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...
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...
7/1/2020 4:00:39 PM What are the risks when increasing prices in times of COVID-19? By Ross Mackenzie Michelle Mantine Dora Wang Max Seuster +1 more... Show less When COVID-19 swept the globe and disrupted the production and distribution of goods, it gave way to some companies taking advantage of...
6/22/2020 10:57:51 AM CMA announces first investigations into COVID-19 price abuse By Ross Mackenzie Marjorie Holmes Emma Weeden Vaibhav Adlakha +1 more... Show less At a glance First formal action against price gouging in the UKCase will be a test of the fitness of the current legal framework to...
6/15/2020 4:55:55 PM COVID-19 puts predatory acquisitions in the antitrust crosshairs of U.S. government By William Sheridan Gregory Vose As businesses continue to deal with the repercussions of extended lockdowns, the U.S. government is on the lookout for enterprises that...
6/11/2020 10:30:07 AM COVID-19 pandemic accelerates the extension of foreign investment control in Germany with regard to transactions in the health care sector By Tilman Siebert Corinna Kammerer The German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy implemented further amendments to the Foreign Trade and Payments Ordinance...
5/22/2020 9:09:09 AM German lawmakers adopt temporary amendments to the German Competition Act to mitigate consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in competition law By Tilman Siebert Michaela Westrup Corinna Kammerer On 14 May 2020, the German Parliament adopted temporary amendments to the Act against Restraints of Competition (ARC) to mitigate...
5/14/2020 7:36:59 PM Meat industry faces new antitrust threats while working through COVID-19 challenges By Michelle Mantine Christopher Brennan Alejo Cabranes As U.S. meat packaging and processing companies persevere to supply the nation’s grocery shelves during the COVID-19 pandemic, the...
5/11/2020 10:32:00 AM Competition law during the COVID-19 pandemic: several shades freed? By Marc Lévy Natasha Tardif Lucile Chneiweiss A version of this article was previously published in French by Le Club des Juristes. Following the economic shock caused by the COVID-19...