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Notes from the Multipolar Global Front: Navigating Multinational Antitrust Merger Reviews

WilmerHale on 7/8/2025

Recent developments have made navigating multinational antitrust merger reviews even more complex and replete with traps for the unwary. ...more

European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin – March/April 2025

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 5/13/2025

The firm is pleased to distribute the European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin, which breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe in the past two months into concise and actionable takeaways....more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot | Q1 2025

McDermott Will & Schulte on 5/6/2025

JANUARY – MARCH 2025: KEY THEMES AND TAKEAWAYS - UNITED STATES - FTC Loses Vertical Challenge to Tempur Sealy/Mattress Firm On July 2, 2024, the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit in federal court seeking to block...more

Antitrust in focus - March 2025

A&O Shearman on 3/31/2025

Our global antitrust enforcement report reveals significant increase in overall fines - In the latest edition of our annual report, we identify the major trends and developments in antitrust enforcement worldwide in 2024 and...more

Antitrust and Competition Life Sciences Year in Review 2024

Goodwin on 2/21/2025

The last year (and particularly the last few months) of the Biden Administration brought a flurry of activity from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the life sciences space, continuing a yearslong pattern of close...more

New Trump Administration Files First Merger Lawsuit Seeking to Block HPE/Juniper

Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP on 2/4/2025

In the first merger challenge of the second Trump Administration, on January 30, the U.S. Department of Justice (“DOJ”) Antitrust Division filed suit seeking to block Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company’s (“HPE’s”) proposed...more

Quarterly Cartel Catch-Up – New Year, New Administration

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 1/31/2025

The new year marks the transition from the Biden administration and its whole-of-government approach to antitrust enforcement, to the return of President Trump. To spearhead his administration’s antitrust enforcement efforts,...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: November 2024

K&L Gates LLP on 12/13/2024

On 29 October 2024, the European Union and the UK government finalized the technical discussions on a competition cooperation agreement. This agreement will enable closer cooperation between the UK Competition and Markets...more

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, October 2024

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 10/31/2024

We are pleased to share the October 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin – July/August 2024

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 9/6/2024

The "European Antitrust Bimonthly Bulletin” breaks down the major antitrust developments in Europe during the past two months into concise and actionable takeaways. ...more

Antitrust M&A Snapshot - Q2 2024

McDermott Will & Schulte on 7/29/2024

UNITED STATES - - Agencies Revisiting Consummated Mergers - What’s old is new again, as agencies are increasingly scrutinizing consummated mergers from years past. In May 2024, the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust...more

Antitrust in focus - April 2024

A&O Shearman on 7/1/2024

Spotlight on below-threshold merger reviews: doubts over European Commission’s powers while in depth probes launched in Italy - Last month, we reported on the landmark Advocate General (AG) opinion in Illumina/GRAIL. The AG...more

Full Steam Ahead for Cartel Enforcement in 2024

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 4/4/2024

As anticipated, cartel enforcement is ramping up at the start of 2024 and investigations relating to artificial intelligence (AI) are taking center stage. Leadership of both the broader Department of Justice (DOJ) and the...more

Antitrust & Competition Technology 2023 Year in Review

Goodwin on 3/26/2024

Antitrust actions significantly impacted the technology sector in 2023 and are poised to have substantial repercussions in the future, affecting both major tech companies and emerging enterprises. In addition to a focus on...more

Antitrust in focus - February 2024

A&O Shearman on 3/8/2024

This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Dirk Arts, co-head of the global antitrust group and partner based in Brussels, is our editor this month. He has...more

Brussels Regulatory Brief: November 2023

K&L Gates LLP on 12/7/2023

Antitrust and Competition - European Commission Approves Consolidation in the Ground Transportation Sector Subject to Remedies - The companies are two global suppliers of signalling systems for mainline and urban railway...more

Antitrust in focus - October 2023

A&O Shearman on 10/30/2023

The Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) establishes a new regime, enforced by the European Commission (EC), to regulate subsidies granted by non-EU countries to businesses active in the EU that could distort competition in EU...more

Environmental sustainability agreements: final UK guidance to cooperating competitors

A&O Shearman on 10/19/2023

The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published its final Green Agreements Guidance on how UK antitrust rules apply to green cooperation agreements between competitors (UK Green Guidance). The UK Green Guidance...more

Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update - Q2 2023

Goodwin on 8/25/2023

Antitrust enforcers remained active across the globe, with the announcement by the FTC and DOJ of proposed guidelines that have an emphasis on tech mergers in the United States, and several investigations of major tech deals...more

European Digital Compliance: Key Digital Regulation & Compliance Developments July 2023

Morrison & Foerster LLP on 7/6/2023

To help organizations stay on top of the main developments in European digital compliance, Morrison Foerster’s European Digital Regulatory Compliance team reports on some of the main topical digital regulatory and compliance...more

Antitrust & Competition Technology Quarterly Update - Q1 2023

Goodwin on 6/15/2023

The start of 2023 has been a busy one, with global antitrust agencies advancing investigations and challenging a number of technology acquisitions. Future antitrust enforcement could also be shaped by new digital market...more

Antitrust in focus - May 2023

A&O Shearman on 5/26/2023

This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Pieter Huizing, partner based in Amsterdam, is our editor this month (learn more about Pieter in our Q&A feature at...more

CMA Blocks Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision Blizzard

McDermott Will & Schulte on 5/9/2023

On April 26, 2023, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) blocked what would otherwise have been the largest deal in the gaming industry to date. The decision highlights several important trends, such as: - In dynamic...more

Digital Banks Lead the Challenge Against Retail Banking Giants

Ankura on 5/9/2023

Challenger banks have achieved a great deal of success since they burst on the scene in a big way a decade or so ago to vie with traditional retail banks for a share of the market. The best challengers are consistently...more

Antitrust in focus - February 2023

A&O Shearman on 3/7/2023

This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Vivian Cao, partner at Allen & Overy Lang Yue, is our editor this month....more

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