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The French Competition Authority recently fined several companies for no-poach agreements, following similar action by the European Commission in the online food delivery sector. These decisions mark a sharp escalation in...more
Our Antitrust Team summarizes the most recent focus of European Competition Authorities on restrictive practices in labor markets....more
In June 2025, the European Commission (EC) and the French Competition Authority (FCA) took enforcement action against three cartels involving “no-poach” practices – agreements not to hire or solicit rivals’ employees. Five...more
On 2 June 2025, the European Commission (the Commission) announced a landmark decision, sanctioning companies for the first time over a standalone “no-poach” cartel agreement. Another key element of the decision was its focus...more
On 2 June 2025, the European Commission (“Commission”) delivered a decision fining Delivery Hero and Glovo a total of EUR 329 million for participating in a cartel in the online food delivery sector. It is the first time the...more
On 2 June 2025, the European Commission fined Delivery Hero and Glovo a total of EUR 329 million for participation in a cartel in the online food delivery sector. Notably, this marks not only the first time the Commission has...more
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
On June 2, 2025, the European Commission (EC) announced that it had fined food delivery companies Delivery Hero and Glovo a total of €329 million for participating in a cartel in the online food delivery sector in violation...more
Antitrust experts from across the globe convened in Washington, D.C. on April 2–4, 2025 to discuss new enforcement policies and share updates on current issues in antitrust. We provide the key highlights from numerous panels...more
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. David Higbee (Global Head of Antitrust) and Dominic Long (Global Deputy Head of Antitrust) are our editors this month....more
EU Court Ruled on FDI Screening Limits - Implications for Investors - The Court of Justice of the European Union’s first decision on foreign direct investment (FDI) screening limits the scope of the EU FDI Screening...more
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
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
Welcome to the 2019 Shearman & Sterling Antitrust Annual Report. Our seventh edition focuses on the contrasting use by regulators of antitrust laws with respect to the FANGs, and how antitrust is being enforced in the U.S....more
Skadden’s Antitrust and Competition Group and the economics firm Charles River Associates recently co-hosted the ninth annual “Antitrust in the Technology Sector: Policy Perspectives and Insights From the Enforcers” seminar...more