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Antitrust and Consumer Protection Breaking News

  • U.S., EU Advocacy Groups Warn Against Google's Purchase of Fitbit

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    NY Times – https://nyti.ms/2D3L7dj  - Twenty advocacy groups from the United States, Europe, Latin America and elsewhere signed a statement Wednesday urging regulators to be wary of Google's $2.1 billion bid for fitness tracker company Fitbit Inc. because ... Read More

  • Alstom Ready to Sell Assets to Win EU Nod for Bombardier Deal

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    Reuters – https://reut.rs/31CoLKb  - French TGV high-speed train maker Alstom is prepared to sell assets to secure early EU antitrust approval for its bid for Bombardier Inc.'s rail division, people familiar with the matter said. ------------------------------ ... Read More

  • Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google CEOs to Testify in Congress

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    Bloomberg – https://bloom.bg/2YUg7Vz  - The chief executive officers of Facebook Inc., Alphabet Inc., Amazon.com Inc. and Apple Inc. have agreed to testify before a congressional panel investigating competition issues in the technology industry, according ... Read More

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    Message from Chair Brian Henry

    A new name, a new logo, and exciting initiatives and opportunities for Section members.  

    There has never been a more exciting time to be a member of our Section.  Enhanced Section operations will be a high priority this year with my appointment of six Special Operations Teams—increased focus on marketing, leadership development, podcasts, our periodicals line-up, evaluation of the efficiency of our overall operations, and enhancing the Section’s relationship with ABA Chicago and other ABA groups.  Our six substantive Task Forces reflect our continued commitment to tracking and commenting on enforcement policies and approaches proposed by agencies worldwide and also studying the implications of big data, federal and state privacy legislation, and the future of global competition law standards of analysis...

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    Analysis from the Firms

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      Huge day in Big Tech regulation in the UK

      By: Matthew Hall , 2 days ago
      Posted in: Antitrust Section -- ANALYSIS FROM THE FIRMS

      There were several important announcements and publications today in the UK concerning Big Tech regulation: UK Competition and ... Read More

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      Blockchain Code as Antitrust

      By: Thibault Schrepel , one month ago
      Posted in: Antitrust Section -- ANALYSIS FROM THE FIRMS

      Dear all, I am absolutely delighted to let you know about a new article co-authored with Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum co-founder): " Blockchain Code as ... Read More

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      UK CMA blocks completed sportswear retailer merger, takes no account of COVID-19

      By: Matthew Hall , one month ago
      Posted in: Antitrust Section -- ANALYSIS FROM THE FIRMS

      The UK CMA today blocked a completed merger between two UK "sports-fashion" retailers: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-blocks-sports-fashion-merger?utm_source=addf2459-9a5c-4a9d-9437-f99d2640d6c5&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=immediate ... Read More