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The global spread of the novel coronavirus has disrupted everyday life all over the world and imposed significant difficulties on the business community. Antitrust merger reviews — and the authorities who conduct those reviews — are not exempt from...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

On 27 February 2020, Skadden antitrust/competition partner Bill Batchelor chaired an InformaConnect conference in London exploring evolving Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) enforcement practices, concurrent regulation, the implications of...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

On December 4, 2019, Skadden hosted a discussion with Sir Marcus Smith QC, a Justice of the High Court and a chair of the Competition Appeal Tribunal (Tribunal). Sir Marcus has presided over leading cases in the U.K. on antitrust damages claims —...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

President Donald Trump announced that he intends to invoke the Defense Production Act of 1950 (DPA) in response to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The DPA grants the executive branch of the federal government broad authorities to enlist private...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

The question is no longer whether the volatility created by the COVID-19 pandemic will deepen the difficulties businesses and other institutions face in the coming months, but by how much and in what ways. In the past few weeks, we have offered...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads rapidly around the world, and countries take unprecedented measures to contain the spread of the disease, businesses are increasingly struggling with the economic impact of this crisis. While airlines, tour operators...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

As a result of developments relating to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the Premerger Notification Office (PNO) of the Federal Trade Commission has announced that it will implement a temporary e-filing system for Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR)...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

With strengthened legislative mandates and significant regulatory reform in place, the U.S. government’s national security focus on protecting sensitive technology and data continues to gather steam. Although exactly what degree of trade and...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

As health organizations and governments around the world work to contain the coronavirus (COVID-19), businesses should be mindful of the various ways the virus may impact their operations and employees. The wide range of potential issues includes...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

A recent decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), Tobii AB (publ) v. Competition and Markets Authority, confirms a deferential standard for the U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in its merger prohibitions....By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP