Chinese Supreme People’s Court sets framework for antitrust litigation *

China - May 14 2012
The Chinese Supreme People’s Court has promulgated final Rules on Civil Litigation under the Anti-Monopoly Law, which will become effective on June 1, 2012. 

Co-authors: Sébastien J. Evrard, Yizhe Zhang.

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Federal jury returns verdicts in rare price-fixing trial of global liquid-crystal displays conspiracy *

USA - April 6 2012
Companies and individuals that are accused of price-fixing rarely go to trial.

Co-authors: Hiromitsu Miyakawa, John M. Majoras, Ryan C. Thomas, Bernard Amory.

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Lessons from China’s merger review decisions learned in recent hard drive acquisitions *

China - March 9 2012
On 2 March 2012, China's Ministry of Commerce ("MOFCOM") conditioned its approval of Western Digital's acquisition of Hitachi's hard disk drive division (renamed "Viviti Technologies") under the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML"). 

Co-authors: Sébastien J. Evrard, Yizhe Zhang.

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Confidentiality in Asia-based international arbitrations *

China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, United Kingdom - February 28 2012
The rise of Asia as an economic powerhouse over the past decade has also led to the region becoming a hub for international arbitration.

Co-authors: Phillip Georgiou, Ashley M. Howlett.

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China conditionally approves seagate acquisition of Samsung hard drive business *

China, USA - January 11 2012
China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) has approved Seagate's acquisition of the hard drive disk division of Samsung Electronics ("Samsung HDD") under China's Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML"), but imposed conditions to ensure that Samsung, although controlled by Seagate, remains an independent competitor. 

Co-authors: Sébastien J. Evrard, Yizhe Zhang.

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