UK: CMA probes West Coast Rail franchise award
September 22, 2019
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The UK’s competition watchdog has launched a probe into the award of a contract to replace Virgin Trains in running
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A Modest Proposal for Antitrust Enforcement
September 22, 2019
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By Stephen Houck, Project Disco Stephen D. Houck, Special Counsel to Offit Kurman, P.A., previously served as the Chief of
US: Senators urge greater FTC scrutiny over pharma mega-mergers
September 19, 2019
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Nine senators sent a letter to FTC Chairman Joseph Simons urging greater scrutiny over like the one between BMS and
US: Walgreens settles search add suit
September 19, 2019
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Walgreens has agreed to settle a class-action antitrust lawsuit centered on search ad campaigns, according to Media Post. The settlement
US: AT&T considers selling DirecTV
September 19, 2019
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Telecom giant AT&T is considering off-loading satellite TV subsidiary DirecTV, according to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources. The company
UK: Royal Mail admits to cartel activity
September 19, 2019
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The Royal Mail Group has admitted a breach of competition law which led to an Ofcom investigation, reported The Telegraph.
Hungary: DLA Piper gets new head of competition law
September 19, 2019
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Péter Sükösd, winner of Wolters Kluwer’s 2018 Compliance Lawyer of the Year Award, has joined the Hungarian team of DLA
Brazil: Oi considers selling mobile unit to Telecom Italia
September 19, 2019
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Brazilian telecommunications firm Oi SA is in talks with Spain’s Telefonica SA and Italy’s Telecom Italia SpA to sell its
Canada: Watchdog grows information-gathering efforts on mergers
September 19, 2019
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The Competition Bureau recently expanded the role of its Merger Notification Unit, now referred to as the Merger Intelligence and
US: Apple losses third top executive this year
September 19, 2019
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Apple’s head of communications Steve Dowling is leaving the company, Recode first reported. Dowling is the third executive from Apple’s
