By Gillian Sproul and Addiped Cheng on Posted in Antitrust Trade & RegulationIn a warning shot to businesses using intellectual property rights to restrict cross-border sales within the European Economic Area (EEA), on 25 March 2019 the European Commission fined Nike €12.5 million for banning traders of licenced football merchandise from selling to other EEA countries. The decision underscores the Commission’s commitment to eliminating commercial practices that threaten the… Continue Reading
By Greenberg Traurig on Posted in Antitrust Trade & Regulation,White collarBarry Vitou and A. John Pappalardo co-authored an article Lexis®PSL Corporate Crime titled “Statute of Limitations on Bribery—UK and US Perspectives.” This article was first published on Lexis®PSL Corporate Crime on 22 August 2018. To read this article, click here.… Continue Reading
By Gillian Sproul, Lisa Navarro and Addiped Cheng on Posted in Antitrust Trade & Regulation,Competition LawThe Consultation The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has on 26 July 2018 opened a consultation on revised guidance (Revised Guidance) on competition disqualification orders (CDOs) against directors of undertakings suspected to have been in breach of competition laws. Continue Reading.… Continue Reading
By Gillian Sproul, Lisa Navarro and Addiped Cheng on Posted in Antitrust Trade & RegulationThe Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt ruled on 12 July 2018 that manufacturers of luxury products are permitted to restrict authorised resellers from reselling on online marketplaces. The marketplace restriction at issue was imposed by Coty Germany on Parfümerie Akzente, one of its authorised distributors, to prohibit it from distributing Coty perfumes on a third-party… Continue Reading
By Greenberg Traurig Maher on Posted in New HireLondon – 30 April 2015 – Highly regarded antitrust litigation and competition attorney, Gillian Sproul will join Greenberg Traurig Maher LLP, the London office of international law firm Greenberg Traurig LLP, as a shareholder in the firm’s Antitrust Litigation & Competition Practice. Gillian joins from Mayer Brown JSM. Gillian brings depth to the Greenberg Traurig… Continue Reading
