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Hausfeld LLP | European Union, Global, USA | 26 Jan 2023
DOJ’s Ad Tech Antitrust lawsuit: Some Comments on Google’s Public Response
On 24 January 2023, the Department of Justice (DoJ) formally charged Google with having monopolized the ad tech markets for publisher ad servers, ad…
Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP | European Union, France | 19 Jan 2023
Paris Litigation Gazette Issue 1
The French Supreme Court ruled on in two cases dated 28 September 2022 on issues related to the differentiation of general terms and conditions of…
bureau Brandeis | European Union, Netherlands | 4 Jan 2023
Big data, the Digital Markets Act and the Data Act: the growing importance of data in competition law
The increasing importance of (big) data for today’s economy is more and more reflected in (the enforcement of) competition law. In today’s digital…
Bird & Bird LLP | France | 19 Dec 2022
The French Competition Authority sanctions an association for having implemented a cartel
For the first time since the ECN+ transposition into French Law in 2021, the French Competition Authority (“FCA”) applies new sanction thresholds to…
Lexology PRO | France | 2 Dec 2022
Failing firm defence comes down to takeover strategy, French mergers head says
The head of the French antitrust enforcer's mergers unit has said companies should not be scared of invoking the failing firm defence during merger reviews, but warned that internal documents and the manner of takeover are key to gaining approval.
Nomos | France | 2 Dec 2022
The French Competition Authority sanctions Essilor companies for discriminatory practices
In a decision dated November 6, the French Competition Authority (hereinafter, the "Authority") sanctioned Essilor International SAS (hereinafter…
Lexology PRO | European Union, France | 1 Dec 2022
Broadcasters again fail to score in French football league saga
France’s Competition Authority has rejected complaints from Canal Plus and beIN Sports accusing the country’s professional football league of abusing its dominance over broadcasting rights, 17 months after dismissing similar allegations.
Lexology PRO | France | 24 Nov 2022
French court rejects EDF request to intervene in complaint appeal
A French court has rejected EDF's request to intervene in an appeal challenging the national competition authority's dismissal of a complaint against the state-owned energy provider for allegedly abusing its dominance.
Bird & Bird LLP | European Union | 21 Nov 2022
EU: Something old, something new, something borrowed - AG Kokott suggests abuse of dominance standards to non-reportable concentrations
On 13 October 2022, Advocate General (“AG”) Kokott delivered the opinion in Towercast (Case C-445/21). In this non-binding opinion to the Court of…
Bird & Bird LLP | France | 21 Nov 2022
France: Once again, the leniency procedure has brought to light a compote cartel but the initial sanction has been drastically reduced
The case started in January 2014 with a leniency application by Coroos, a Dutch fruit and vegetable manufacturer. The Coroos group benefited from a…
