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(Paris)</div> <div class="role"> <span class="fonction">Associate</span> </div> </header> <div class="main"> <div class="crayon contact-descriptif-114351 texte descriptif"><p>Mary Hecht is an associate at McDermott Will & Emery, based in the firm’s Paris office. Her practice focuses on EU competition and antitrust matters. Before joining McDermott, Mary worked in a wealth management firm. She was an intern in several French law firms specialized in competition law and also interned at Samsung Electronics and at Euro Disney.</p></div> <div class="p"> <a href="//en/auteurs/mary-hecht#contact" class="btn btn-contact btn-contact-rwd btn-primary-border popin pull-left" data-href-popin="#contact">Contact</a> <div class="social-links social-links-rwd pull-right"> <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/mary-hecht-8899b5106/"> Linkedin</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 col-md-3 col-aside"> <div class="liste auteurs co-auteurs"> <h2>Linked authors</h2> <div class="liste-items liste-items-well"> <div class='ajaxbloc' data-ajax-env='1+XzRhW9p1Abx6Bj6v23rQI1vW0Z2qaNB6/pD9VEuBNWWMr8DWN7E3TZGnxR3fVFmg+APUR4vlfuxur5T5t7ctOHVjhx7X4STDMukHBPkDHiwkpkIRwC1KUc7dYW9Rsca3O5QJjaCGH4X8ZQa2v6kRdELWLs3lLnObyJhQHShhO4xb1X0bi32IYeyE3pOBE5Jx3tyO+l8Vcngf7K8kSBrZuywW464k+bUELD6DtFpj7dc+FUZTM6EN6uawzfAf3c5Am3yavE0gezaQ==' data-origin="//en/auteurs/mary-hecht"> <div class="item"><div class="entry auteur" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <strong class="entry-title"> <a href="en/auteurs/matthieu-adam" itemprop="url"> <span class='logo-img-wrapper spip_logo' style="width:35px;"><span class="img" style="display:block;position:relative;height:0;width:100%;padding-bottom:88.57%;overflow:hidden;background:url(local/cache-vignettes/L70xH61/auton11390-69f85.png?1711359269) no-repeat center;background-size:100%;"> </span></span> <span itemprop="name" class="nom">Matthieu Adam</span></a> </strong> <div class="entry-content"> <span class='organisation' itemprop="worksFor" itemtype="http://schema.org/Organization">McDermott Will & Emery (Paris)</span> </div> <div class="entry-meta"> <span class="pays">France</span> <span class="articles"><em>1</em> contribution</span> <span class="visites"><em>1439</em> visits</span> </div> </div></div> <div class="item"><div class="entry auteur" itemscope itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"> <strong class="entry-title"> <a href="en/auteurs/julian-l-andre" itemprop="url"> <span class='logo-img-wrapper spip_logo' style="width:35px;"><span class="img" style="display:block;position:relative;height:0;width:100%;padding-bottom:100%;overflow:hidden;background:url(local/cache-vignettes/L70xH70/auton136044-76a6b.jpg?1711359269) no-repeat center;background-size:100%;"> </span></span> <span itemprop="name" class="nom">Julian L. 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Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/graham-hyman">Graham Hyman</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2024/the-uk-parliament-sees-the-digital-markets-competition-and-consumers-dmcc-act" rel="bookmark">The UK Parliament sees the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act receive royal assent</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-05-23T22:00:00Z">24 May 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 1</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119921 introduction entry-content"> <p>The DMCC Act will grant the Competition & Markets Authority (CMA) with powers to enforce the new digital markets competition regime and will apply to firms that are designated as having strategic market status (SMS). 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Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/graham-hyman">Graham Hyman</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-us-ftc-sends-a-second-request-to-an-oil-and-natural-gas-company-looking-to" rel="bookmark">The US FTC sends a second request for information and documents to an oil and natural gas company looking to acquire a rival firm <em>(Diamondback / Endeavor)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-04-29T22:00:00Z">30 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 51</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119917 introduction entry-content"> <p>Merger activity in oil and gas markets remains high. Although agencies are scrutinizing the deals, they have engaged in little enforcement activity this quarter. On April 29, 2024, Diamondback Energy received a second request from the FTC looking into its $26 billion acquisition of its privately (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/glenna-siegel">Glenna Siegel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/graham-hyman">Graham Hyman</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-us-ftc-publishes-an-annual-performance-report-which-reveals-low-enforcement" rel="bookmark">The US FTC publishes an annual performance report which reveals low enforcement rates and high abandonment rates in antitrust merger investigations </a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-04-03T22:00:00Z">4 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 5</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119916 introduction entry-content"> <p>Recent reports indicate that, over the past three years, companies have abandoned 37 deals in the face of FTC pressure. Some were abandoned prior to formal enforcement actions and others were post-complaint. These abandonments spanned industries including pharma, defense, healthcare, energy and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/glenna-siegel">Glenna Siegel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/graham-hyman">Graham Hyman</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2024/the-eu-commission-issues-a-competition-policy-brief-on-non-price-competition-in" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission issues a competition policy brief on non-price competition in EU merger control</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-31T22:00:00Z">1 April 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 22</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119919 introduction entry-content"> <p>In April 2024, the EC issued a competition policy brief on the topic of non-price competition in EU merger control, citing case practice examples. The EC reported that it is increasingly evaluating non-price competition parameters such as innovation, quality, data protection, sustainability and (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/glenna-siegel">Glenna Siegel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/graham-hyman">Graham Hyman</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2024/the-court-of-justice-ag-emiliou-delivers-opinion-that-article-22-of-the-eumr-is" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice AG Emiliou delivers opinion that Article 22 of the EUMR is not appropriate for killer acquisitions <em>(Illumina / Grail)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-20T23:00:00Z">21 March 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 6</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119918 introduction entry-content"> <p>On March 21, 2024, Advocate General Nicholas Emiliou issued his opinion in the Illumina/Grail case and concluded that Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (EUMR) is not the European solution for dealing with “killer acquisitions.” In particular, he stated his view that Article 22 EUMR does not (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="content-inner-more"> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/glenna-siegel">Glenna Siegel</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/graham-hyman">Graham Hyman</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2024/the-eu-commission-sends-statement-of-objections-to-a-building-materials-company" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission sends a Statement of Objections to a building materials company for providing incorrect, incomplete and misleading information during a merger investigation <em>(Kingspan)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2024-03-18T23:00:00Z">19 March 2024</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 11</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-119920 introduction entry-content"> <p>The EC suspects Kingspan to have intentionally, or negligently, provided incorrect, incomplete and misleading information while the EC investigated Kingspan’s planned acquisition of Trimo in 2021 under the EUMR. The information concerns basic facts related to Kingspan’s internal organization, as (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2022-4460/the-eu-commission-publishes-its-foreign-subsidies-regulation-in-the-official" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission introduces its Foreign Subsidies Regulation which aims to address the perceived regulatory gaps under current EU competition law and trade defence rules</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-12-22T23:00:00Z">23 December 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 61</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112058 introduction entry-content"> <p>The Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market was published in the Official Journal of the EU on December 23, 2022. <br class='autobr' /> The Regulation, referred to as “the Foreign Subsidies Regulation”, or “FSR”, aims to redress the perceived (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2022/the-eu-commission-sees-the-dma-enter-into-force-to-ensure-contestable-and-fair" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission sees the DMA enter into force to ensure contestable and fair markets in the digital sector</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-10-31T23:00:00Z">1 November 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 78</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112057 introduction entry-content"> <p>The European Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) 2022/1925 on contestable and fair markets in the digital sector (Digital Markets Act or “DMA”) entered into force on November 1, 2022 (OJ L 265, 12.10.2022, p. 1). Certain provisions of a preparatory nature apply as from that date. The (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/nabil-lakhal">Nabil Lakhal</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/andrea-otaola">Andrea Otaola</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2022/the-eu-general-court-confirms-that-the-commission-may-assess-mergers-that-do" rel="bookmark">The EU General Court confirms that the Commission may assess mergers that do not meet the required thresholds if a Member State refers the transaction under Art. 22 EUMR <em>(Illumina / Grail)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-07-12T22:00:00Z">13 July 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 62</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112055 introduction entry-content"> <p>The GCEU upheld the decision of the EC accepting a referral request from France, as joined by other Member States, asking it to assess the proposed acquisition of GRAIL by Illumina (Judgment of July 13, 2022, Case T-227/21, Illumina, Inc; v Commission). <br class='autobr' /> Background <br class='autobr' /> On September 21, 2020, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2022/the-eu-court-of-justice-maintains-a-fine-on-cartelists-notwithstanding-the-fact" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice maintains a fine on cartelists notwithstanding the fact that the court partially annuls the fining decision because of procedural errors on the part of the Commission <em>(Optical Disk Drives Cartel)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-06-15T22:00:00Z">16 June 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 31</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112051 introduction entry-content"> <p>Summary <br class='autobr' /> The CJEU on June 16, 2022, partially annulled a EC decision due to a procedural breach, whilst maintaining the imposed EUR 116 million fine. <br class='autobr' /> The CJEU found that the EC’s decision did not give the companies opportunity to rebut all infringements separately. At the same time, the Court (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2022/the-eu-commission-sees-its-updated-vertical-block-exemption-regulation-enter" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission sees its updated Vertical Block Exemption Regulation enter into force, to enable effective governing of companies in the digital age</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-05-31T22:00:00Z">1 June 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 89</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112059 introduction entry-content"> <p>In last year’s EU Competition Review, we reported on the draft of the new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER). On June 1, 2022, the new VBER finally entered into force. At the same time, the EC published a revised version of the accompanying Vertical Guidelines. These two instruments have (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2022/the-eu-general-court-upholds-the-commission-s-decision-implementing-a-eur28m" rel="bookmark">The EU General Court upholds the Commission’s decision implementing a €28M fine for gun jumping in the merger of two imaging product manufacturers <em>(Cannon / Toshiba)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-05-17T22:00:00Z">18 May 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 46</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112056 introduction entry-content"> <p>On June 27, 2019, the EC imposed two fines totaling EUR 28 million on Canon in the context of its acquisition of Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation (TMSC). The first fine of EUR 14 million was levied for Canon’s failure to notify the EC prior to the implementation of the transaction in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2022/the-french-competition-authority-fines-a-wine-and-spirits-company-eur7-million" rel="bookmark">The French Competition Authority fines a wine and spirits company €7M for gun jumping <em>(Cofepp / Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-04-11T22:00:00Z">12 April 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 302</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106410 introduction entry-content"> <p>By a decision dated 12 April 2022, the French Competition Authority (FCA) fined the Compagnie Financière Européenne de Prises de Participation (“Cofepp”) up to 7 million euros, for having closed the takeover of the company Marie Brizard Wine & Spirits (i) without first notifying the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2022/the-paris-court-of-appeal-rules-that-a-big-tech-firm-did-not-abruptly-terminate" rel="bookmark">The Paris Court of Appeal rules that a Big Tech firm did not abruptly terminate a contract with an advertising partner because the termination was objectively justified and a legitimate exercise of commercial freedom <em>(Ulysse / Google)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-03-10T23:00:00Z">11 March 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 698</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105918 introduction entry-content"> <p>On March 11, 2022, the Paris Court of Appeals overturned in its entirety a May 31, 2019 judgment of the Paris Commercial Court, which had ordered Google to compensate an advertiser, Ulysse Service (’Ulysse’), for the abrupt termination of established commercial relationships. In this case, the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/stephane-dionnet">Stéphane Dionnet</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/nabil-lakhal">Nabil Lakhal</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/andrea-otaola">Andrea Otaola</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2022/the-eu-general-court-annuls-a-eur1-06b-fine-on-a-chip-maker-for-concluding" rel="bookmark">The EU General Court annuls a €1.06B fine on a chip-maker for concluding conditional rebates, emphasising the critical role that economic analysis plays in rebate cases <em>(Intel)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-01-25T23:00:00Z">26 January 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 57</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-112053 introduction entry-content"> <p>At the start of the year, companies offering or considering offering rebates were given further guidance on the limits of such practices. <br class='autobr' /> The GCEU’s judgment of January 26, 2022 annulled the EUR 1.06 billion fine against Intel Corporation (Intel) in the 2009 EC decision. The judgment is the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/matt-evola">Matt Evola</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/lisa-peterson-rumin">Lisa Peterson Rumin</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2022/the-uk-competiton-authory-updates-its-merger-guidance-in-light-of-the-national" rel="bookmark">The UK Competiton Authory updates its merger guidance in light of the National Security and Investment Act</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2022-01-03T23:00:00Z">4 January 2022</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 232</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104990 introduction entry-content"> <p>The NSI Act replaces the system of discretionary public interest intervention in mergers by the UK government under the UK Enterprise Act and creates a new mandatory notification system operated by the Investment Security Unit (ISU), part of the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/matt-evola">Matt Evola</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/lisa-peterson-rumin">Lisa Peterson Rumin</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2021/the-uk-competiton-authory-updates-its-interim-measures-guidelines" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority updates its interim measures guidelines</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-12-20T23:00:00Z">21 December 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 216</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104989 introduction entry-content"> <p>On December 21, 2021, the CMA updated its guidance on interim measures in merger investigations and the initial enforcement order template. <br class='autobr' /> Interim measures take three forms, which depend on the stage of the investigation and whether they are imposed on the merging parties or agreed between (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/lisa-peterson-rumin">Lisa Peterson Rumin</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/matt-evola">Matt Evola</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2021/the-eu-commission-announces-the-withdrawal-of-two-airline-companies-from-a" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission announces the withdrawal of two airline companies from a proposed acquisition in the passenger air transport sector <em>(IAG / Globalia / Air Europa)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-12-15T23:00:00Z">16 December 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 207</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104959 introduction entry-content"> <p>IAG, owner of leading airlines in Ireland, Spain and the UK, sought to acquire Air Europa from Globalia and provided notification of the transaction to the Commission in May 2021. IAG, owner of Iberia and Vueling, is the largest airline in Spain and Air Europa is the third-largest airline in (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/matt-evola">Matt Evola</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/lisa-peterson-rumin">Lisa Peterson Rumin</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2021/the-eu-commission-approves-a-merger-in-the-waste-management-sector-subject-to" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission approves a merger in the waste management sector subject to conditions <em>(Veolia / Suez)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-12-13T23:00:00Z">14 December 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 224</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104954 introduction entry-content"> <p>On December 14, 2021, the Commission conditionally cleared in Phase I Veolia’s acquisition of Suez. The Commission deemed Veolia’s comprehensive commitments sufficient to assuage the Commission’s competition concerns, without the need for a Phase 2 investigation. <br class='autobr' /> The Commission found that the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2021/the-eu-general-court-confirms-the-commission-s-decision-to-fine-a-big-tech" rel="bookmark">The EU General Court confirms the Commission’s decision to fine a Big Tech company for abusing its dominant position in online search by discriminating against comparison shopping services to favour its own offering <em>(Google Shopping)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-11-09T23:00:00Z">10 November 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 309</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106676 introduction entry-content"> <p>Google’s flagship product is the Google search engine, which provides search results to consumers, who pay for the service with their data. Almost 90% of Google’s revenues stem from adverts, such as those it shows consumers in response to a search query. In 2004, Google entered the separate (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/matt-evola">Matt Evola</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/lisa-peterson-rumin">Lisa Peterson Rumin</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2021/the-eu-commission-imposes-interim-measures-on-two-healthcare-companies-for" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission imposes interim measures on two healthcare companies for breaching the EU Merger Regulation by gun jumping <em>(Illumina / Grail)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-10-28T22:00:00Z">29 October 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 281</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104950 introduction entry-content"> <p>In October 2021, the European Commission imposed interim measures on Illumina and GRAIL to restore and maintain competition between the entities following Illumina’s decision to close its acquisition of GRAIL prior to the Commission completing its review of the transaction and in breach of the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/philip-bentley">Philip Bentley</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2021/the-eu-commission-investigates-a-merger-between-two-genomics-companies-grail" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission investigates a merger between two genomics companies <em>(Illumina / Grail)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-10-28T22:00:00Z">29 October 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 258</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105202 introduction entry-content"> <p>The EC’s review of Illumina’s acquisition of GRAIL raises two novel issues: the assertion of jurisdiction by the EC over transactions that do not meet any national or EU jurisdictional merger control tests, and the use of interim measures to stop parties closing a transaction where the EC has (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/lisa-peterson-rumin">Lisa Peterson Rumin</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/matt-evola">Matt Evola</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2021/the-us-ftc-restricts-future-acquisitions-for-firms-that-pursue-anticompetitive" rel="bookmark">The US FTC announces the restriction of future acquisitions for firms that pursue anticompetitive mergers</a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-10-24T22:00:00Z">25 October 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 219</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104991 introduction entry-content"> <p>On October 25, 2021, the FTC announced a return to the practice of including prior approval provisions in consent decrees for allegedly anticompetitive mergers. This means that in addition to divesting a business, the FTC is requiring companies to obtain FTC prior approval before purchasing any (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/matt-evola">Matt Evola</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jon-b-dubrow">Jon B. Dubrow</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/joel-r-grosberg">Joel R. Grosberg</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/lisa-peterson-rumin">Lisa Peterson Rumin</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/october-2021/the-uk-competiton-authory-fines-a-big-tech-company-l50-5-million-for-breaching" rel="bookmark">The UK Competition Authority fines a Big Tech company £50.5 million for breaching its initial enforcement order regarding a merger with a GIF provider <em>(Facebook / Giphy)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-10-19T22:00:00Z">20 October 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 209</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-104980 introduction entry-content"> <p>In May 2020, Facebook purchased Giphy, the largest provider of GIFs (a format for image files that supports both animated and static images). Giphy operates an online database and search engine that primarily allows users to search and share GIFs and can be used indirectly on third-party apps, (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/june-2021/the-eu-court-of-justice-dismisses-an-appeal-from-a-member-of-the-car-battery" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice dismisses an appeal from a member of the Car Battery Cartel requesting leniency on the grounds that they did not provide novel information <em>(Recylex)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-06-02T22:00:00Z">3 June 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 74</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106582 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 3 June 2021, the CJEU issued a judgment rejecting Recylex’s appeal against the GCEU’s dismissal of Recylex’s challenge to the EC’s infringement decision in the car battery recycling cartel. By this decision the EC rejected Recylex’s request for an increase in leniency reduction beyond the (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/philip-bentley">Philip Bentley</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/karolien-van-der-putten">Karolien Van der Putten</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2021/the-eu-commission-fines-investment-banks-eur371m-for-participating-in-a" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission fines investment banks €371M for participating in a European bonds trading cartel <em>(Bank of America / Natixis / RBS / UBS / UniCredit / WestLB)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-05-19T22:00:00Z">20 May 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 139</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105325 introduction entry-content"> <p>By decision of 20 May 2021, the EC found that Bank of America, Natixis, Nomura, RBS (now NatWest), UBS, UniCredit and WestLB (now Portigon) breached EU antitrust rules through the participation of a group of traders in a cartel on the primary and secondary markets for European Government Bonds (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2021/the-eu-commission-fines-a-pharmaceutical-company-eur7-5m-for-providing" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission fines a pharmaceutical company €7.5M for providing inaccurate information during review of an acquisition application <em>(Merck / Sigma-Aldrich)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-05-02T22:00:00Z">3 May 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 136</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106714 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 3 May 2021, the EC fined Sigma-Aldrich EUR 7.5 million for providing incorrect or misleading information during the EC’s review of Merck’s planned acquisition of the company. <br class='autobr' /> Background <br class='autobr' /> On 21 April 2015, Merck notified the EC of its plan to acquire Sigma-Aldrich. On 15 June 2015, the EC (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/philip-bentley">Philip Bentley</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2021/the-eu-commission-imposes-fines-totalling-eur48m-on-3-railway-companies-for" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission imposes fines totalling €48M on 3 railway companies for participating in a cross-border customer allocation cartel <em>(ÖBB / DB / SNCB)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-04-19T22:00:00Z">20 April 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 184</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105237 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 20 April 2021, the EC issued its settlement decision by which it fined Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Société Nationale des Chemins de fer belges/Nationale Maatschappij der Belgische Spoorwegen (SNCB) a total of approximately EUR 48 million for participating in a cross-border customer allocation (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2021/the-eu-court-of-justice-upholds-the-commission-s-fine-and-affirms-that-a-parent" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice upholds the Commission’s fine and affirms that a parent company may be held jointly and severally liable for allocating markets and customers, price fixing, bid rigging and sharing commercially sensitive information <em>(Italmobiliare)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-04-14T22:00:00Z">15 April 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 84</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106576 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 24 June 2015, the EC fined 10 manufacturers of retail food packaging trays a total of EUR 115.8 million for having participated in a single and continuous infringement consisting of five separate cartels aimed at fixing prices, allocating customers and markets, bid-rigging and exchanging (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/philip-bentley">Philip Bentley</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/karolien-van-der-putten">Karolien Van der Putten</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2021/the-eu-court-of-justice-dismisses-all-appeals-brought-by-a-danish" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice dismisses all appeals brought by a Danish pharmaceutical company and five generic manufacturers against the judgments of the General Court and upholds a decision of the Commission on patent settlement agreements between the companies <em>(Lundbeck)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-03-24T23:00:00Z">25 March 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 207</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105334 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 25 March 2021, the CJEU dismissed all the appeals brought by Danish pharmaceutical company H. Lundbeck A/S and five generic manufacturers against the judgments of the GCEU, thus upholding a decision of the EC on patent settlement agreements between Lundbeck and five generic manufacturers (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/max-kuttner-101302">Max Küttner</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/philip-bentley">Philip Bentley</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2021/the-eu-court-of-justice-reduces-a-fine-imposed-on-a-steel-abrasives-cartel-on" rel="bookmark">The EU Court of Justice reduces a fine imposed on a steel abrasives cartel on grounds of breach of the principle of equal treatment <em>(Pometon)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-03-17T23:00:00Z">18 March 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 134</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105194 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 18 March 2021, the CJEU ruled on the appeal by Pometon SpA against the GCEU’s judgment in the steel abrasives cartel case. The CJEU ruled that the GCEU had breached the principle of equal treatment when recalculating the EC’s fine imposed on Pometon, the only non-settling party in this case. (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2021/the-eu-general-court-rejects-a-rival-s-challenge-to-the-commission-s-decision" rel="bookmark">The EU General Court rejects a rival’s challenge to the Commission’s decision allowing two Dutch cable operators to merge subject to conditions <em>(KPN)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-01-26T23:00:00Z">27 January 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 109</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106739 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 27 January 2021, the GCEU confirmed the EC’s decision declaring the merger of the two main Dutch cable operators, Ziggo N.V. and Liberty Global Plc, compatible with the internal market, thus rejecting the action introduced by their competitor, KPN BV, a provider of retail television offers (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/philip-bentley">Philip Bentley</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/jacques-buhart">Jacques Buhart</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/hendrik-viaene">Hendrik Viaene</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/david-henry">David Henry</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/january-2021/the-eu-commission-imposes-fines-totalling-eur7-9m-on-a-digital-distribution" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission imposes fines totalling €7.9M on a digital distribution company and 5 publishers for geo-blocking <em>(Valve / Bandai Namco / Capcom / Focus Home / Koch Media / ZeniMax)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2021-01-19T23:00:00Z">20 January 2021</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 104</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-105236 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 20 January 2021, the EC fined Valve Corporation and five publishers, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Focus Home, Koch Media and ZeniMax, a total of EUR 7.9 million for breaching antitrust rules by partitioning the EEA market. <br class='autobr' /> Background <br class='autobr' /> Valve, together with the five publishers, restricted (…)</p> </div> </article></div> <div class="item cite"><article class="entry article hentry"> <span class="authors"><span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/authors/frederic-pradelles">Frédéric Pradelles</a></span>, <span class="vcard author"><a class="url fn spip_in" href="en/auteurs/mary-hecht">Mary Hecht</a></span></span> <strong class="h3-like entry-title"><a href="en/bulletin/news-issues/december-2020/the-eu-commission-rejects-a-gun-jumping-complaint-by-a-company-subject-to-a" rel="bookmark">The EU Commission rejects a gun jumping complaint by a company subject to a hostile takeover on the grounds that despite the case involving a series of transactions it can be seen as a single concentration and therefore the public bid exemption that is applicable to the second stage applies to the whole transaction <em>(Veolia / Suez)</em></a></strong> <p class="publication"> <time pubdate="pubdate" datetime="2020-12-16T23:00:00Z">17 December 2020</time> <span class="visites"><i class="picto picto-eye-red"></i> 159</span> </p> <div class="crayon article-intro-106737 introduction entry-content"> <p>On 17 December 2020, the EC rejected Suez’s gun-jumping claim and provided further clarifications on the scope of the exemption to the standstill obligation in the case of two-step acquisitions encompassing a public bid. <br class='autobr' /> Background <br class='autobr' /> On 30 August 2020, the French company Veolia announced its (…)</p> </div> </article></div> </div> </div> <div class="content-inner-actions"> <button class="btn-toggle" onclick="return toggle_content_inner.apply(this);"><b class="label_open">Read More </b><span><i class="picto picto-toggle"></i></span></button> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <section class="section section_primary section_stats" 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