Wolf Theiss builds in Vienna
Friday, 05 March 2010
Antitrust specialist Jochen Anweiler has departed O’Melveny & Myers LLP to join the competition team at Wolf Theiss in Vienna.
Voting machines deal close to approval
Friday, 05 March 2010
The US Department of Justice appears on track to approve a completed deal that created the largest electronic voting machine manufacturer in the country.
ACCC rejects Ice Hockey Australia plea
Friday, 05 March 2010
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has ruled that Ice Hockey Australia may not prevent its members from playing in competitions it has not officially sanctioned.
Lisbon court overturns record antitrust fine
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Lisbon’s Commerce Court has annulled a €38 million fine imposed on PT Comunicações for abuse of dominance.
South Africa sends bitumen charges to tribunal
Thursday, 04 March 2010
South Africa's Competition Commission has sent the findings of its long-running bitumen cartel investigation to the country's Competition Tribunal, asking for the maximum possible penalty against the companies targeted in the probe.
Jonathan Schmidt: 1974 to 2010
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Jonathan Schmidt, antitrust specialist at Ballard Spahr LLP in Philadelphia, has died after a long battle with cancer. He was 36 years old.
FTC settles antitrust suit against Transitions Optical
Thursday, 04 March 2010
The US Federal Trade Commission has barred the nation's leading maker of lens-darkening material for glasses from using anti-competitive practices to further its grip on the market.
OFT accepts divestitures in aggregate merger
Thursday, 04 March 2010
The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has accepted remedies offered by Aggregate Industries to address competition concerns arising from its completed acquisition of Atlantic Aggregates.
Delegates debate airline alliances
Thursday, 04 March 2010
Attendees focused on the remaining regulatory barriers to airline consolidation at the annual International Air Transport Association (IATA) Legal Symposium in Lisbon this week.
By Kristian Hugmark at Howrey LLP
Home City sentenced for role in ice cartel
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Ohio-based packaged-ice manufacturer Home City Ice has been sentenced to pay US$9 million in fines for its role in a cartel that divided the packaged ice market throughout the US.
Germany issues more fines in construction sector
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Germany’s Federal Cartel Office (FCO) yesterday fined two of the country’s largest suppliers of building equipment on charges of anti-competitive conduct.
Simon Property rebuffs antitrust concerns
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Chief executive of shopping mall owner Simon Property Group, David Simon, told a conference this week that antitrust issues will not be a concern if his bid for rival General Growth Properties is accepted.
Danish authority approves animal feed deal
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
Denmark’s two largest agricultural suppliers have won competition clearance for their acquisition of an agricultural cooperative society.
NMa fines for non-notifications
Wednesday, 03 March 2010
The Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) has shown the country’s business community that it will not tolerate companies that skirt merger control regulations.
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