Despite geopolitical uncertainty and regime changes, global cartel enforcement has remained relatively steady over the last few years. That is not to say, however, that cartel investigations and private cartel enforcement...more
2/25/2025
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The Antitrust Division (Division) announced Monday that Maria Christina "Meta" Ullings, a Dutch national and former executive for Martinair Holland N.V., was extradited from Italy to the United States after being apprehended...more
1/17/2020
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Antitrust Conspiracies ,
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EU ,
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Foreign Nationals ,
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Guilty Pleas ,
Indictments ,
INTERPOL ,
Obstruction of Justice ,
Price-Fixing ,
Red Notices ,
Trump Administration
Change is here. A few weeks ago, Makan Delrahim – Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (the Division or DOJ) – signaled a major change in how the Division will assess a...more
6/13/2019
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Cartels ,
Competition ,
Cooperation Initiative ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
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Price-Fixing
The Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act (ACPERA) incentivizes companies to self-report criminal antitrust conduct under the Antitrust Division's (the Division) leniency program by reducing civil liability...more
On 29 April 2019, the Hong Kong Competition Commission published its new "cooperation policy." In essence, the cooperation policy expands the authority's leniency program. The expansion occurs in two main directions. First,...more
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) and the Ministry of Transparency, Supervision and Comptroller-General (CGU) have entered into a cooperation agreement to fight transnational corruption and cartels....more
11/13/2018
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Antitrust Violations ,
Brazil ,
Cartels ,
Competition Authorities ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Corruption ,
Enforcement Actions ,
Foreign Corporations ,
Regulatory Oversight ,
Regulatory Standards
The Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) has issued a resolution providing specific procedures and rules to be considered by private plaintiffs aiming to obtain access to evidence held by the CADE.
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11/13/2018
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Policies and Procedures ,
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Regulatory Standards
Read the latest news on antitrust, competition and economic regulation (ACER) in this summer's edition of our quarterly ACER newsletter.
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6/13/2017
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Antitrust Provisions ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Competition Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Digital Platform Liability ,
Disgorgement ,
Excessive Pricing ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Instagram ,
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Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Social Media ,
Trump Administration
In this hoganlovells.com interview, partners Megan Dixon and Kathryn Hellings discuss the trends they are seeing related to domestic and international cartel cases and offer a perspective on what could happen under a Trump...more