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APAC Antitrust – 2025 so far

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Legislative reform remains active in the APAC region, with Australia’s mandatory merger control regime nearing finalization, China seeking to amend its anti-monopoly laws, and Indonesia proposing to bolster its agency and...more

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China’s First Court Ruling on Merger Control Upholds Conditional Clearance of Below-Threshold Deal

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In March 2025, the Beijing Intellectual Property Court issued a landmark ruling—the first case in which a filing party challenged a merger decision by the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) through judicial...more

Hogan Lovells

Call in the Merger Cavalry – How new intervention powers are transforming merger control

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The ECJ’s Illumina/Grail judgment has curtailed the Commission’s direct oversight of certain transactions, thereby elevating the need for national "call-in" powers. These call-in regimes, which are proliferating both inside...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

The Evolving Landscape of Merger Review: Understanding Canada’s Competition Act Amendments and Forthcoming Revisions to Merger...

Significant amendments to the Competition Act (Act) over the last two years have dramatically altered the landscape for merger review in Canada. With these changes, businesses contemplating a potential merger will now often...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

U.S. Federal Antitrust Agencies Announce Cooperation Initiative with Labor Agencies in Merger Review

On August 28th, the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division (the “DOJ”) (the “Antitrust Agencies”), together with the Department of Labor (the “DOL”) and National Labor Relations...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Revamped Competition Act Radically Alters Canadian Competition Law

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In our previous Bennett Jones insight, we described several upcoming (and far-reaching) amendments to the Competition Act (the Act) introduced by the Government of Canada in 2023. The most recent set of amendments came into...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Les modifications apportées à la Loi sur la concurrence du Canada sont en vigueur

Comme nous en avons discuté dans notre publication de février 2024 intitulée Perspectives sur le droit de la concurrence au Canada et notre Bulletin Blakes de décembre 2023 intitulé Refonte des règles : Mise à jour de la Loi...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Competition Law Changes Now in Force

As previewed in our February 2024 Canadian Competition Law Outlook and our November 2023 Blakes Bulletin: Revamping the Rules: Canadian Competition Act Update, significant and wide-ranging amendments to the Competition Act...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Examining E-Discovery in Competition Law

Recent amendments to the Competition Act will likely increase electronic discovery in merger reviews and cases, but significant advancements in e-discovery technology could make this process more efficient. In this episode of...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Revamping the Rules: Canadian Competition Act Update

Expanded scope for private enforcement, wider net cast for merger reviews, and other amendments in latest reform proposals - On November 28, 2023, the Canadian government proposed significant and wide-ranging amendments to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

Amendments to China’s Anti-Monopoly Law: What Has Changed and What to Expect

On August 1, 2022, long-awaited amendments to China’s Anti-Monopoly Law — the first ever — will go into effect. These amendments include significantly harsher penalties and fines for certain violations, modifications to the...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Canadian Competition Act Reform: First Round of Significant Amendment

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On April 26, 2022, the Government of Canada announced proposed amendments to the Competition Act as part of the Budget Implementation Act, 2022. These proposed amendments are likely the first step in the Federal Government's...more

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ACCC Proposes Substantial Changes to Australian Antitrust Merger Review

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Recent Merger Review and Litigation in Australia  - Australia's antitrust merger laws have remained largely unchanged since 1993. The law prohibits the acquisition of assets or shares with the effect or likely effect of...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Un tribunal canadien confirme la primauté des gains en efficience dans l’examen des fusions

Dans une récente décision, le Tribunal de la concurrence du Canada (le « Tribunal ») a confirmé que la détermination de l’importance des gains en efficience découlant d’une fusion constitue l’objectif premier des examens de...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canadian Court Affirms Paramountcy of Efficiencies in Merger Review

In a recent decision, the Canadian Competition Tribunal affirmed the importance of merger efficiencies as the primary goal of merger reviews in Canada, including in the context of preliminary injunctions. On June 29, 2021,...more

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Trends in Merger Control and Competition: The In-House Perspective

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On 26 January, 2021, TransPerfect Legal Solutions (TLS) kicked off a virtual conference on EU and UK competition regulation. This article is the third of a three-part series highlighting the major takeaways from each session...more

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U.S. v. Sabre: Putting the Innovation Theory of Harm to the Test?

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In its recent complaint challenging the $360 million acquisition of Farelogix by Sabre, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) appears to have left the door open to offering proof that harm to innovation in the market for airline...more

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