FTC would review a new Merck/Sanofi-Aventis JV
Monday, 08 February 2010
Drug makers Sanofi-Aventis and Merck are expected to reignite their animal-health joint venture in the coming weeks, exposing the companies to a fresh round of antitrust scrutiny by the US Federal Trade Commission.
EU targets Latvian termination rates
Monday, 08 February 2010
The European Commission has called on the Latvian telecoms regulator to set lower fixed and mobile termination rates.
Bill to repeal health insurance exemption expected this week
Monday, 08 February 2010
Two members of the US House of Representatives say they will introduce legislation this week that, if passed, would repeal the 65-year-old antitrust exemption for health insurances companies.
New Taiwan competition head promises leniency programme
Monday, 08 February 2010
Wu Shiow-Ming has formally been named chairman of the Taiwan Fair Trade Commission, the authority announced on Saturday.
Willkie Farr promotes in Brussels
Monday, 08 February 2010
Willkie Farr and Gallagher LLP has promoted competition specialist Charlotte Breuvart to partner.
DoJ says Google book deal falls short
Friday, 05 February 2010
The US Department of Justice says Google's revamped settlement agreement with two author and publisher groups does not go far enough in allaying its concerns that the deal could be anti-competitive.
Hockley heads to Berwin Leighton Paisner
Friday, 05 February 2010
British Petroleum's European competition counsel, Andrew Hockley, has joined Berwin Leighton Paisner as a partner at the firm's London headquarters.
ENI offers commitments to end DG Comp investigation
Friday, 05 February 2010
Italian gas supplier ENI has offered to sell off its interests in two major international gas pipelines to help end a European Commission competition investigation.
McGuireWoods bolsters group in Brussels
Friday, 05 February 2010
McGuireWoods LLP has hired Matthew Hall as a partner in its Brussels competition practice, the firm announced yesterday.
CMS promotes in Austria
Friday, 05 February 2010
CMS Reich-Rohrwig Hainz has promoted competition practitioner Robert Keisler to partner.
Bread cartelist hit with record fine
Thursday, 04 February 2010
South Africa’s Competition Tribunal has fined Pioneer Foods 196 million rand (US$26 million) for its role in a cartel that fixed the price of bread. It is the highest fine – as a percentage of turnover – imposed in South Africa to date.
Brazil holds up appliance merger
Thursday, 04 February 2010
Brazil's Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has put the brakes on parts of a three-way merger involving supermarket chain Pão de Açúcar while it continues its investigation of the deal's possible anti-competitive effects.
DG Comp pursues power companies
Thursday, 04 February 2010
The European Commission confirmed yesterday that it has raided several electrical equipment manufacturers suspected of operating a cartel.
FTC charges Colorado doctors with price fixing
Thursday, 04 February 2010
A Colorado physicians group has settled US Federal Trade Commission charges that its members conspired to set higher prices for medical services and refused to deal with insurers who would not pay the inflated prices.
UK timetables early opinion on buses investigation
Thursday, 04 February 2010
The UK’s Competition Commission says it hopes to conclude its investigation of bus services within the next 18 months, six months ahead of its January 2012 deadline.
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