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The European Union is an economic and political partnership comprised of 27 nations within the Eurozone. The EU was established in 1948 to promote stability and cooperation among member states in the aftermath of WWII. The EU maintains a common currency as well as several intranational institutions, including the European Parliament and the European Commission. less -

No-Poach Agreements in the Spotlight: European Competition Authorities Zooming in on Labour Market Collusion

Alston & Bird on 7/10/2025

Our Antitrust Team summarizes the most recent focus of European Competition Authorities on restrictive practices in labor markets....more

First-Ever Fine for No-Poach Agreement and Anti-Competitive Use of Minority Shareholding in a Competitor

WilmerHale on 6/9/2025

Labor markets have increasingly drawn the attention of the European Commission (“Commission”) and national competition authorities in the EU. As early as 2021, then-Competition Commissioner Vestager listed “no-poach”...more

Restrictive Covenant Crackdown Poses New Challenges for M&A Deal Teams

Latham & Watkins LLP on 9/29/2023

Corporates and deal teams should pay careful attention to drafting non-competes and other restrictive arrangements as UK, EU, and US regulators step up enforcement. Regulators on both sides of the Atlantic are placing...more

Competition authorities crackdown on employment markets: a new era for cartels

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 2/8/2023

At the end of last year, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) secured a guilty plea for wage fixing, resulting in its first criminal conviction with Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter saying: “[t]oday’s guilty plea...more

No-Poach Prosecutions: A Growing Problem for M&A Deal Teams?

Latham & Watkins LLP on 1/31/2020

M&A deal teams should take note of heightened scrutiny of HR and employment practices by antitrust enforcers in the US and Europe. No-poach, non-solicitation, and wage-fixing agreements - arrangements between companies...more

Alert: Antitrust 2017: Trends and Developments to Watch

Cooley LLP on 1/12/2017

1. Transition to a Trump Administration is top of the agenda - President-elect Donald Trump's DOJ and FTC transition team appointments and public short list of candidates to run the agencies indicate that antitrust...more

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