AntiTrust Law
Antitrust
The campaign promises to address rising prices at the grocery store signal stronger price gouging investigations, enforcement actions, and prohibitions to come
The Harris-Walz campaign is focusing on enacting “the first-ever federal ban on price gouging of food and groceries” . And the Trump-Vance campaign has decried ...
Antitrust
Australia Greenwashing: ASIC and ACCC Prosecutions Half-Yearly Review – and ACCC’s Position on Environmental Collaborations
The Federal Court imposed a penalty of AU$11.3 million on Mercer Superannuation (Australia) Limited (Mercer) for making misleading sustainability claims. It has also taken court ...
Antitrust
Freedom, Power and Contestability: Interactions between Article 5(2) DMA & GDPR
As DMA enforcement moves forward, questions about the interpretation of the DMA’s specific provisions are starting to arise. The European Commission initiated formal proceedings on ...
Antitrust
Apple’s Vertical Integration: Two Specification proceedings have been opened on Apple’s Vertical Integration
The European Commission has initiated the first specification proceedings under Article 8(2) DMA. The European Commission initiated these specification proceedings on its own initiative. They ...
Antitrust
The new premerger notification regime will change M&A strategy
On 10 October 2024, the Federal Trade Commission will issue new final rules that govern the US premerger filing process. These rules, the first major ...
Antitrust
Illumina/Grail – What is the solution for Killer Acquisitions?
Introduction Following the CJEU Illumina/Grail ruling the case here is made for the Commission to negotiate with the national competition authorities (NCAs) to adopt a ...
Antitrust
Mission Impossible: Teresa Ribera’s Mission Letter and the Future of EU Merger Review
Executive vice president Vestager’s historic tenure as EU Competition Policy Commissioner is coming to an end. EVP Vestager’s tenure as EU competition policy commissioner is ...