by 21st Century Competition | Jun 7, 2014 | Global Blogs
Vinson & Elkins has announced a new managing partner for its office Houston, according to reports. Antitrust lawyer and V&E partner Karl S. Stern will take on the new role, replacing Marie Yeates, who served as managing partner for more than six years....
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 7, 2014 | Global Blogs
Local media are reporting in China that the nation’s State-owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission are requiring the top-three telecommunications operators to simultaneously cut marketing costs. According to reports, China Mobile, China Telecom...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 7, 2014 | Global Blogs
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority is reportedly planning to fine a former Duetsche Bank trader for his alleged role in the manipulation of the Euribor benchmark. Reports say Christian Bittar is the target of the FCA’s latest fine, according to unnamed...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 7, 2014 | Global Blogs
A federal judge has issued a ruling that sides with the Federal Trade Commission’s rules regarding pharmaceutical patents, according to reports. The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America launched a legal challenge to the FTC’s 2013...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
June 6, 2014 Canada’s CRTC, one of three federal agencies responsible for administering and enforcing Canada’s new federal anti-spam legislation (“CASL”), has published new Information Sessions (video) on the upcoming CASL law that comes into force in...
by 21st Century Competition | Jun 6, 2014 | Global Blogs
June 6, 2014 A new competition law blog caught my eye earlier today, entitled Cartel Capers (by Robert Connolly). Readers of my blog will know that in the competition/antitrust law area, I find cartels (i.e., price-fixing, bid-rigging, market division and other...
