Law firm Squire Sanders has reportedly saved lobbying group Patton Boggs from financial ruin after Squire Sanders agreed to acquire various partners as well as the Patton Boggs name, reports say.
Squire Sanders struck a deal with the company on Friday, a just one day after Patton Boggs seemed to be …read more
As Hong Kong readies to implement its new competition law, reports are emerging over how regulators will crack down on anticompetitive behavior in the first months of action.
The latest reports suggest authorities will focus on price-fixing when the new competition law comes into affect next year. Hong Kong’s Competition Commission …read more
The Senate Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights subcommittee is reportedly encouraging regulators to focus on consumers when considering the proposed acquisition of DirecTV by AT&T.
The subcommittee is reportedly planning to hold a hearing this summer to discuss the merger, announced earlier this month. The deal is valued at about …read more
The former co-head of global antitrust at Allen & Overy has reportedly opened his new firm in Paris.
Reports say Olivier Freget partnered with Charlotte Tasso de Panafieu to open a new firm, known as Freget – Tasso de Panafieu, with legal focuses in the pharmaceuticals, energy and life sciences sectors. …read more