International Edition

UK Competition Watchdog Greenlights Google’s $2B Anthropic Investment, Lawyers Weigh in

The Competitions and Markets Authority will not launch an investigation into Google’s $2 billion investment into AI startup Anthropic—signalling a relaxed approach to AI partnerships.
3 minute read

International Edition

Meta Hit With €800M Antitrust Fine, Says It Will Appeal

Freshfields will represent the tech giant in the legal challenge the company plans to file before the EU’s General Court, a Facebook spokesperson told Law.com International.
2 minute read

International Edition

Likely Next EU Competition Chief Keeps Cards Close to Her Chest in 3-Hour Confirmation Hearing

Partners watched closely as Teresa Ribera Rodríguez, a lawyer by training who has no background in antitrust, talked of the need for a new instrument to address killer acquisitions.
3 minute read

International Edition

'Significant' Competition Concerns Over £762M GXO Logistics-Wincanton Merger

GXO reached an agreement to acquire Wincanton for £762 million in April, and was advised by Freshfields.
2 minute read

International Edition

Leading Generic Drug Maker Slapped With €467 EU Antitrust Fine

Teva described the EU regulator's decision as "extreme, untested and factually unsupported."
3 minute read

International Edition

Intel Secures Hard-Won Victory in Decades-Long Legal Wrangle With EU Regulator

The judgment centered on a 2004 antitrust investigation launched two competition chiefs ago.
4 minute read

International Edition

K&L Gates Brussels Hires Senior Antitrust Partner From Gibson Dunn

Lena Sandberg's departure for K&L Gates leaves the U.S. firm with no female partners in Brussels.
2 minute read

International Edition

Austria's Wolf Theiss Launches in Brussels with Competition Law Team

Wolf Theiss, one of Austria's largest firms, is opening a Brussels office to better serve clients from Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe.
2 minute read

International Edition

Quinn Emanuel Staves Off Meta's Attempt to Stop £3.1B Collective Action

The case turns on whether or not the tech giant has abused its market position.
2 minute read

International Edition

TikTok Antitrust Counsel Amaryllis Müller on Navigating EU Rules, Admiring Vestager and Bodybuilding

The Belgian-Swiss, Harvard-educated lawyer joined TikTok from Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Brussels office last year.  
6 minute read

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