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On February 24, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom dismissed the appeal of Ian Norris, former CEO of The Morgan Crucible Company plc, paving the way for the first-ever extradition to the United States of a defendant in an a... more
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On December 17, 2009, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation approved President Obama's nominees to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC or Commission), Julie Brill and Edith Ramirez. If confirmed, each woul... more
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced today that it will lower the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) jurisdictional and filing-fee thresholds. The notice will be published in the Federal Register shortly; the new thresholds ... more
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The German Ministry of Economics has proposed changes to the German Act Against Restraints on Competition ( Gesetz gegen Wettbewerbsbeschränkungen , or GWB) that would grant the German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) the power t... more
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Aaron Hewitt
More than three years ago, then Commissioner, now Chairman, Jonathan Leibowitz of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) advocated that the agency rely on the broad language in Section 5 of the FTC Act to expand the scope of its ant... more
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On November 27, President José Manuel Barroso of the European Commission announced the new members of the European Commission, naming Spain’s Joaquín Almunia as the next EU Commissioner for Competition. Mr. ... more
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) issued its long-awaited decision in C-501/06 P GlaxoSmithKline Services v. Commission today (October 6, 2009). The ECJ overturned the European Commission’s (EC’s or the Commissi... more
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The German Federal Cartel Office (FCO) fined U.S.-based international firm CIBA Vision €11.5 million ($16.8 million) for breaking German antitrust law by restricting online trading of its lenses and improperly pressuring on... more
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) confirmed September 9, 2009, in Akzo Nobel and Others v. Commission (Case C-97/08 P), that parent companies are presumed to be liable for cartel violations committed by their wholly owned su... more
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In a decision published last week, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) significantly expanded the European Commission’s (the Commission’s) power to intervene in national court proceedings (see Case No. C- 429/07, X ... more
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On June 10, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released its report, “Emerging Health Care Issues: Follow-on Biologic Drug Competition” (the Report). On June 11, Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour testified on behalf ... more
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Christine Varney, the new head of the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice (DOJ), made clear at her confirmation hearing that the Antitrust Division is going to be more aggressive under her leadership, and cited mono... more
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President Obama has been critical of the previous administration’s antitrust enforcement efforts and has made vigorous antitrust enforcement one of his policy priorities. The antitrust team President Obama has selected to l... more
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Aaron Hewitt, Jonathan Rich
Companies considering transactions reportable in China should take note of the recent decision of the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) blocking Coca-Cola's purchase of China Huiyuan Juice Group. The decision marks the first ... more
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Effective March 25, 2009, amendments to the German competition law will significantly reduce the number of transactions subject to premerger notification and clearance in Germany. Up until now, the German turnover thresholds... more
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On February 25, the U.S. Supreme Court released its opinion in Pacific Bell Telephone Co. v. linkLine Communications , a closely watched case challenging the pricing policies of Pacific Bell (which became AT&T) in relation ... more
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John Everett, Jr., Aaron Hewitt, Nathan Andrisani, Lisa Tenorio-Kutzkey
If your organization maintains international operations in Japan or businesses that affect Japanese commerce, it is now more important than ever to make sure that your company and its executives are in compliance with Japan's An... more
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced that it will raise the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act) jurisdictional and filing fee thresholds. The new thresholds are expected to become effective February 12, 2009. The new ru... more
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Antitrust Practice
On December 18, the federal government sued to break up a consummated merger for the second time in two days. The Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice alleged that Microsemi Corporation’s acquisition of Se... more
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a complaint against Ovation Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Ovation) in connection with its 2006 acquisition of a drug nearing FDA approval (NeoProfen). The FTC alleged that NeoProfen was the... more
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Thomas Scriven, Jonathan Rich
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On November 21, the Treasury Department published its final regulations pursuant to the Foreign Investment and National Security Act of 2007 (FINSA), amending Section 721 of the Defense Production Act of 1950, which authorizes ... more
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled on September 16 that pharmaceutical companies that occupy a dominant position with respect to a particular drug may not refuse to meet “ordinary” orders from wholesalers in o... more
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The German Ministry of Economics recently proposed amendments to the German competition law that would eliminate the need for a pre-closing filing and observation of the one-month waiting period for transactions that raise litt... more