Merger review processes are being impacted worldwide as merger control authorities adapt to take account of the consequences of Covid-19. While critical transactions are likely to be reviewed, as far as possible, in accordance with normal practice,...By: Allen & Overy LLP
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Not since the Great Recession of 2008 has the homebuilding industry faced a challenge like COVID-19. While the State of Ohio's "Shelter in Place" order permits construction and homebuilding to continue, our industry faces significant concerns. Among...By: Hahn Loeser & Parks LLP
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Like most organisations, the European Commission (the "Commission") and national competition authorities ("NCAs") have implemented remote working for the vast majority of their workforces. This presents unique and unprecedented challenges in merger...By: Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's Executive Order 20-20 requesting Minnesotans to limit movements outside of their homes to help slow the spread of COVID-19 runs through April 10 at 5 p.m. The order provides a limited exemption from the travel...By: Stinson LLP
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In the midst of the turmoil visited by the COVID-19 Virus, Florida’s governor announced plans to try to “lessen the economic damage” by turning its recently emptying roads into an opportunity. In conjunction with his April 1 announcement of a...By: Shutts & Bowen LLP
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On December 31, 2019, the French government issued decree nº 2019-1590 (the 2019 Decree), together with an administrative order of the same date (the Order), that comprehensively reshaped French foreign investment rules (as amended, the New Rules)...By: Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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On March 31, 2020, Gov. Baker revised the list of “essential” services in Massachusetts. The revised list (“Exhibit A”) can be found at: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/covid-19-essential-services. The criteria for establishing “essential” has,...By: Partridge Snow & Hahn LLP
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The first wave of discussion about the impact of COVID-19 on EU merger control was very much on the practical and procedural. What, impact if any, will the response to this crisis have on the substantive assessment of mergers going forward?...By: Shearman & Sterling LLP
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On 24 March 2020, the Government of Vietnam promulgated Decree No. 35/2020/ND-CP setting forth, among other things, the long-awaited notification thresholds of the new Vietnamese merger control regime set out in the 2018 Competition Law (Decree 35)....By: Allen & Overy LLP
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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
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