1/3/2023 3:34:42 PM EU introduces foreign subsidy control By Max Seuster Christian Filippitsch On 23 December 2022, the EU published the final text of its new regime to fight foreign subsidies distorting the internal market. The...
7/13/2021 4:05:08 PM What should transportation and logistics companies know about greenwashing? By Isabelle Rahman Wim Vandenberghe Christian Filippitsch Geert Goeteyn Max Seuster Charles Sauvage +3 more... Show less As consumers demand more eco-friendly products and services, many companies are scrambling to prove their green credentials....
7/7/2021 9:10:10 AM Does the UK’s new Subsidy Bill mark a significant departure from EU state aid rules? By Ross Mackenzie Marjorie Holmes Emma Weeden Vaibhav Adlakha +1 more... Show less The new Subsidy Control Bill (the Bill) recently had its first reading in the House of Commons. Once passed into law, this Bill will...
7/1/2021 3:00:32 PM Greenwashing: what is a misleading environmental claim and how can companies avoid getting into trouble? By Isabelle Rahman Wim Vandenberghe Christian Filippitsch Geert Goeteyn Max Seuster Charles Sauvage +3 more... Show less The practice of making misleading environmental claims (so-called “greenwashing”) carries increasing risk in Europe. The European...
5/11/2021 1:08:46 PM The European Commission increases intervention in M&A deals in the EU By Christian Filippitsch Geert Goeteyn Isabelle Rahman Max Seuster +1 more... Show less The European Commission (EC) recently revealed a major change in merger policy affecting cross-border M&A deals in Europe. The new...
4/15/2021 2:25:16 PM Cooperation projects during the COVID-19 pandemic – a useful reminder that competition compliance rules still apply By Isabelle Rahman Christian Filippitsch Geert Goeteyn Max Seuster Magdalini Goulakou Charles Sauvage +3 more... Show less Ahead of a recent matchmaking event created with the aim of supporting the acceleration and upscale of COVID-19 vaccine production, the...
3/16/2021 11:25:56 AM When does sustainable collaboration become an anticompetitive agreement? By Geert Goeteyn Charles Sauvage On 4 February 2021, the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Competition held a discussion about how EU competition policy can...
2/18/2021 11:55:14 AM Personal liability and competition law: a global view By Marjorie Holmes Ross Mackenzie Emma Weeden Vaibhav Adlakha Jennifer Driscoll Michaela Westrup Corinna Kammerer Audrey Augusto Dimitrios Pittas +6 more... Show less Becoming a theme of increasing concern, competition regimes from across the globe have started to take new measures to sanction natural...
2/9/2021 2:11:51 PM What will post-Brexit competition law enforcement look like? By Marjorie Holmes Ross Mackenzie Emma Weeden Vaibhav Adlakha Dimitrios Pittas +2 more... Show less The EU and UK have very similar systems of competition law enforcement however Brexit has given the UK a degree of autonomy and the...
10/20/2020 4:06:20 PM Recent cases highlight limitations in price-gouging enforcement By John Feldman Michelle Mantine Toam Rubinstein Danielle Stewart +1 more... Show less Since the start of the global pandemic, state attorneys general continue to actively pursue price-gouging investigations against...
9/21/2020 2:28:21 PM Price gouging in Europe: what are the rules and how has the pandemic shifted enforcement priorities? By Max Seuster Lucile Chneiweiss Ross Mackenzie Tilman Siebert +1 more... Show less Continuing our podcast series on price gouging laws, members of our global antitrust lawyers focus on the situation around price gouging...
9/21/2020 2:15:48 PM Is a robust compliance plan enough to ensure a discount from fines for anticompetitive activity? By Marjorie Holmes Ross Mackenzie Edward Schwartz Jennifer Driscoll Dora Wang Asha Sharma Vaibhav Adlakha Cindy Shen Carolyn Chia Celine Collis +7 more... Show less In certain jurisdictions, having a tailored and comprehensive compliance programme in place may reduce the size of a fine resulting from...
9/7/2020 9:59:05 AM Aviation update: what are the EU measures that regulate the industry? By Geert Goeteyn For the latest update on the various European measures that regulate the aviation sector, including a summary of the measures adopted by...
8/20/2020 9:57:47 PM U.S. price gouging during COVID-19: A changing landscape By Danielle Stewart Michelle Mantine Jennifer Driscoll Our U.S. team members recently joined Reed Smith’s Countering the Crisis podcast to provide an overview of the U.S. laws around price...
8/18/2020 10:11:35 AM Regulatory aspects of investing in Germany – German legislator further extends foreign investment control regime By Tilman Siebert Corinna Kammerer On 18 June 2020, the German Parliament agreed to further rules on tightening foreign investment control by adopting the First Act on the...
8/12/2020 9:36:10 AM How can businesses ensure competition compliance? By Marjorie Holmes Ross Mackenzie Emma Weeden Vaibhav Adlakha Celine Collis +2 more... Show less Though competition compliance programmes may differ across jurisdictions, having one is widely regarded as essential. A way to ensure...