Antitrust & Competition

Revising the Horizontal Merger Guidelines…And Why It Matters

Stroock
From New York Law Journal
March 8, 2010

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UK Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal to Halt Extradition to the U.S. in Connection with Alleged Cartel Participation

Morgan Lewis
March 8, 2010

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Court Corrects Cartel Fining Practice of German Cartel Office

Jones Day
March 2010

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Hedge Funds and Antitrust Compliance: Antitrust Division Investigates Hedge Funds Shorting Euro

Crowell & Moring
March 5, 2010

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China's Anti-Monopoly Law Merger Control Regime - 10 Key Questions Answered (Part II)

Mayer Brown
March 5, 2010
See also Part I.

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Experiences from Antitrust Review of Medical Device Deals in 2009

Wilson Sonsini
March 2010

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Second Circuit Revives Antitrust Class Action Complaint, Perhaps Lowering Perceived Heightened Pleading Standards [Starr v. Sony BMG Music Entertainment]

McDermott Will & Emery
March 5, 2010

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Utah Court Dismisses State’s Complaint in Average Wholesale Price Litigation

Morgan Lewis
March 4, 2010

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Ramirez and Brill Confirmed as FTC Commissioners

Kelley Drye
March 4, 2010

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Commission market tests commitments from ENI and oneworld

Ashurst
March 2010

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DoJ Finally Prevails - UK Executive Extradited to US, Albeit to Face Obstruction of Justice and Not Price-fixing Charges

Fulbright & Jaworski
March 2, 2010

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Global Cartel Regulation: Reducing Liability in 42 Jurisdictions Worldwide

Paul Hastings
March 2, 2010

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U.S. DOJ seeks new disgorgement remedy in civil antitrust case

Jones Day
March 2010

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Hydrogen Peroxide Decision Cleans Up Class Certification Standard for Antitrust Cases in Third Circuit

Drinker Biddle
From The Antitrust Practitioner
March 2, 2010

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Top 10 Competition Law Developments of 2009

Covington & Burling
February 2010

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DOJ Seeks Unprecedented Disgorgement Remedy in a Civil Antitrust Case [U.S. v. KeySpan Corp]

WilmerHale
February 26, 2010

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Antitrust Review February 2010

Clifford Chance
February 26, 2010

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Justice Department Obtains Disgorgement of $12 Million in Profits in Civil Antitrust Settlement with New York Electricity Generator

Akin Gump
February 26, 2010

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DOJ Sends Strong Civil Enforcement Message with $12 Million Disgorgement Remedy

Crowell & Moring
March 1, 2010

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Court of Justice hears key case on privilege in EU competition law cases

Mayer Brown
February 26, 2010

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Community Week

SJBerwin
February 26, 2010
In this Issue:
UK developments

  • Supreme Court dismisses Norris extradition appeal
  • Brightsolid/Friends Reunited merger provisionally cleared by CC
  • Court of Appeal reduces penalty imposed on National Grid for abusive conduct

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Getting the Deal Through: Cartel Regulation 2010 [US Chapter]

Paul Weiss
February 25, 2010

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Getting the Deal Through: Cartel Regulation 2010 [US Chapter]

Paul Weiss
February 25, 2010

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Federal Trade Commission’s Latest 'Pay-for-Delay' Case Dismissed

Skadden
February 25, 2010

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Failure to Prove Relevant Market Ends Tenants' Challenge to AT&T Exclusive MDU Agreements [Wampler v. Southwestern Bell Tel. Co]

Mintz Levin
February 25, 2010

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FTC & DOJ: Rules & Regulations
DOJ & FTC To Examine Horizontal Merger Guidelines
FTC's HSR Thresholds & Penalties
Antitrust (FTC/DOJ): Changes at the Top
Strategy, Structures & Tax
The Crisis, Hostile Bidders & Takeover Defenses
FASB & Accounting for Loss Contingencies
FTC & DOJ Antitrust Enforcement Actions
KeySpan & Antitrust Disgorgement Remedy  
DOJ Settles HSR "Gun Jumping" Action Against Smithfield Foods/Premium Standard Farms
FTC Charges Intel With Anticompetitive Conduct 
DoJ's Leniency for Antitrust Cooperation Program
AAG Varney Promises To "Step Forward" & Be "Aggressive"
John Malone's Big HSR Penalty 
FTC v CCC Holdings: FTC Wins Rare Merger Preliminary Injunction
FTC Settles with Trade Association NAMM
FTC Challenges Solvay's AndroGel Settlements

Autozone & HSR Compliance

Pharma Reverse Payment Settlements

FTC, Ovation Pharmaceuticals & NeoProfen

Microsemi: Completed, Sub-HSR Threshold Acquisition Challenged by DOJ
Filip Guidelines & Attorney-Client Privilege 
M&A Litigation
Blackstone v ADS: You Get What You Bargain For
Omnicare & Gun-Jumping

Selectica & the Poison Pill
Hexion v Huntsman: Material Adverse Effect

Loral & Interested Party Transactions
Glazer: Liability for Reps & Warranties in Merger Agreement; "Collective Scienter"
Antitrust Litigation
linkLine & 21st Century Application of the "Price Squeeze" Theory
Hydrogen Peroxide: Class Certification & Antitrust
Pressure Mounts on Leegin & Resale Price Agreements  
International
Reading Tea Leaves: Early Judicial Decisions (Baidu, China Mobile, Shanda) Under Chinese AML
EC's Review of Vertical Competition Rules  
EC Fines Intel for Article 82 Abuse of Dominance 
ECJ Confirms Presumption of Parent Company Liability in AKZO
GlaxoSmithKline & Parallel Trade  
ECJ on Antitrust & Information Exchanges  
Japan Amends Anti-Monopoly Act 
Electrabel: Record EC Fine For Late Merger Notification

MOFCOM Guidance on Merger Notification
MOFCOM's Conditional Approval of Panasonic/Sanyo

China's MOFCOM & InBev/Anheuser Busch Merger
Coca-Cola/Huiyuan Merger Canned Under Chinese AML
AMC/MOFCOM's "Relevant Market" Definition
MOFCOM's January 2009 AML Consultation Drafts
MOFCOM's Conditional Clearance of Mitsubishi Rayon/Lucite Transaction
EU's Pharmaceutical Industry Inquiry
European Commission's Art. 82 & Abuse of Dominance