The Antitrust and Competition Report, published by Reed Smith LLP, focuses on legal developments and regulatory changes in antitrust, competition law, and merger control across multiple jurisdictions. It covers topics such as foreign subsidy control regimes, national security and investment notifications, competition enforcement reforms, and regulatory responses to emerging technologies like artificial intelligence. The blog also addresses consumer protection law reforms, merger filing rules, and the interplay between competition authorities and government policies. It provides insights into compliance strategies, enforcement trends, and practical implications for businesses engaged in cross-border transactions and market activities subject to competition law scrutiny.
On 14 May 2020, the German Parliament adopted temporary amendments to the Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC) to mitigate consequences resulting from COVID-19 in the field of competition law. See BT-Drucksache 19/18963.
In order to enable the Federal Cartel…
As U.S. meat packaging and processing companies persevere to supply the nation’s grocery shelves during the COVID-19 pandemic, the industry finds itself once again under the regulatory spotlight. On May 6, 2020, President Donald Trump asked the Department of Justice…
A version of this article was previously published in French by Le Club des Juristes.
Following the economic shock caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the French and European competition authorities announced certain changes to competition law. Companies will be able…
On April 16, the CEO of the Hong Kong Competition Commission, Brent Snyder, announced extensive changes to the agency’s leniency program, aligning Hong Kong’s program more closely with the U.S.’s. Snyder previously served as Deputy Assistant Attorney General for criminal…
With COVID-19 sweeping across the globe, competition law authorities and legislative bodies across the world are having to act quickly and flexibly to minimise disruption while ensuring business compliance and consumer protection. In our recent client alert, we take…
On March 5, 2020, contact lens distributor 1-800 Contacts presented arguments to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit appealing to overturn judgment for alleged antitrust violations relating to agreements with competitors on advertising keywords. Reed Smith attorneys…
On February 5, 2020, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim spoke at the Media Institute on the current merger review landscape (see Makan Delrahim, “Getting Better: Progress and Remaining Challenges in Merger Review”). While he celebrated an administrative success,…
On November 1, 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) upheld the decision of an administrative law judge (ALJ), finding that the non-reportable acquisition of FIH Group Holdings, LLC (Freedom) by Otto Bock HealthCare North America, Inc. (Ottobock) was likely to…
On the grounds of national security, the UK Government made a surprising intervention in the U.S private equity firm Advent International’s proposed acquisition of Cobham plc, a British aerospace and defence company. Since the decision back in September to look…
In hiQ Labs, Inc. v. LinkedIn Corp., No. 17-16783, 2019 WL 4251889 (9th Cir. Sept. 9, 2019), a Ninth Circuit panel affirmed the district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction in favor of hiQ, which prohibited LinkedIn from denying access…
