Don’t forget you can visit MyAlerts to manage your alerts at any time.
Get alerted any time new stories match your search criteria. Create an alert to follow a developing story, keep current on a competitor, or monitor industry news.
Thank You!
Don’t forget you can visit MyAlerts to manage your alerts at any time.
Exploring whether funding is driving major business competition cases and how funders reap cash from these deals
By Suzi Ring | July 21, 2010
CMS Moscow has appointed Maxim Boulba as its new head of competition following the departure of former head Yevgeny Voevodin to local firm Capital Legal Services (CLS). Russia TMT chief Boulba took over as head of the competition practice earlier this month after a decade at the CMS branch. He joined CMS Bureau Francis Lefebvre in 2000 and made partner in 2008.
1 minute read
By Suzi Ring | July 19, 2010
Baker & McKenzie is set to lose a team of antitrust partners in Frankfurt, including the firm's German and European competition head, as the group splits off to launch a new competition boutique. Practice chief Joerg-Martin Schultze is quitting Bakers along with fellow partners Dominique Wagener, Stephanie Pautke and Johanna Kuebler. The group will open a new boutique in Frankfurt this September under the name Commeo. The three associates who make up the remainder of Bakers' Frankfurt antitrust practice are expected to join the partners at Commeo, although a final decision has not yet been taken.
1 minute read
By Suzi Ring | June 22, 2010
Allen & Overy (A&O) has bulked up its Sydney office with the hire of Dave Poddar from domestic firm Mallesons Stephen Jacques. Poddar marks the eighteenth partner hire for the firm since it opened its Australian arm in February this year.
1 minute read
By Sofia Lind | June 14, 2010
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom is set to boost its Brussels office with the hire of Clifford Chance (CC) global antitrust head Simon Baxter. Baxter, who became a partner with CC in 1998, resigned earlier this month (3 June) and will join the US firm on Wednesday (16 June).
1 minute read
By Suzi Ring | June 10, 2010
Hunton & Williams has recruited former Hogan Lovells counsel Wim Nauwelaerts in a boost for the US firm's Brussels office. Nauwelaerts, who specialises in data privacy issues for healthcare and life sciences clients, will join Hunton's global privacy and information management practice in Brussels as a counsel on 1 August.
1 minute read
By Jeremy Hodges | May 26, 2010
Hogan Lovells is to make its first City partner hire since its merger at the beginning of the month. High profile competition specialist Suyong Kim will move from Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr to the international firm's City base.
1 minute read
By Suzi Ring | May 18, 2010
Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy has launched a European antitrust practice with the hire of SJ Berwin's head of EU and competition in Germany. Alexander Rinne is set to leave SJ Berwin in the coming weeks to set up and head the antitrust practice in Milbank's Munich office. He will be followed by associates Andreas Boos and Tatjana Muehlbach.
1 minute read
By Jeremy Hodges | April 30, 2010
Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson has turned to Olswang for its latest partner hire, bringing in competition specialist Alasdair Balfour. Balfour, who has been a partner at Olswang since 2007, will join the US firm in London on 1 May as the office's first antitrust and competition partner since Craig Arnott returned to Australia last June, working with two associates.
1 minute read
By Claire Ruckin | April 14, 2010
For years competition policy in the UK seemed to be a case of plenty of talk but little action. But the Office of Fair Trading's (OFT) move last month in fining Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) a hefty £28.6m for breaching competition law is the latest in a series of recent reminders that the years of hot air are finally translating into a more robust enforcement policy.
1 minute read
By Sofia Lind | April 1, 2010
The Postal Services Commission (Postcomm) has appointed a Simmons & Simmons partner to take on the role of legal director at the regulatory body. The unusual appointment sees Simmons City competition partner Jenny Block act as Postcomm legal director while also remaining a partner at Simmons, working part-time on her usual client work.
1 minute read
By Tasha Norman | August 19, 2022
"Developing connections with people has been essential to tackling the obstacles I have faced in my career."
7 minute read
By Ross Todd | August 16, 2022
U.S. District Judge Matthew Kennelly in Chicago denied a bid by 17 elite private universities to knock out claims they colluded in ways that held down the amount of need-based aid going to undergraduates.
4 minute read
By Bruce Love | August 10, 2022
Boies Schiller's Hamish Hume takes The American Lawyer under the hood of his Blue Cross Blue Shield MDL—the biggest settlement ever for a private antitrust case with no government involvement.
13 minute read
By Bruce Love | August 10, 2022
Boies Schiller's Hamish Hume takes The American Lawyer under the hood of his Blue Cross Blue Shield MDL—the biggest settlement ever for a private antitrust case with no government involvement.
13 minute read
By The Associated Press | August 10, 2022
"There simply is no irreparable harm in this case," PGA Tour attorney Elliot Peters said.
2 minute read
By ALM Staff | August 9, 2022
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read
By Everett Catts | August 9, 2022
"I think discovery will be broad with many documents produced from the parties and third parties and numerous depositions. I do not see the PGA Tour compromising. It needs its rules in order to keep its players," antitrust lawyer Craig Seebald said.
8 minute read
By Karen Hoffman Lent and Kenneth Schwartz | August 8, 2022
A recent acquittal leads to an interesting crossroads for the Biden Administration, which has been clear on its strong antitrust enforcement agenda, and now may have to adjust enforcement strategy following the loss.
8 minute read
By Scott Graham | August 5, 2022
Knobbe Martens partner Joe Reisman has his eyes on a crush of appeals that is heading toward the DC-based appellate court.
13 minute read
By Andrew Goudsward | August 3, 2022
Corporate resolutions in FCPA cases are behind the pace of previous years, but given messaging from the Justice Department, defense attorneys remain focused on compliance upgrades.
9 minute read
Celebrate outstanding achievement in law firms, chambers, in-house legal departments and alternative business structures.
The African Legal Awards recognise exceptional achievement within Africa s legal community during a period of rapid change.
The Daily Report is honoring those attorneys and judges who have made a remarkable difference in the legal profession.
Company Description CourtLaw Injury Lawyers is an established Personal Injury Law Firm with its primary office located in Perth Amboy, New J...
Black Owl Recruiting is looking for a number of qualified applicants to fill positions for a highly reputable client. Recent experience work...
McManimon, Scotland & Baumann, LLC is seeking talented and motivated Associate Attorneys with 3-7 years of experience working closely wi...
MELICK & PORTER, LLP PROMOTES CONNECTICUT PARTNERS HOLLY ROGERS, STEVEN BANKS, and ALEXANDER AHRENS
Don't miss the crucial news and insights you need to make informed legal decisions. Join International Edition now!
Already have an account? Sign In