Antitrust and Competition - The Court of Justice of the European Union Finds That the European Commission Lacks Jurisdiction to Review Transactions That Fall Below the EU and National Merger Filing Thresholds -On 3 September...more
10/9/2024
/ Capital Markets ,
Competition ,
Corporate Governance ,
Corporate Social Responsibility ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Hydrogen Power ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Natural Gas ,
Renewable Energy ,
Sustainability
Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Approves Consolidation in the Ground Transportation Sector Subject to Remedies - The companies are two global suppliers of signalling systems for mainline and urban railway...more
12/7/2023
/ Big Tech ,
Competition ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Foreign Direct Investment ,
Foreign Investment ,
Member State ,
Online Platforms ,
Payment Systems ,
Popular ,
Public Policy ,
Railways ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability ,
Transportation Industry ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The European Commission’s Merger Simplification Package Enters Into Force - On 20 April 2023, the European Commission (Commission) adopted a new legislative package that entered into force on 1...more
10/2/2023
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Marketplace ,
Economic Sanctions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Investment Funds ,
Mergers ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Sustainability
ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL AFFAIRS - The Bank of International Settlement’s Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision Endorses the Prudential Standard for Banks’ Crypto-Asset Exposures - The Group of Central Bank...more
1/26/2023
/ Banking Sector ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cryptoassets ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Renewable Energy
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The EU General Court Upheld the Commission’s Fines for Gun Jumping - On 25 February 2015, a French telecom company notified to the Commission (its proposed acquisition of a Portuguese multimedia...more
12/20/2021
/ Antitrust Provisions ,
Competition ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Marketplace ,
ECA ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Information Governance ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Parent Corporation ,
Subsidiaries ,
Sustainable Finance
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - Competition Policy and the Green Deal - In her recent keynote speech, delivered at the 25th IBA Competition Conference on 10 September 2021, European Commission (the Commission) Executive Vice...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The Court of Justice of the European Union Reinforces the European Commission’s Strict Approach on Parental Liability for Antitrust Breaches of Subsidiaries - On 28 October 2020, the Court of...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION - The French Competition Authority Imposes a Record Fine of €444 Million on Three Pharma Companies for Collectively Exploiting Their Dominant Position - On 9 September 2020, the French Competition...more
10/12/2020
/ Capital Markets ,
Competition ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
French Competition Authority ,
Internet of Things ,
Mobile Apps ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Smart Devices ,
Vertical Agreement
Antitrust and Competition -
The Court of Justice of the EU Upholds the Commission’s Powers to Impose High Fines on Companies that “Jump the Gun” -
On March 4, 2020, the Court of Justice of the EU (“CJEU”) dismissed the...more
ANTITRUST AND COMPETITION -
The Court Of Justice Of The EU Rules Provides Clarity On The Assessment Of Pay-For-Delay Agreements -
The Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) has backed the UK Competition and Markets Authority...more
3/4/2020
/ 5G Network ,
Acquisitions ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENTS -
The New European Commission -
Nearly two months after presenting her Political Guidelines for the next European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, President-elect of the new Commission, on 10...more
Antitrust and Competition - Best Practices Code for State aid control adopted by the European Commission - On 16 July 2018, the European Commission adopted a Code of Best Practices for the conduct of State aid control...more
9/4/2018
/ Brussels Regulation ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
ECON ,
EIOPA ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) ,
Initial Coin Offering (ICOs) ,
Popular ,
REACH ,
UK Brexit
Antitrust and Competition - Substantial Assets Divestiture Needed to Secure Clearance for the Creation of a Company That Will Control More Than a Quarter of the World’s Seed and Pesticides Market - On 21 March 2018, the...more
4/20/2018
/ Bilateral Investment Treaties ,
Blockchain ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cryptocurrency ,
Distributed Ledger Technology (DLT) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Financial Institutions ,
FinTech ,
Pesticides ,
Research and Development ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
On 6 July 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) announced it had opened three investigations against companies which have allegedly breached the European Union (“EU”) merger procedural rules.
Two of the cases...more
On May 15, 2017, the European Commission (“Commission”) announced it had opened a formal investigation into a global pharmaceutical company for possible abuse of dominant position. The alleged conduct of the company,...more
6/13/2017
/ Canada ,
CETA ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EMIR ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
Financial Stability Board ,
Free Trade Agreements ,
Mergers ,
UK ,
UK Brexit
On 8 February 2017, the Commission announced it had imposed fines totaling almost EUR 68 million on three companies for participating in a cartel to fix purchase prices of scrap lead-acid automotive batteries.
The cartel...more
Antitrust and competition -
A welcome limitation on the investigatory powers of the Commission when requesting information from companies - On 10 March 2016, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) set aside...more
4/22/2016
/ Air Carriers ,
Article 29 Working Party (WP29) ,
Belgium ,
Cartels ,
CFTC ,
Construction Industry ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cross-Border ,
Data Collection ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Authority ,
Digital Media ,
Energy Sector ,
EU ,
EU-US Privacy Shield ,
European Commission ,
International Data Transfers ,
Leniency Programs ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Member State ,
MiFID II ,
MiFIR ,
Oil & Gas ,
Request For Information ,
Tax Avoidance ,
Terrorist Threats ,
US-EU Safe Harbor Framework
The Court of Justice of the European Union (‘CJEU’) has recently clarified how participation in cartels can be presumed under EU competition rules. An online booking system used for package holidays had sent to travel agents...more
2/19/2016
/ Banks ,
Breach Notification Rule ,
Capital Markets Union ,
Cartels ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Protection Authority ,
EU ,
Italy ,
Loans ,
Popular ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Unfair Competition