Topic
Antitrust Enforcement
397 published works
China Law Vision
The Merge of Antitrust Enforcement Agencies in China
By AnJie Broad
Authored by Zhan Hao (zhanhao@anjielaw.com) ，Stephanie Wu ( wuyuanyuan@anjielaw.com) and Song Ying (songying@anjielaw.com) at AnJie Law Firm. On March 13, 2018, Li Keqiang, Premier of the State Council of the…
Antitrust Alert
China to Consolidate Antitrust Law Enforcement Power
The Chinese government announced on March 13, 2018, that it will consolidate the duties of three competition agencies into a new government agency to handle all antitrust matters. While it…
Essential Patent Blog
U.S. DOJ Antitrust Head Makan Delrahim brings his message of balanced SEP competition law enforcement to Europe
By David Long
Yesterday, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Assistant Attorney General (AAG) for the Antitrust Division Makan Delrahim spoke in Brussels about maintaining a close working relationship and coordination with European Union's…
Covington Competition
EDEKA “wedding rebates” – German Federal Supreme Court removes roadblock to antitrust enforcement in food retail sector
On 23 January 2018, Germany’s Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof – BGH) handed down its judgment on alleged anti-competitive requests for preferential rebates and conditions by food retailers (case KVR 3/17…
Antitrust Advocate
The FTC Is Looking You Up and Down(stream): Insights From the Acting Director of the Bureau of Competition on Antitrust Enforcement for Vertical Mergers
Since Assistant Attorney General Delrahim’s inaugural remarks on vertical mergers (covered here), the business press has been atwitter about the antitrust enforcement agencies’ views of those mergers. Bruce Hoffman, the…
Antitrust Law Blog
10 EU Competition & Regulatory Trends to Watch for in 2018
By Jacques Derenne, Curtis Dombek, Oliver Heinisch, Isabelle Rahman, Wim Vandenberghe, Reid Whitten, Yaniss Aiche, Dimitris Vallindas
Introduction Our “trends for 2018” are only a selection of interesting developments to watch for in 2018. Within the political and legislative cycle of the European Union, 2018 promises to…
Antitrust, Competition and Trade
Competition Law Enforcement Trends in the U.S., Europe and China: Looking Ahead to 2018
By Thomas Barnett, Deborah Garza, Johan Ysewyn
2017 was another year of active enforcement globally—including in the U.S., despite the start of a new Presidential Administration touting an aggressive deregulatory agenda. Transactions in consolidated industries drew enforcement…
Focus on Regulation
Digital Antitrust – Outlook for the European Antitrust Year 2018
By Falk Schoening, Christian Ritz, LL.M. (USYD)
With the New Year only a few days old, we want to present a short outlook what to expect from European antitrust enforcement in 2018, with a particular focus on…
Antitrust Alert
THE LATEST: Antitrust Remains in Political Crosshairs for 2018 Midterm Elections
By Ashley L. McMahon, Gregory E. Heltzer
WHAT HAPPENED: Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) gave a speech at the Open Markets Institute on December 6 entitled “Three Ways to Remake the American Economy for All”, in which she…
Antitrust Alert
THE LATEST: FTC Challenges Non-HSR Reportable Retail Fuel Station Transaction— Requires Three Localized Divestitures in Alabama
WHAT HAPPENED: Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. (ACT) is a Canadian corporation and is engaged in the retail sale of gasoline and diesel fuel in the United States. Circle K Stores, Inc.…