT DES ENGAGEMENTS : GOOGLE SANCTIONNÉE À HAUTEUR DE 250 MILLIONS DANS L’AFFAIRE DES DROITS VOISINS -
Par la décision n°24-D-03 du 15 mars 2024, Google est sanctionnée par l’Autorité de la...more
4/29/2024
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Appeals ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
EU ,
France ,
French Competition Authority ,
Google ,
International Litigation ,
Investigations ,
Online Distribution ,
Sony
THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION PUBLISHES FINAL IMPLEMENTING REGULATION ON PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO THE FOREIGN SUBSIDIES REGULATION -
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its final regulation for...more
11/22/2023
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Capital Markets ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corruption ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cross-Border ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Foreign Subsidies ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Reform
UNITED STATES -
Proposed Merger Guidelines Outline Fundamental Change of Approach to Merger Investigation and Enforcement -
On July 19, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ)...more
10/27/2023
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Antitrust Division ,
Competition ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investigations ,
Merger Agreements ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
New Guidance ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
1. CONTENTIEUX -
PUBLICITÉ EN LIGNE : MESURES CONSERVATOIRES IMPOSÉES À META -
Par une décision du 4 mai 2023, l’Autorité de la concurrence (ci-après l’ « Autorité ») a prononcé des mesures conservatoires à l’encontre...more
7/27/2023
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Electric Vehicles ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
France ,
French Competition Authority ,
Infrastructure ,
International Litigation ,
Merger Controls ,
Metaverse
Last Step Towards a New Regulatory Framework for M&A Transactions Within the European Union -
On July 10, 2023, the European Commission (the “Commission”) published its final regulation for implementing the Foreign...more
On June 29, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) delivered a preliminary ruling in the Super Bock Bebidas vs. Autoridade da Concorrência case (C-211/22) on the questions referred by the Tribunal da Relaçao...more
European Commission adopts the final version of the much-anticipated Research & Development Block Exemption Regulation and Specialisation Block Exemption Regulation, as well as the Horizontal Guidelines....more
The EU Commission has adopted a legislative package to further streamline the simplified merger control procedures within the European Union -
On April 20, 2023, the EU Commission (Commission) adopted and published a...more
1. CONTENTIEUX -
ACTION EN FOLLOW-ON : ABSENCE DE RÉPARATION POUR LES SOCIÉTÉS DU GROUPE COLAS DANS L’AFFAIRE DU CARTEL DES CAMIONS -
Dans un jugement remarqué du 27 octobre 2022, le tribunal de commerce de Lyon a...more
1. LITIGATION CUMULATIVE ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS AGAINST THE SAME PARTY FOR SIMULTANEOUS BREACHES ARE CONSTITUTIONALLY PERMISSIBLE -
In a judgment dated June 23, 2022, the Paris Administrative Court fully upheld the...more
UNIQUE GUN-JUMPING CASE SANCTIONED BY FRENCH COMPETITION AUTHORITY -
A new European gun-jumping decision, following the European Court of Justice 2022 Marine Harvest judgment, sends a very strong message to companies that...more
9/21/2022
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Advertising ,
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Competition ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Dot Com Disclosure Guide ,
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EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
French Competition Authority ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Marketing ,
Mergers ,
Price-Fixing
1. CONTENTIEUX - PREMIÈRE DÉCISION D’ENGAGEMENTS DE META -
Par une décision du 16 juin 2022, l’Autorité de la concurrence (ADLC) a rendu obligatoires les engagements proposés par Meta, qui marquent, à notre connaissance, ...more
Par une décision en date du 12 avril 2022, l’Autorité de la concurrence (l’« Autorité ») a sanctionné la Compagnie Financière Européenne de Prises de Participation (la « Cofepp ») à hauteur de 7 millions d’euros, pour avoir...more
Le 11 mars 2022, la Cour d’appel de Paris a infirmé dans son intégralité un jugement rendu le 31 mai 2019 par le Tribunal de commerce de Paris, qui avait condamné Google à indemniser un annonceur, la société Ulysse Service («...more
CARTELS & RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS -
EC FINES VALVE AND FIVE PUBLISHERS OF PC VIDEO GAMES FOR GEO-BLOCKING -
AT.40413, Focus Home – Video Games; AT.40414, Koch Media – Video Games; AT.40420, Zenimax – Video Games;...more
2/4/2022
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Competition ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Investment ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Merger Controls ,
Policy Management ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
State Aid
1. CONTENTIEUX DISTRIBUTION DE PRODUITS BRUNS : REJET ET NON-LIEU EN FAVEUR DE SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS FRANCE -
Dans sa décision n°21-D-30 du 28 décembre 2021, l’Autorité de la concurrence (« ADLC ») a mis un terme à 7 années...more
Le 29 octobre 2021, la Commission européenne (« Commission ») a adopté des mesures provisoires dans le cadre d’une enquête de gun-jumping afin d’éviter la réalisation anticipée de l’acquisition de la société américaine Grail...more
11/19/2021
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EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
France ,
Gun-Jumping ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Purchase Agreement
NON-RESPECT D’ENGAGEMENTS DEVANT L’ADLC : UN SIGNAL FORT DE LA COUR D’APPEL DE PARIS -
Faisant suite à la décision n°20-D-07 du 7 avril 2020 de l’Autorité de la concurrence (« ADLC ») condamnant le GIE PMU à une amende de...more
McDermott’s Paris Competition team invites you to a lunchtime session to discuss:
“22, v’là la Commission européenne !”
Impacts de la nouvelle approche du renvoi à Bruxelles de certaines concentrations en principe non...more