Antitrust

Exploring whether funding is driving major business competition cases and how funders reap cash from these deals

International Edition

Korean Air Clears Second Final Merger Clearance for $1.4B Asiana Airlines Deal

By Jessica Seah | February 15, 2024

Jones Day, Allen & Overy, DLA Piper, O'Melveny & Myers, Shin & Kim and Kim & Chang are all advising on the deal.

3 minute read

International Edition

JP Morgan Lawyer Becomes Housebuilder GC as Ashurst Partner Joins Boeing

By Habiba Cullen-Jafar | February 15, 2024

The senior JP Morgan Lawyer has joined leading British housing association, the Sovereign Network Group.

3 minute read
International Edition

Norton Rose Fulbright Taps K&L Gates for Antitrust Team in Germany

By Cian Muenster | February 8, 2024

The move represents the growing demand for antitrust expertise in Germany's legal market.

2 minute read

International Edition

Paul Weiss Continues Rapid London Growth With Another Partner

By Kasvi Sehgal | February 6, 2024

The latest partner hire takes Paul Weiss to 20 partners and over 120 lawyers in London.

2 minute read
International Edition

White & Case Bolsters Antitrust Practice With Germany Veteran

By Cian Muenster | February 6, 2024

The firm has expanded its expertise in an increasingly in-demand field in Germany.

2 minute read
International Edition

Competition Regulator Fines African Football Federation and Media Group Over Broadcast Rights Contract

By Alfred Olufemi | February 6, 2024

The African authority held that a 12-year agreement between the football organization and BeIN, a Qatari media group, violated competition regulations.

2 minute read
International Edition

Global Antitrust Authorities Will Aggressively Target Labor, AI and Consumer Goods in 2024, Report Says

By Gail J. Cohen | February 5, 2024

The study, by Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, also shows competition enforcers are "back," and are carrying out more coordinated "dawn raids."

5 minute read
International Edition

Freshfields Continues Global Antitrust Expansion With Partner Hire in Paris From Linklaters

By Anne Bagamery | January 25, 2024

The arrival is Freshfields' fourth partner hire to its global competition practice in the past year.

2 minute read
International Edition

Competition Enforcement: A Year in Review and What to Expect in 2024

By Alice Wallace-Wright, Chuck Loughlin and Ilana Kattan | January 22, 2024

Regulations around foreign investment, subsidies, digital markets, and consumer protection already rolled out in 2023, will strengthen in 2024, write three Hogan Lovells lawyers.

5 minute read
International Edition

Disney, Reliance Appoint Indian Firms for Antitrust Due Diligence on Mega Merger

By Jessica Seah | January 9, 2024

Indian billionaire Mukesh Ambani's majority ownership of the merged entity between Disney India and Reliance is likely to trigger antitrust reviews.

3 minute read
Law.com

Inside Track: FTC Exasperating Merger Partners With Never-Ending Probes

By Greg Andrews | February 29, 2024

"The regulatory delays can seem completely arbitrary and byzantine at times," Yale School of Management's Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian said in a recent commentary.

6 minute read
National Law Journal

FTC's Lawsuit Against Kroger-Albertsons Merger Follows New Guidelines' Labor Concerns

By Maydeen Merino | February 27, 2024

"This is the first big merger that I'm aware of where there's such a big emphasis on not only the effect on consumers but also workers," said Bradley Weber, co-chair of Locke Lord's antitrust practice group.

5 minute read
Corporate Counsel

FTC Sues to Block Kroger's $25B Albertsons Purchase

By Maria Dinzeo | February 26, 2024

The combination "would lead to additional grocery price hikes for everyday goods, further exacerbating the financial strain consumers across the country face today," FTC official Henry Liu said in a statement.

4 minute read
Texas Lawyer

King & Spalding Opens Dallas Office, Hires Gibson Dunn Trial Lawyer

By Brenda Sapino Jeffreys | February 26, 2024

After adding three high-profile partners in Dallas over the last several months, and more than a dozen associates, King & Spalding has reached critical mass to open its third Texas office.

3 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Financial Giants Exit Climate Initiative, Fearing Collusion Allegations

By Chris O'Malley | February 20, 2024

BlackRock, JPMorgan Asset Management an State Street Global Advisors are withdrawing from Climate Action 100+ as it moves from encouraging companies to disclose net zero plans to pressuring them to cut emissions.

3 minute read
Corporate Counsel

State AGs Emerge as New Antitrust Hurdle for Health Care Mergers

By Chris O'Malley | February 20, 2024

Concerns that transactions raise consumer prices and reduce access to care have sparked the state-level scrutiny, a new headache for dealmakers already facing headwinds at the federal level.

5 minute read
Corporate Counsel

Antitrust Enforcers Race to Stay Ahead of AI's Skynet Problem

By Maria Dinzeo | February 16, 2024

"What we'll see is that AI gets better and better and the companies that make it and sell it get more and more sophisticated, and it's harder and harder to say there's collusion," said UC Law San Francisco professor Joshua Davis.

8 minute read
Corporate Counsel

FTC Scrutinizing Volume Discounts in Pharma, Using Dormant Law It Could Apply to Other Industries

By Chris O'Malley | February 15, 2024

"Sellers in every industry should monitor these developments to see how the agency's enforcement priorities evolve and are treated by the courts, so they can calibrate their compliance policies accordingly," said Mary Kaiser, a Morrison & Foerster partner.

4 minute read
National Law Journal

Skadden and Squire Build DC Partner Ranks With Government Hires

By Abigail Adcox | February 13, 2024

James Danly, who was FERC chair, has rejoined Skadden as head of its energy regulatory group, while Squire has added Bridget McGovern, who was an assistant secretary at the Homeland Security Department.

3 minute read
New York Law Journal

Caution, Merging Ahead: The FTC and DOJ's New Merger Guidelines

By Karen Hoffman Lent and Kenneth Schwartz | February 12, 2024

Following months of anticipation, the FTC and Antitrust Division of the DOJ unveiled their new Merger Guidelines on Dec. 18, 2023. More than 30,000 stakeholders offered input on proposed changes to the Guidelines, which were previously updated in 2010.

10 minute read

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