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07/18/2008   Cigarette Cartel, Pharma Pricing- Recent UK Antitrust Rulings
07/02/2008   European Commission Adopts Cartel Settlement Procedure
04/23/2008   D.C. Circuit Reverses Federal Trade Commission in Important Standard-Setting Case
04/08/2008   European Commission Publishes White Paper on Damage Actions for Breach of the EU Antitrust Rules
02/15/2008   FTC Takes 4-in-1 Shot at Reverse Payment Settlements
01/30/2008   High Profile FTC Trial Lawyer Sean P. Gates Joins Morrison & Foerster’s Antitrust Practice in Los Angeles
Former Deputy Assistant Director at the Federal Trade Commission litigated several high-profile antitrust cases
01/25/2008   FTC Invokes Novel Theories in Standard-Setting Case
01/18/2008   New M&A Filing Thresholds and Recent Enforcement Actions
01/17/2008   European Commission Raids Pharmaceutical Companies to Start Sector Inquiry
12/05/2007   European Commission Adopts New Guidelines for Non-Horizontal Mergers
11/16/2007   JFTC Publishes Final Guidelines Concerning Use of Intellectual Property
11/16/2007   EC Takes a Tough Line With Antitrust Judgement--Will Microsoft Ruling Have Knock-On Effect?
10/23/2007   JFTC Published Final Guidelines Concerning Use Of Intellectual Property
10/19/2007   Court Of First Instance Reaffirms Narrow Application Of Attorney Client Privilege in EU Competition Proceedings
09/24/2007   Lessons from Microsoft: What the Judgment Means for Companies Doing Business in Europe
09/19/2007   People’s Republic of China Passes Comprehensive Anti-Monopoly Law
09/17/2007   Court of First Instance Confirms Microsoft Violated EU Competition Rules
09/12/2007   Ninth Circuit Adopts a Cost-Based Standard to Evaluate Whether a Competitor’s Bundled Discounts Are Anticompetitive
09/12/2007   Third Circuit Finds False FRAND Commitments Actionable Under the Antitrust Laws
06/28/2007   Supreme Court Overturns Long-Standing Per Se Rule Against Vertical Minimum Price-Fixing
06/20/2007   Credit Suisse First Boston LLC, et al. v. Billing, et al. – Supreme Court Sides with Investment Banks in Antitrust Suit over IPO Practices
06/18/2007   Morrison & Foerster Represents Shanghai Century in US$168 Million Cross-Border Business Combination with Kelun Pharmaceutical
Transaction will be the first cross-border acquisition by an offshore listed company involving a share swap under China’s new M&A regulations
06/18/2007   DOJ Shows Flexibility, Creativity in Settling Biotech Merger
06/11/2007   Japan Fair Trade Commission Publishes Draft Guidelines Concerning Use of Intellectual Property
06/11/2007   Japan Fair Trade Commission Finalizes Merger Guidelines
05/24/2007   Hedge Fund Manager Fined for Violating HSR Act By Exercising Stock Options
05/21/2007   Bell Atlantic Corp v. Twombly: The Supreme Court Raises Pleading Standards for Allegations of Antitrust Conspiracies
04/17/2007   The Wait Is Over: FTC and DOJ Issue Their Long-Anticipated Report on Antitrust Enforcement and Intellectual Property Rights
04/05/2007   Antitrust Modernization Commission Issues Final Recommendations for Significant Changes to U.S. Antitrust Law
02/23/2007   Sperry v. Crompton Corp.: New York Court of Appeals Rules that Treble Damages Are Unavailable in Class Actions Brought Under the Donnelly Act
02/20/2007   Supreme Court’s Weyerhaeuser Decision Applies Stringent Standard to Predatory Bidding
Court holds that the same stringent standard used to judge the lawfulness of predatory pricing must be applied to claims of predatory bidding as well
02/06/2007   FTC Compels Rambus to License Patented Technology and Limits Royalty Rates
02/02/2007   JFTC Proposes Important Changes to Japan's Merger Guidelines
01/25/2007   Antitrust Modernization Commission Issues Tentative Recommendations for Significant Changes to U.S. Antitrust
01/22/2007   China Court Hears Antitrust Suit Against Sony
01/16/2007   FTC Releases 2007 HSR Act Thresholds
01/16/2007   The Battle Continues: EU Competition Commissioner Kroes Challenges the Energy Industry in Europe
12/12/2006   European Commission Adopts New Leniency Framework
12/08/2006   High Court Antitrust Trend Continues — Two New Cases Granted
11/06/2006   Acquisitions by Financial Investors Are Subject to HSR Reporting Rules
11/06/2006   SEC Amends Tender Offer “Best Price” Rule
11/01/2006   DOJ Won’t Challenge SSO’s Upfront Disclosure of Patents and Patent Licensing Terms
10/30/2006   Antitrust Laws Impose Restrictions on Investors’ Ability to Serve on Boards of Competing Firms
10/23/2006   Mergers Involving Portfolio Companies of Financial Investors May Have Antitrust Risk
10/16/2006   Joint Investment Activities Are Often Lawful, But Bid Rigging Agreements Are Prohibited by the Antitrust Laws
10/04/2006   Fall 2006 Supreme Court Preview: Antitrust
08/02/2006   Overview of FTC's Rambus Decision

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