In 2023, cartel fines in key jurisdictions increased by 7.7%—totaling $1.4 billion—compared to 2022. While the totals remain significantly below the peaks seen in the mid-2010s, 2023 saw record fines imposed in several...more
While the global pandemic that began in 2020 continued throughout 2021, cartel enforcement activity increased among a number of leading enforcement jurisdictions. Overall, global fines in 2021 were up by 229 percent compared...more
1/5/2022
/ Anti-Monopoly ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Competition Authorities ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Fines ,
Mergers
Global cartel fine totals rebounded somewhat in 2019, approaching historical norms following two years of sharply lower fine levels.
The $6.1 billion total is the highest global fine level since 2016. Most of the increased...more
3/2/2020
/ Africa ,
Antitrust Provisions ,
Antitrust Violations ,
Asia ,
Cartels ,
Competition ,
Criminal Investigations ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Deferred Prosecution Agreements ,
Enforcement Actions ,
EU ,
Fines ,
South America
Fines significantly down, several enforcement firsts and a strong pipeline of new, mainly domestic cartel cases around the world....more
7/26/2017
/ Automotive Industry ,
Brazil ,
Cartels ,
Compliance ,
Cooperation Agreement ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Fines ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Dawn Raids ,
EU ,
Extradition ,
Financial Services Industry ,
Fines ,
FTAIA ,
India ,
Peru ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Real Estate Market ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Whistleblowers
Authorities launched new criminal probes, obtained guilty pleas from companies and executives and imposed hefty fines as aggressive enforcement continued.
Several significant developments occurred in cartel enforcement...more
1/18/2017
/ Africa ,
Antitrust Litigation ,
Asia ,
Australia ,
Benchmarks ,
Brazil ,
Canada ,
Cartels ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Corporate Fines ,
Criminal Penalties ,
Dawn Raids ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
EU ,
Guilty Pleas ,
Middle East ,
No-Poaching ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prison ,
Sherman Act ,
Wage and Hour ,
Wage-Fixing
Cartel enforcement activity promises to remain busy In the coming months and into 2017
Cartel enforcement remains a priority for competition authorities around the world. Global cartel fines totaled more than $6...more
9/13/2016
/ Algorithms ,
Asia ,
Canada ,
Cartels ,
Colombia ,
Competition ,
Compliance ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Enforcement ,
Enforcement Authority ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Extradition ,
Fines ,
Foreclosure ,
Foreign Exchanges ,
Germany ,
India ,
Italy ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Real Estate Market ,
Russia ,
Sherman Act ,
Shipping ,
Spain ,
Subpoenas ,
Yates Memorandum ,
Young Lawyers