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EU Competition Boutique Hires Veteran Litigator to Open Paris Office

Brussels-based Geradin Partners co-led a 2022 UK litigation as part of an up to €25 billion antitrust class action against Google.
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Slaughter and May, Skadden Among Firms Advising on £7.9B Packaging Company Sale

Slaughter and May has advised DS Smith on a number of occasions over recent years.
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Cooley Taps Norton Rose's London Antitrust Head

With transactional markets in flux, disputes has become a growing area of strategic importance for US firms in London.
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European Commission's Illumina Antitrust Enforcement 'Misinterpreted' Regulation, Adviser to EU Top Court Says

An ECJ decision to follow its Advocate General's advice could doom the EU antitrust watchdog's other cases targeting mergers that don't meet revenue thresholds.
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Paul Weiss Eyes Brussels Expansion With Second Partner Hire in a Week

The latest hires in Brussels comes amid the firm's rapid expansion drive in London.
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Alston & Bird Hires Brussels Antitrust Partner to Advise on Cross-Border Transactions

Jens-Olrik Murach, who joins from Willkie, says competition regulators increasingly cooperate across the Atlantic.
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EU's Use of Controversial M&A Review Power Should Remain 'Exceptional,' Departing French Regulator Says

The French competition authority's M&A chief, who is leaving to launch a competition economics service at a financial consultancy, also says France's revenue thresholds for merger scrutiny should change to reflect new realities.
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South Africa Pulls the Plug on Sale of National Airline to Private Equity-Led Consortium

The government said the parties could not agree on revised terms after re-evaluation of the airline's assets and business following the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Supermarket Giants Launch £675M Competition Claim Against Fish Farmers

The claimants include household names Asda, Iceland, Marks & Spencer, Ocado, Morrisons, Aldi and Co-Op.
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Apple Hit With €1.8 Billion EU Antitrust Fine, Says It Will Appeal

EU regulators ruled that the Silicon Valley company had breached the bloc's tough antitrust laws by imposing "unfair trading conditions" on music streaming providers in its App Store over a 10-year period.
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