In a spectacular turn, on September 3, 2024, the Court of Justice (CJEU), constituted as the grand chamber, overturned the ruling of the General Court (GC) and annulled the decision made by the Commission to accept requests...more
9/3/2024
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Digital Markets Strategy ,
EFTA ,
EU ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
Legal Costs ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
New Regulations ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
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
On July 4, 2023, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued a ruling in the case involving Meta Platforms Inc., Meta Platforms Ireland, and Facebook Deutschland (Meta). The judgement explores the intersection of...more
7/12/2023
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Corporate Counsel ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Marketplace ,
EU ,
European Court of Justice (ECJ) ,
Facebook ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Metaverse ,
National Competent Authorities (NCA) ,
New Legislation ,
New Regulations ,
Online Platforms ,
Privacy Laws ,
Social Networks
In our super-connected age, we are inundated with information. It can be difficult to select what is really relevant to one’s business.
The purpose of this Review is to provide legal counsel and their teams easy...more
1/31/2023
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Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Digital Markets Strategy ,
EUMR ,
European Commission ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ,
Mergers ,
National Competent Authorities (NCA) ,
State Aid ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)
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
Sovereign Wealth Fund Investment in the Global Healthcare Industry -
Sovereign Wealth Funds (SWF) seek out investments that are resilient, conducive to their aims and objectives, and reasonably free from market...more
5/5/2021
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Bonds ,
Collaboration ,
Copyright Ownership ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Data Privacy ,
Drug Pricing ,
Employees ,
Employer Liability Issues ,
Employer Mandates ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Data Protection Board (EDPB) ,
Germany ,
Healthcare Workers ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Data Transfers ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Patents ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Sovereign Wealth Funds ,
Vaccinations
McDermott’s Annual European Competition Review summarizes key developments in European competition rules. During the previous year, several new regulations, notices and guidelines were issued by the European Commission. There...more
1/25/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ,
Infringement ,
New Legislation ,
State Aid ,
Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER)