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Italian investigation into gas storage capacity

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Italy
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  • June 17 2009

The investigation conducted by the Italian Competition Authority and the Italian Electricity and Gas Authority looks into possible obstacles in the development of new storage capacity as well as the impact on competition and likely divesture of assets

Italian merger control thresholds - new revisions

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Italy
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  • June 1 2010

The Italian Competition Authority has updated its merger control turnover thresholds

Class actions: an EU update

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • June 28 2010

The evolution of class actions continues to feature prominently on Europe's competition law landscape

Interplay between antitrust and criminal law in Europe

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • June 24 2011

In Europe, the interplay between antitrust and criminal law at the national level may vary significantly by jurisdiction

How to watch your EU deals from an antitrust perspective

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • June 30 2011

Compliance with EU and national antitrust merger control rules can significantly impact the feasibility, timing and costs of M&A transactions

Italian Competition Authority finds abusive conduct in withholding data and internal communications praising company strategy

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Italy
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  • August 4 2011

On 5 July 2011, the Italian Competition Authority imposed fines of 5.1 million on a multinational crop protection company for having abused its dominant position on the market for fosetyl-based systemic fungicides in breach of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union

Enforcement of antitrust rules to distribution agreements in Europe

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • July 14 2011

Some recent developments in the European antitrust legal arena demonstrate that the enforcement of antitrust rules in the distribution sector is clearly one of the main priorities on the agenda of the European antitrust authorities

Parent companies liable for subsidiaries’ conduct

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • August 31 2011

In Europe, a parent company is held liable for infringements of competition law committed by its wholly-owned subsidiaries when they are considered a single economic unit and an “undertaking” under EU competition law

Akzo Nobel and legal professional privilege

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • European Union
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  • August 31 2011

In an investigation at Akzo’s premises, carried out in 2003, Commission officials seized documents, including emails, exchanged between Akzo’s coordinator for competition law (who is a member of the Netherlands Bar) and the General Manager of Akcros, which is a joint venture partner of Azko

Exchange of information between competition authorities

  • McDermott Will & Emery
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  • Canada, European Union, Japan, USA
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  • August 31 2011

The multi-jurisdictional effects of anti-competitive conduct and mergers has necessitated global co-operation amongst competition authorities, mainly to avoid divergent outcomes and jurisdictional conflicts