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McDermott Will & Schulte

Cooperate, protect, and challenge: Responding to dawn raids conducted by EU competition authorities

Dawn raids conducted by antitrust authorities are stressful events. Among other issues, the ensuing investigations consume significant time and effort and often result in high fines for the companies involved. It is therefore...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

Florida AG Announces Investigations Into Climate Scoring Organizations

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On July 28, Florida Attorney General (AG) James Uthmeier announced investigations into two environmental, social, and governance (ESG) scoring organizations for potential violations of state consumer protection and antitrust...more

Vedder Price

Florida AG Investigation Is Latest Reminder of Risk Tied to Green Initiatives

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Florida’s Attorney General announced an investigation on July 28, 2025 into whether the CDP (formerly known as the Climate Disclosure Project) and the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) have violated consumer protection...more

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HK Competition Commission’s First Prosecution for Failing to Attend Interview

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In May 2025, for the first time since the enactment of the Competition Ordinance (Cap 619) (“Ordinance”), the Hong Kong Competition Commission (“Commission”) prosecuted a person for failing to attend an interview before the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Bulletin Concurrence XIV - Paris | Janvier ● Février ● Mars ● Avril 2025

1. CONTENTIEUX EPILOGUE DE L’AFFAIRE DES COMPOTES - Par un arrêt en date du 8 janvier 2025, la Cour de cassation a mis un point final à la saga du cartel des compotes en rejetant les pourvois formés contre l’arrêt de la...more

A&O Shearman

What the Procurement Act 2023 means for investigations

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The Procurement Act 2023 launches a new, post-Brexit procurement regime, with many significant changes to the predecessor regime. It is now even more important for a company to challenge promptly a UK public authority’s...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

CA AG Enforcement Outlook – What to Expect in 2025

It is safe to say 2025 is expected to be a busy year for California Attorney General Rob Bonta (CA AG). We anticipate that the CA AG will increase enforcement activity this year with wide-reaching and broad investigations...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Bulletin Concurrence XII - Paris │Avril ● Mai ● Juin ● Juillet ● Aout 2024

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1. CONTENTIEUX - NOUVEAU RISQUE DE REMISE EN CAUSE À POSTERIORI D’OPÉRATIONS NON NOTIFIABLES - Par une décision du 2 mai 2024, l’Autorité de la concurrence (ci-après l’ « Autorité ») a fait pour la première fois...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

[Webinar] Competition Crosshairs on the Food and Beverage Industry: DOJ and FTC Priorities in a Changing Administration - November...

Antitrust has taken center stage under the Biden Administration, and the Food and Beverage industry has been one of the main targets of increased enforcement by the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice,...more

DLA Piper

Cartel Enforcement is Evolving Across the Americas. Here Are Three Aspects to Consider

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Competition enforcers throughout the Americas focus their efforts to investigate and prosecute antitrust cartels: agreements between competitors to fix prices, rig bids, or allocate markets....more

A&O Shearman

The first move: Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) enforces non-compliance with investigation powers

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For the first time since it was established over a decade ago, the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC) has announced that an individual has been charged for failing to comply with its investigation powers under the...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

The Vifor Case: Disparagement Reloaded?

On July 22, 2024, the European Commission (EC) accepted commitments proposed by Vifor Pharmaceuticals to address disparagement concerns under Article 102 TFEU. This is the EC’s first pure disparagement case and its second...more

Alston & Bird

European Commission Opens First M&A In-Depth Investigation Under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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Our Antitrust Team reviews how the European Commission is using the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) and, for the first time, performed an in-depth investigation into whether the acquirer of a company with activities in the...more

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Ticketmaster and Live Nation Face the Music

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Anyone trying to score tickets to Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour is familiar with the political backlash following Ticketmaster’s inability to handle “unprecedented” demand for the concert series. The U.S. Department of Justice...more

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U.K. antitrust regime revamp

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The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 will in the main start to take effect in stages later in 2024 and will bolster the powers of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to enforce U.K. antitrust rules....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

UK Court Confirms No Higher Bar Applies for Domestic Search Warrants

Dawn raids, or unannounced inspections, are possible at both business locations and homes. In response to the increase in remote work and electronic communication in recent years, competition authorities are making more use...more

K&L Gates LLP

Brussels Regulatory Brief: April 2024

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Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Charges Company with Providing Incorrect, Incomplete, and Misleading Information During a Merger Control Proceeding - On 19 March 2024, the European Commission (Commission) sent...more

Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

D.C. Circuit Rules that Justice Department Can Reopen Investigation of Realtors Group

On April 5, 2024, the D.C. Circuit ruled that the Justice Department’s Antitrust Division could reopen an investigation of allegedly anticompetitive practices of the National Association of Realtors (“NAR”). See Nat’l Ass’n...more

White & Case LLP

CMA v CAT: High Court supports home search warrants in cartel cases

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On 22 April 2024, the UK High Court handed down its judgment that the Competition Appeal Tribunal had erred in law when it previously refused to grant the Competition & Markets Authority a warrant to search a domestic...more

McDermott Will & Schulte

Bulletin Concurrence XI | Janvier ● Février ● Mars 2024

1. CONTENTIEUX - NON-RESPECT DES ENGAGEMENTS : GOOGLE SANCTIONNÉE À HAUTEUR DE 250 MILLIONS DANS L’AFFAIRE DES DROITS VOISINS - Par la décision n°24-D-03 du 15 mars 2024, Google est sanctionnée par l’Autorité de la...more

Mayer Brown

English High Court Sets Aside Fundamental Rights to Support CMA Raids of Private Residential Premises | Consequences for...

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The English High Court has issued a landmark judgment confirming the ability of the UK Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA") to conduct raids of private residential premises when investigating suspected cartels....more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Antitrust Enforcers Are Increasingly Focused on Labor Markets, and Not Just in the Merger Context

Labor markets have been a focus of antitrust regulators at the Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) since the Obama administration. Indications are that enforcers will be even more aggressive across...more

A&O Shearman

EU publishes summary of recent competition enforcement in the pharmaceutical sector and promises to continue policy of proactive...

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The European Commission (EC) has published its latest report on competition enforcement in medicines and medical products. Key takeaways are that: EU and Member State authorities imposed multiple material antitrust...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

French Blocking Statute: SISSE, PNF, DOJ and French Ministry of Justice Representatives Draw Early Lessons From the 2022 Reform

Representatives from the French and U.S. governments, judiciary and private sector discussed early lessons from the 2022 reform of the so-called French “blocking statute” at a Skadden roundtable in Paris on 27 November 2023. ...more

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Adapting to change: Compliance in the era of heightened antitrust enforcement

Under the Biden administration, antitrust enforcement in the U.S. has risen to a level not seen in at least 40 years. The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade Commission (FTC) are now opening more...more

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