Tag: European Commission
Does Compliance Really Matter to DG Comp?
Joseph Murphy, Mar 29, 2012
The DG Comp posting speaks about ignorance not being a defense. But ignorance is not and never was the issue....
Minority Shareholdings And Interlocking Directorships: The European Union Approach
Francisco Enrique Gonzalez-Diaz, Jan 10, 2012
The debate about the antitrust treatment of minority shareholdings and interlocking directorships is certainly not new. The European Commission...
Minority Shareholdings And Interlocking Directorships: The European Union Approach
Francisco Enrique Gonzalez-Diaz, Jan 10, 2012
The debate about the antitrust treatment of minority shareholdings and interlocking directorships is certainly not new. The European Commission...
Does Compliance Really Matter to DG Comp?
Joseph Murphy, Mar 29, 2012
The DG Comp posting speaks about ignorance not being a defense. But ignorance is not and never was the issue....
Fines for Abuse of Dominance in “High Tech” Markets
Benoit Durand, Andreas Reindl, Oct 01, 2012
Blockbuster fines have become a trademark of European Commission abuse of dominance cases. Intel's EUR 1 billion fine...
Enforcers Consideration of Compliance Programs in Europe: Are 2011 Initiatives Raising...
Nathalie Jalabert-Doury, Gillian Sproul, Feb 14, 2012
In Europe, compliance programs have been implemented by companies for many years. However, few competition authorities had clarified...
How DG Competition and U.S. DOJ Antitrust Division Hurt Compliance Efforts
Joseph Murphy, Feb 14, 2012
Compliance programs today are generally recognized as key weapons in the fight against corporate crime and wrongdoing. When the U.S....
Minority Shareholdings Under Antitrust Law: A Regulatory Gap?
Paul Lugard, Jan 10, 2012
It is hard to underestimate the importance of minority shareholdings in today's economy. This applies to investments of private, non-financial...
Antitrust Concerns from Partial Ownership Interest Acquisitions: New Developments in the...
Samuel Miller, Marc Raven, David Went, Jan 10, 2012
This article will focus on recent developments in the European Union and the United States relating...
The New EU Competition Rules for the Assessment of Horizontal Agreements,...
Paul Lugard, Feb 18, 2011
Following a consultation process of more than two years, the European Commission has now adopted its Guidelines on the applicability...