McDermott’s Annual European Competition Review summarizes key developments in European competition rules. During the previous year, several new regulations, notices and guidelines were issued by the European Commission. There...more
1/25/2021
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Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ,
Infringement ,
New Legislation ,
State Aid ,
Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER)
Under current EU merger control rules, whether a concentration has to be notified to the European Commission (“Commission”) depends, among other things, on the level of revenue generated by the parties worldwide and in the...more
Generally, contact tracing refers to an effort by public health officials to identify individuals with whom a patient who has tested positive for an infectious disease has been in close proximity. Public health officials will...more
9/15/2020
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California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) ,
Contact Tracing ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Collection ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) ,
Data Security ,
Employees ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Infectious Diseases ,
Information Governance ,
Mobile Apps ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Patient Privacy Rights ,
Patients ,
Personal Data ,
Private Sector ,
Public Health ,
Re-Opening Guidelines ,
UK Brexit ,
Whistleblowers
In the United States, despite requesting additional time to review pending mergers, the US antitrust agencies have continued their work through the COVID-19 pandemic. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Federal Trade...more
9/3/2020
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Corporate Counsel ,
Customers ,
Deadlines ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Investigations ,
Mergers ,
Remote Depositions ,
Remote Hearings ,
Settlement Agreements ,
UK ,
UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) ,
UK Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) ,
Videoconference
In parallel to a public consultation to seek feedback from the public regarding the New Competition Tool, the European Commission (Commission) is consulting on a proposal for an ex ante regulatory instrument that would ensure...more
On 2 June 2020, the European Commission (the Commission) published its inception impact assessment (or roadmap) on the possible adoption of regulation that would introduce a new market investigation tool. This assessment was...more
McDermott’s Annual European Competition Review summarizes key developments in European competition rules. During the previous year, several new regulations, notices and guidelines were issued by the European Commission. There...more
2/3/2020
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Automotive Industry ,
BMW ,
Cable Television Providers ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Corporate Fines ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Merger Control Regulation ,
Honda ,
MasterCard ,
Mergers ,
New Legislation ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Safety Standards ,
State Aid ,
Takata ,
Toyota ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
Visa Inc ,
Volkswagen
The US agencies continue to be aggressive and have blocked transactions or required significant remedies during the second quarter. The agencies cleared three mergers where divestitures were required. In the face of Federal...more
8/28/2019
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Antitrust Violations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
French Competition Authority ,
Institutional Investors ,
Merger Controls ,
Mergers ,
Sherman Act
On January 31, the Board of the Mexican Competition Authority—the Federal Economic Competition Commission (COFECE)—approved REMY Holdings International’s acquisition of BorgWarner’s vehicle aftermarket business. However, the...more
CARTELS & RESTRICTIVE AGREEMENTS -
CJEU’S EYE-OPENING RULING ON ANTITRUST COMPLIANCE AND OFF-LABEL MISINFORMATION –
C 179/16, HOFFMAN-LA ROCHE AND OTHERS V AGCM, 23 JANUARY 2018 –
On 23 January 2018, the CJEU...more
2/19/2019
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Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Foreign Investment ,
General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ,
Germany ,
Internet Retailers ,
Member State ,
Merger Controls ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) ,
Websites
US antitrust agencies marked the third quarter of 2018 with significant policy announcements regarding the merger review process, with focus on expediting the review process through cooperation between the agencies and the...more
Pursuant to the EU merger control rules, a transaction that falls within the purview of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) must be notified to the European Commission (Commission) in advance (Article 4(1) EUMR), and must not be...more
United States: July – December 2017 Update -
Although delays in antitrust appointments continued throughout the second half of 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) continued to actively...more
United States: July – December 2017 Update -
Although delays in antitrust appointments continued throughout the second half of 2017, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) continued to actively...more