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Firm News 18 results

Firm News | 9 min read | 06.06.24

Crowell Attains Leading Rankings in Chambers USA 2024

Washington – June 6, 2024: Crowell & Moring earned 78 rankings for 67 lawyers, as well as 41 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2024 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.
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Firm News | 3 min read | 05.23.24

Leading Antitrust Regulators to Speak at Crowell & Moring and King’s College London Sixth Annual EU Competition Law Conference in Brussels

Brussels – May 22, 2024: Senior antitrust regulators from the European Commission, the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority, and the U.S. Department of Justice will join industry and academic leaders for in-depth discussions at the Crowell & Moring and King's College London Sixth Annual EU Competition Law Conference on June 11 at TheMerode in Brussels.
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Firm News | 3 min read | 04.01.24

Crowell Earns Top Rankings in Legal 500 EMEA 2024

Brussels and Doha – April 1, 2024: The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2024 edition has recognized 16 practice areas and 11 lawyers in Crowell & Moring’s Brussels and Doha offices. The 11 individual lawyers received 18 total rankings across the 16 different practice areas.
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Client Alerts 51 results

Client Alert | 11 min read | 12.03.24

The EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation One Year On: An Effective Tool or Just More Red Tape?

Just over a year ago, the notification obligations under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) became applicable. Since then, M&A transactions and bids for government contracts above certain thresholds must be notified to the European Commission. Pending the Commission’s review, the transaction cannot be completed, or the contract cannot be awarded. What lessons can be learned from the application of the FSR to date? Has the FSR proved to be an effective tool in leveling the playing field, or has its main effect been to burden companies with red tape, at the risk of discouraging investment in Europe?
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Client Alert | 5 min read | 11.05.24

The EU Court of Justice’s Judgment in Illumina/Grail – Has the Killer of “Killer Acquisitions” Been Disarmed?

On September 3, 2024, the EU Court of Justice overturned the first-instance judgment of the EU General Court, which had held that the European Commission could review transactions that fall below EU and Member States' merger control thresholds through referrals by national competition authorities under Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (Case C-611/22 P, Illumina v Commission).
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Client Alert | 3 min read | 10.29.24

Belgian Competition Authority Imposes Massive Fines on Security Companies for Cartel Practices Involving Price-Fixing, Bid Rigging and No Poach Agreements

On July 2, 2024, the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) found that three security companies, Seris, G4S and Securitas, had participated in serious cartel practices within the private security services sector from 2008 to 2020. The practices consisted of price-fixing, bid rigging, and no poach agreements. This decision is important for two reasons: because the fines imposed by the BCA amount to a substantial EUR 47 million and because this is the first time that the BCA has fined companies for a no poach arrangement.
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Press Coverage 4 results

Publications 16 results

Publication | 10.01.24

De Digitalemarktenverordening: de EU bindt de strijd aan met de techreuzen

Tijdschrift voor Belgisch Handelsrecht, R.D.C.-T.B.H. 2024/7, p. 808-840

Publication | September 2023

Recensie Karel Marchand: Concentratiecontrole in België door Karel Bourgeois

Competitio, vol. 2023 n°2, p. 250-251

Events 7 results

Event | 06.09.22, 7:00 AM CDT - 9:00 AM CDT

Revision of the Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and the Horizontal Cooperation Guidelines – What’s on the table?

The European Commission is currently reviewing the Horizontal Block Exemption Regulations and the Horizontal Cooperation Guidelines. The revised regulations and guidelines will enter into force by the end of this year. The drafts reflect the Commission’s updated approach to horizontal cooperation issues such as joint purchasing, joint production, bidding consortia, information exchanges, etc. They also provide new guidance on agreements pursuing sustainability (ESG) goals. This webinar will focus on the key changes that inhouse counsel should be aware of.
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Event | 03.23.22, 7:30 AM CDT - 9:00 AM CDT

Perspectives from the Belgian Competition Authority

In collaboration with the IBJ/IJEDamien Gerard, the new Prosecutor General of the Belgian Competition Authority (BCA) and Griet Jans, Chief Economist at the BCA since 2020, will provide a snapshot of the BCA’s activities and ongoing projects. In addition to providing a state of play, they will discuss what’s to come for competition law in Belgium and the priorities of the BCA going forward.
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Event | 10.24.19, 12:00 PM UTC - 2:00 PM UTC

A new paradigm in Belgian competition law? More protection, less competition?

Join us for a walk through the changed B2B landscape! 
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Webinars 14 results

Webinar | 09.12.24, 12:00 PM CEST - 1:30 PM CEST

How to Get the Deal Through: The Increasingly Complex Regulatory Landscape for M&A Transactions

In this webinar, the speakers will discuss the various regulatory hurdles that companies may face in M&A transactions.

Webinar | 10.24.23, 12:00 PM CEST - 2:00 PM CEST

The New Belgian FDI Screening Regime in Practice

Belgium has recently introduced a screening mechanism for foreign direct investments (FDI). Since July 1st, 2023, transactions falling within the scope of the new mechanism have to be notified to a newly created body, the Interfederal Screening Commission (ISC), composed of representatives of the federal government and the governments of the 8 federated entities.

Webinar | 10.18.22, 2:00 PM CEST - 4:00 PM CEST

Foreign Direct Investment Screening in Belgium—What to Expect?

On June 1, 2022, the various governments of Belgium reached a cooperation agreement on a screening regime for foreign direct investments (FDI). The new regime aims to protect Belgium’s national security, public order, and strategic interests. To that end, transactions in a wide range of sectors, and regardless of their size, will be subject to mandatory and suspensory notification to a new body, the Interfederal Screening Commission (ISC). The new regime is currently expected to enter into force by mid-2023.
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Speaking Engagements 23 results

Blog Posts 1 result

Blog Post | 08.30.22

UK’s Competition Law Based Collective Action in the Crypto Space

Crowell & Moring’s Crypto Digest