HSR Form Changes: Navigating the New Landscape
On this episode of "Fierce Competition," Skadden’s Joseph Rancour, Joseph Ciani-Dausch and Rita Sinkfield Belin break down the recent updates to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act premerger notification form. The three antitrust/competition attorneys discuss new and significant form requirements, their rollout and what lies ahead. They also cover the potential effects of these new rules on the substantive review of transactions and the implications for cross-jurisdictional mergers notified to the European Commission, the Competition and Markets Authority and other regulatory bodies worldwide.
Navigating Change: Recent Developments in UK Competition Law
Join Skadden antitrust attorneys Bill Batchelor and Aurora Luoma on the latest episode of “Fierce Competition” as they explore recent developments in U.K. competition law.
Below-Threshold Mergers: Global Antitrust Scrutiny
In this episode of "Fierce Competition," Skadden antitrust attorneys Niels Baeten, Joseph Rancour and Julia Zhu delve into merger enforcement, focusing on transactions that fall below regulatory thresholds but are still investigated by antitrust authorities around the world. The discussion explores which jurisdictions have the authority to review a transaction, how enforcement is implemented and potential future developments in merger oversight.
Developments and Trends in Cartel Enforcement
Antitrust/competition partners Bill Batchelor and James Fredricks take our “Fierce Competition” listeners through an in-depth look at everything clients need to know about cartels in the U.S., EU and U.K. While much has stayed the same in the world of cartels, there are many new considerations that now need to be addressed and considered, such as AI, algorithms and outsourcing. This episode serves as a one-stop guide for companies to prepare for cartel enforcement.
Antitrust Challenges in Organized Sports: How They Play Out in the EU, UK and US
In the latest episode of our “Fierce Competition” podcast, Skadden attorneys Bill Batchelor, Karen Lent and Vikram Pandit highlight differences — and similarities — in the handling of recent antitrust issues related to organized sports in the EU, U.K. and U.S.
Understanding the FTC’s Landmark Ban on Noncompetes
The FTC issued its final rule broadly banning noncompete clauses between employers and workers. In this episode of “Fierce Competition,” Skadden attorneys Tara Reinhart, Annie Villanueva Jeffers and Justine Haimi discuss the contents of this bombshell rule, the mounting legal challenges it faces and what clients should do now that the rule has been finalized.
Takeaways From the Illumina-Grail Merger Challenge Saga
In this episode of our “Fierce Competition” podcast, European antitrust/competition co-head Ingrid Vandenborre, partner Julia York and counsel Michael Sheerin dissect the Illumina-Grail merger challenge, which spanned three years and included a multitude of global roadblocks. The trio examines how the challenge played out in the Fifth Circuit and before the FTC and the implications this matter will have on future potential vertical mergers, including how remedies may be viewed by the courts.
Letter From London: The Rise of UK Class Actions and the Competition Appeal Tribunal
This episode of our “Fierce Competition“ podcast looks at trends across the pond in class actions in the U.K. and focuses on the country’s new tribunal that was created specifically to hear class actions. Antitrust/competition partners Bill Batchelor, Bruce Macaulay and Matt Martino discuss the variety of antitrust class actions active in the U.K., differences between class action in the U.S. and the U.K., and steps companies should take following the class certification stage.
Private Equity Under the Antitrust Microscope
In the second installment of our “Fierce Competition” podcast, partners Ken Schwartz, Tara Reinhart and Aurora Luoma discuss issues that antitrust attorneys — on both the corporate and litigation side — encounter as antitrust enforcers continue to set their sights on private equity firms.
A Look at the Evolving Global Deal Landscape
Our first episode kicks off with partners Ingrid Vandenborre, Andrew Foster and David Wales discussing a new era in global merger control law — including a changing regulatory atmosphere, different theories of harm and evolving rules of evidence — and what these topics mean for businesses worldwide.