Recent geopolitical events have prompted further changes in the European Union (EU) and UK sanctions regimes against Russia, Belarus and Syria....more
In the US, the election of Donald Trump for a second term has significant implications for antitrust enforcement at the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). New...more
On October 31, 2024, the European Commission (EC) fined Teva 462.6 million euros (US$503 million) for abusing its dominant position to delay competition to Copaxone (glatiramer acetate), its blockbuster multiple sclerosis...more
On October 31, 2024, the European Commission (EC) fined Teva 462.6 million euros (US$503 million) for abusing its dominant position to delay competition to Copaxone (glatiramer acetate), its blockbuster multiple sclerosis...more
There are many legitimate reasons why your company may wish to collaborate with one of its competitors. You may, for example, want to enter into an agreement with your competitor to develop a new product. Collaboration...more
Following the US Department of Justice’s first criminal conviction for labor market antitrust violations in October 2022, and with scrutiny of labor agreements increasing internationally, the UK Competition and Markets...more
The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division secured its first win in a criminal enforcement of labor market antitrust violations on October 27, 2022, when nurse staffing company VDA OC pleaded guilty to violating...more
On 22 October 2021, European Commission Executive Vice President and Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager invoked a new era for cartel enforcement in the EU, announcing:
A wave of dawn raids in the coming months....more
The European Commission (EC) recently published new guidance on the application of the referral mechanism set out in Article 22, which permits the EC to review any transaction referred to it, even if the transaction does not...more