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Technology sector comes under increased antitrust scrutiny

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • USA
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  • November 10 2009

Earlier this year, in her first speech as Assistant Attorney General in charge of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Antitrust Division, Christine Varney referred to Americans' growing reliance on high-tech solutions in the home and workplace, and stated that her Department "planned to devote attention to understanding the unique competition-related issues posed by these markets"

EC declines to follow DOJ's lead, opens in-depth investigation of Oracle-Sun deal

  • Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
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  • European Union, USA
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  • October 12 2009

On September 3, 2009, the European Commission ("EC") announced that it was opening an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation of Oracle Corporation's proposed acquisition of Sun Microsystems