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Changes to foreign investment control in Poland signal a shift in approach

A&O Shearman on 8/4/2025

On July 24, 2025, amendments to Poland’s investment control regime entered into force. Notably, the temporary foreign direct investment (FDI) provisions introduced in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 have now become...more

Canadian Competition Law Reform and Trends in 2022

Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP on 2/15/2022

As we look ahead to the trends and issues likely to be at the forefront of Canadian competition law policy and enforcement in 2022, it is clear that discussion of significant potential legislative reforms will be an important...more

Will Europe’s M&A Boom Survive Stricter Regulation, Shareholder Resistance and COVID?

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 1/19/2022

Takeaways - Although deal flow continues to be strong, stricter antitrust and national security reviews may pose obstacles for some mergers. Financial sponsors remain very active, and with more corporate divestitures...more

Global Cartel Enforcement Report 2021

Morgan Lewis on 1/5/2022

While the global pandemic that began in 2020 continued throughout 2021, cartel enforcement activity increased among a number of leading enforcement jurisdictions. Overall, global fines in 2021 were up by 229 percent compared...more

Autumn dawn raid revival on the cards for European competition authorities

White & Case LLP on 9/14/2021

This autumn, European competition authorities are likely to resume dawn raids of companies suspected of competition law infringements. This will aim to clear a backlog of planned inspections that has built up since the start...more

Global merger control: Navigating stormy seas

White & Case LLP on 6/17/2021

There have been a number of developments in merger control in 2020 and Q1 2021. Some are related to the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic, while others are borne out of the ambitions and changes sought by individual...more

Online Travel Update: Expedia Chairman anticipates the bounceback of leisure and business travel; Nevada court rules litigation...

Foster Garvey PC on 6/2/2021

This week’s Update contains a variety of stories, including details of a recent court win for German hoteliers and the recent musings of the always entertaining, Barry Diller. Enjoy....more

BCLP’s Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world

BCLP on 5/27/2021

Welcome to this first edition of BCLP’S Competition Collective: Antitrust, Foreign Investment and Trade Insights from around the world. This period was marked by uncertainty – and the harsh realities of the pandemic for many...more

Impact of COVID-19: New Exemptions Under Antitrust Law - February 2021

Latham & Watkins LLP on 2/2/2021

An overview of antitrust law exemption measures in jurisdictions around the globe. ...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - October 2020

McDermott Will & Schulte on 10/26/2020

JULY - SEPTEMBER 2020 UPDATE - UNITED STATES- Mergers and acquisitions in the United States appear to be bouncing back after a muted start to the year due to COVID-19. Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) filings in Q3 2020 were up...more

Impact of COVID-19: New Exemptions Under Antitrust Law

Latham & Watkins LLP on 10/5/2020

EU/EFTA/ECN – On 23 March 2020, the competition authorities in the European Competition Network (the European Commission, the EFTA Surveillance Authority, and the national competition authorities of the EU/EEA) issued a Joint...more

Africa Focus: Autumn 2020 - Privatization trends in Angola

White & Case LLP on 9/22/2020

The current impact of privatization on the development and diversification of Angola's infrastructure. One of Africa's trade heavyweights, Angola is blessed with a wide range of natural resources and a fertile climate. It...more

Competitor collaboration: From combatting COVID-19 to the climate crisis

White & Case LLP on 9/22/2020

Competition regulators have shown their ability to act quickly and decisively in order to help allay the worst impacts of the coronavirus outbreak. Could these responses provide a template for achieving environmental and...more

The German Federal Cartel Office’s Comfort Letter on COVID-19 Related Restructurings

Latham & Watkins LLP on 6/22/2020

Six key takeaways for COVID-19 Restructurings and Antitrust - The COVID-19 crisis has led, and will continue to lead, to enterprise-threatening financial difficulties for many firms in many industries. In a worst-case...more

Aviation M&A braces for impact

White & Case LLP on 5/28/2020

COVID-19 travel restrictions have put the aviation industry on the backfoot. M&A will not be an immediate priority, but consolidation and distressed deals will come in time - The aviation sector has been one of the hardest...more

Impact of COVID-19 on Global Merger Control Reviews - May 2020

Latham & Watkins LLP on 5/19/2020

This brief guide provides updates on the impact of COVID-19 on merger control reviews around the world. ...more

How EU and UK Trademark Owners Can Prevent Unauthorised Price Gouging

Jones Day on 5/15/2020

The Background: Manufacturers and brand owners of personal protective equipment ("PPE") and other "essential" items have discovered unauthorised third parties reselling their products at vastly inflated prices, including on...more

A Re-awakening of the Failing Firm Defence in the EU in the Aftermath of COVID-19?

White & Case LLP on 4/17/2020

White & Case LLP argued the last successful fully-fledged "failing firm defence" case in Aegean/Olympic II in 2013. Our lawyers Assimakis Komninos and Jan Jeram, who acted in that case, with the help of Iakovos Sarmas1,...more

Competitor Collaborations During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Issues Under the Competition Act

Bennett Jones LLP on 4/15/2020

The Competition Act is federal legislation that governs most business conduct in Canada. The role of the Competition Bureau is to prevent and deter anti-competitive behaviour and deceptive marketing practices, review mergers...more

Alert: Competitor Collaborations During COVID-19: The EU and UK Competition Law Perspective

Cooley LLP on 4/10/2020

All over the world, businesses are facing exceptional challenges, from disruptions to their supply chains to unprecedented rises in demand for certain products and services. To tackle these challenges, businesses may need to...more

Merger Review Procedures Undergo Global Modifications

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 4/3/2020

The global spread of the novel coronavirus has disrupted everyday life all over the world and imposed significant difficulties on the business community. Antitrust merger reviews — and the authorities who conduct those...more

CARES Act Update: Our insights in the first week since enactment

White & Case LLP on 4/2/2020

On Friday, March 27, 2020, President Trump signed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (“CARES Act”). The new law provides for $2.2 trillion in emergency aid to ease the financial impact of the COVID-19...more

Competition Authority Merger Filing Status During COVID-19

Morgan Lewis on 3/31/2020

As governments around the world work to stem the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, merger control authorities in jurisdictions around the globe are adapting their operations and procedures. ...more

Europe and the UK Race To Protect Businesses Impacted by the Coronavirus Pandemic: Foreign Investment, State Aid and Antitrust...

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/31/2020

State measures to combat the spread of COVID-19 have brought many countries across Europe to a standstill. While health care systems struggle to respond, the pandemic has also provided “a major shock for our economies.”1...more

COVID-19: Actions taken by EU competition authorities - will the HCC's approach go viral?

Hogan Lovells on 3/30/2020

Within the first week of the confinement measures in Europe, the Hellenic Competition Commission (HCC) was one of the first EU competition authorities to announce a more lenient approach towards certain vertical agreements,...more

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