US: FTC and DOJ approve changes to HSR
June 30, 2019
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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), with the concurrence of the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, has approved
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France: Regulator finds cartel activity in railway sector
June 30, 2019
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France’s antitrust regulator, Autorité de la concurrence, (AdC) imposed fines totalling €300,000 (US$341,097) on Futrifer – Indústrias Ferroviárias, and one
I Compete With Facebook, and It’s No Monopoly
June 30, 2019
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By Mark Weinstein, Wall Street Journal I’m chief executive officer of a social network that competes with Facebook, so you
US: E-Commerce Company pleads guilty to antitrust charge
June 30, 2019
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Gennex pleaded guilty to conspiring to fix prices for customized promotional products sold online to customers in the United States.
US: First individual defendant pleads guilty in ADRs investigation
June 30, 2019
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Larry D. Meyers, the former head of the securities lending desk at Banca IMI Securities, pleaded guilty to a criminal
South Africa: Asphalt company pleads guilty to cartel activity
June 30, 2019
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The Competition Commission of South Africa has referred to the Competition Tribunal (Tribunal) for confirmation as an order a consent
Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Application of Regulated Conduct Defence to Dismiss Class Action Alleging Conspiracy in Beer Industry
June 30, 2019
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July 2019 Ontario Court of Appeal Upholds Application of Regulated Conduct Defence to Dismiss Class Action Alleging Conspiracy in Beer
Reduced Demand Uncertainty and the Sustainability of Collusion: How AI Could Affect Competition
June 27, 2019
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By Jason O’Connor & Nathan Wilson (Government of the United States of America) We consider how technologies that eliminate sources
EU: IBM gains approval for US$34B Red Hat deal
June 27, 2019
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US tech giant International Business Machines on Thursday, June 27, won unconditional EU antitrust approval for its US$34 billion acquisition
US: Antitrust lawyer returns to Steptoe
June 27, 2019
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Steptoe & Johnson announced that antitrust and competition lawyer Damon Kalt has returned to the firm as a partner in
