An historic lawsuit against Meta Platforms, (formerly Facebook) has seen the US Attorney secure an algorithmic alteration based on discriminatory advertising that violated the US Fair Housing Act, as a result of discrimination based on …
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Skadden.com – Richard A. Powers recently was named the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division’s acting deputy assistant attorney general for criminal enforcement, a role he is expected to take on permanently. Because he is …
Pillsbury – The Prime Minister has given the clearest indication yet of what the UK will seek in the Brexit negotiations. Access to each side’s markets is going to be less than it is today. …
Theresa May Sets Out ‘Five Tests’ To Test Brexit Deal Read More »
Davis Polk – After a decade of enforcing different aspects of its antitrust laws through three separate bodies, China is expected to consolidate antitrust authority into a single agency as part of a broader reorganization …
China to Consolidate Antitrust Powers in Single Agency Read More »
Davis Polk – Enforcement Division “Share Class Selection Disclosure Initiative” offers “favorable” settlement terms to advisers who self-report potential violations concerning Rule 12b-1 fees. Over the past several years, the Commission’s Office of Compliance Inspections …
SEC Announces Self-Reporting Initiative for Rule 12b-1 Fee Disclosures Read More »
Clifford Chance – Thomas Vinje Clifford Chance has published its fifth edition of its Global Antitrust Trends report bringing its unique mix of legal, economic and regulatory expertise to identify themes impacting domestic and international …
Politicisation and the Digital Economy dominate global antitrust landscape Read More »
Clifford Chance – Research carried out by Clifford Chance and Oliver Wyman indicates that Brexit tariff and non-tariff barriers are expected to cost UK firms around £27 billion and EU exporters £31 billion. The automotive …
CMS Legal – General Electric (GE) has walked away from the $3.3bn sale of its home appliances arm to Stockholm-based Electrolux following opposition from the Department of Justice. The deal, which was announced last year, …
Electrolux Deal Abandoned after Opposition from US Anti-trust Authorities Read More »
Baker & McKenzie – By Rachel Cuff, Baker & McKenzie What and when? The Commission has adopted amendments to a number of its key procedural rules in order to bring them into line with the …
Clifford Chance – Our second annual review of global antitrust trends is now available. This year, we have picked ten themes that reflect the most prominent antitrust risks faced by businesses around the world in …
