Mayer Brown’s Antitrust and Competition partner now leads the firm’s Brussels office as partner-in-charge, according to reports.
Mayer Brown announced Jens Peter Schmidt has been appointed to the new position, which took effect June 1. Reports say Schmidt takes the place of Kiran Desai, who held the position for nearly two …read more
The US Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division announced Wednesday it is seeking public comment regarding current consent decrees with the top licensing organizations, rules that are decades old and ones that the organizations say need to be overhauled.
Broadcast Music, Inc. and the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers have …read more
Independent record labels across the EU are reportedly gearing up to combat what they claim are unfair agreements forced upon them by online video streaming giant YouTube, owned by Google.
According to reports, EU independents association IMPALA is set to file an official complaint with the European Commission against YouTube; IMPALA …read more
Gambia’s Competition Commission received a dramatic overhaul last week as the regulator launched new website and changed its name.
Now known as the Gambia Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the watchdog held a launching ceremony last Thursday to promote its new website six years after the GCC was first established.
The regulator’s …read more