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Domestic and international enforcement agencies continue to sharpen their tools and maintain an aggressive posture in criminal antitrust enforcement. Recent actions by new antitrust leadership in the Department of Justice’s...more
Antitrust enforcement against collusion in labor markets is intensifying across the transatlantic region. In this episode of "Fierce Competition," host Bill Batchelor and partners Jim Fredricks, Aurora Luoma and Margot Sève...more
In the second in our Aviation Symposium series of blog posts, we present the materials from the great panel we had discussing the criminalization of aviation accidents. We were fortunate enough to have renowned criminal...more
The executive order halts new and existing foreign bribery investigations — but enforcement risk in the UK and Europe remains. On February 10, 2025, President Trump issued an executive order titled “Pausing Foreign...more
On October 23, the UK Government’s House of Lords had its first reading of a new proposed data protection bill, the Data (Use and Access) Bill (“DUA Bill”), as sponsored by the Department of Science, Innovation, and...more
At the mid-year point, 2024 is shaping up to be an eventful year in cartel enforcement. In the United States, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)’s Antitrust Division (Division) enjoyed two significant victories and finally...more
The new Directive (EU) 2024/1226 defines criminal offences and penalties for breaches of EU sanctions. This Client Alert summarises key provisions and implications for businesses. This Client Alert is published in the...more
On March 12, 2023, the European Parliament ("EP") formally endorsed the adoption of a Directive defining criminal offences and penalties for the violation of European Union ("EU") restrictive measures, colloquially known as...more
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office ("EPPO") is the European Union's ("EU") supranational prosecutorial body that launched its operations on 1 June 2021. The EPPO is charged with investigating and prosecuting economic...more
In June 2021, the European Public Prosecutor's Office ("EPPO"), a body charged with investigating and prosecuting economic crimes against the financial interests of the European Union ("EU"), became the first supranational...more
Securities laws across France, Germany and the United Kingdom are widely comparable. Each country recognises the importance of maintaining a strong procedural framework of regulation and enforcement. The EU Market Abuse...more
The Situation: On May 12, 2021, the Court of Justice for the European Union ("CJEU") held that European Union ("EU") and Schengen Area member states cannot make an arrest pursuant to an Interpol Red Notice if the person to be...more
As most followers of Russian news know by now, opposition leader and activist Alexei Navalny was detained immediately upon his recent return to Russia, after a 5-month absence due to his recovery in Germany from nerve agent...more
The comprehensive reorganization of the sanctioning of companies for company-related criminal offenses through an Association Sanctions Act (“ VerSanG ”) is drawing closer. The Federal Council approved the federal...more
Global cartel fine totals rebounded somewhat in 2019, approaching historical norms following two years of sharply lower fine levels. The $6.1 billion total is the highest global fine level since 2016. Most of the increased...more
Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay a total of $3 billion to resolve criminal and civil investigations by the DOJ and SEC. Wells Fargo admitted “that it took millions in wrongful fees and interest, misused customer information...more
LEGISLATION, REGULATIONS & STANDARDS - France to Ban Mass Culling of Male Chicks - France’s agriculture minister has reportedly announced that the country will prohibit the mass culling of male chicks shortly after they...more
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
The shock waves from the German authorities’ tax evasion investigation into cum-ex transactions, a complex form of dividend arbitrage, continue to be felt throughout Europe. A large number of UK and European financial...more
Buyout firms and portfolio companies should take note of heightened scrutiny of HR and employment practices by antitrust enforcers, both in the US and in Europe. No-poach and wage-fixing agreements — arrangements between...more
The Department of Justice announced yesterday that the United States and the United Kingdom have entered into the first of the international executive agreements authorized under the Clarifying Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD)...more
This newsletter is our take on the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Börries Ahrens, partner based in Hamburg, is our editor this month....more
A new act on whistleblowing (Act No. 54/2019 Coll., on the Protection of Whistleblowers) (the "Act on Whistleblowing", or the "Act") has been adopted with effect as of March 1, 2019, which replaces the former Act No. 307/2014...more
In this second article of our series on the House of Lords Select Committee’s recent report, entitled “The Bribery Act 2010: post-legislative scrutiny”, we come to that now inescapable topic in British law and politics —...more
The U.S., EU and the UK authorities have taken steps to make it much easier and quicker for criminal investigators to access electronic data stored abroad. Digital evidence is required in many cases – around 85% of EU...more