The European Commission has published its new report on competition law enforcement in the pharmaceutical sector

In its three decisions European Super League, International Skating Union and Royal Antwerp Football Club, the ECJ once again emphasizes that sport associations are bound by antitrust law

An overview of the FCO’s activities in 2023

The recent ECJ ruling Altice and the record fines imposed by the EU Commission in the Illumina / Grail case in summer 2023 illustrate the relevance of antitrust compliance in the context of M&A transactions

The EU legislator has adopted new rules providing the European Commission with unprecedented powers to regulate the digital business activities of “gatekeepers”

The 11^th amendment came into force on 7 November 2023

The German Parliament approved the 11^th amendment to the Act against Restraints of Competition – granting far-reaching powers to the Federal Cartel Office

The new German Whistleblower Protection Act obliges companies to set up reporting units to protect whistleblowers

M&A in the context of non-notifiable transactions (under national and EU merger control legislation) after the CJEU’s Towercast decision

On 1 July 2023, the EU Commission’s revised Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations (HBERs) on Research and Development and Specialisation Agreements will enter into force, accompanied by revised Horizontal Guidelines