Competition
Latham & Watkins Guides Microsoft Through CMA Investigation Paid Members Public
In Short: The U.K. Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has concluded its investigation into Microsoft's hiring of key staff from Inflection AI, finding no significant competition concerns due to the small scale of Inflection's operations.
Orrick’s Antitrust Expansion Paid Members Public
In Short: Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP has bolstered its London antitrust team by hiring Victoria Newbold, a seasoned competition lawyer from Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner LLP, to navigate the growing demand for antitrust and competition law expertise, particularly in tech transactions and AI deals.
Addleshaw Goddard, Travers Smith, Weightmans, and Slaughter and May Represent Parties in £2B Truck Cartel Class Action Paid Members Public
In Short: A trade group has been certified to represent thousands of truck drivers in a £2 billion lawsuit against major truck manufacturers over a price-fixing cartel.
EU says Microsoft Teams is anti-competitive Paid Members Public
Brussels has taken a big swing at Microsoft, accusing the tech giant of unfairly bundling its Teams app with the popular Office suite.
Simmons & Simmons Represents Waterside in £382M Class Action Against Salmon Producers for Alleged Price-Fixing Cartel Paid Members Public
In Short: A £382 million class action lawsuit has been launched against several major fish farming companies, accusing them of forming a cartel to artificially inflate the prices of Atlantic salmon in the UK, affecting millions of consumers.
EU pushes for Fair Prices Paid Members Public
Some EU countries demand a crack down on big companies that charge different prices for the same products across Europe.
