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Read guidance, analysis, and updates on the myriad issues arising from the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Updated hourly every day, the insights published here are written by leading lawyers and law firms helping to make sense of insurance, employment, tax, securities, M&A, risk management, and every other consideration touched by this crisis. Follow the channel for a daily email brief of the latest and best updates. less -
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Changes to foreign investment control in Poland signal a shift in approach

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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

Morgan Lewis

Global Cartel Enforcement Report 2021

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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

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

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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

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Antitrust M&A Snapshot - October 2020

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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

Latham & Watkins LLP

Impact of COVID-19: New Exemptions Under Antitrust Law

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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

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

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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

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How EU and UK Trademark Owners Can Prevent Unauthorised Price Gouging

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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

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

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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

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

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Merger Review Procedures Undergo Global Modifications

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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

Morgan Lewis

Competition Authority Merger Filing Status During COVID-19

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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

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

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

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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

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

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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

McGuireWoods LLP

Don’t Overlook EU, UK Antitrust Issues With Vertical Arrangements During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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During the current COVID-19 pandemic, antitrust/competition law in the EU and UK has focused primarily on competitor cooperation and price increases of certain products, such as face masks, hand sanitizer, paracetamol,...more

Alston & Bird

Competition Authorities Across Europe Relax Competition Law Enforcement During COVID-19 Outbreak

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Our European Antitrust Team examines changes in the way European competition authorities will be enforcing competition rules during the coronavirus pandemic....more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

COVID-19 is Not a “Get Out of Jail Free Card” from EU Competition Law

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The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered worldwide pandemonium and is disrupting business throughout all sectors. It is undeniably a major shock for the global economy. While the need for a coordinated response has been recognised...more

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EU, UK Governments and Antitrust Regulators Permit Limited Competitor Cooperation Due to COVID-19

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All companies are scrambling to respond to the challenges brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic and in various sectors cooperation between competitors is seen as part of the solution....more

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COVID-19 and Antitrust: Crisis and Change

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How will European Competition Enforcers Respond? The COVID-19 pandemic presents an unprecedented challenge to the economy and competition enforcement is no exception. Authorities at EU and national level may need to...more

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