Jun 13, 2023 Antitrust & ESG: European Commission publishes its final guidelines for businesses collaborating to meet sustainability goals By Thomas Lübbig Sarah Jensen Maria Dreher-Lorje Ninette Dodoo Justin Chen +2 more... Show less 5 key takeaways On 1 June 2023, the European Commission published its final guidelines on how companies should self-assess agreements...
Nov 07, 2022 Collaborating towards sustainability goals and navigating antitrust risk across regions By Rory Jones Florian Reiter-Werzin Sarah Jensen Maria Dreher-Lorje +1 more... Show less With COP27 in Egypt now taking place, we’re focusing on one of the four key themes of the Egyptian presidency, “collaboration”, and...
Oct 11, 2022 ESG & supply chains: a practical outlook on opportunities and challenges under antitrust law By Maria Dreher-Lorje The call for more environmental, social and governance (ESG) awareness by business, and specifically in relation to improvement of global...
Mar 03, 2022 European Commission publishes updated draft rules for cooperation between competitors – with new draft guidelines for sustainability agreements By Maria Dreher-Lorje Thomas Lübbig Sarah Jensen On 1 March 2022, the European Commission published for consultation two revised (draft) block exemption regulations (R&D and...
Feb 28, 2022 Revised guidance on the Austrian and German transaction value threshold By Maria Dreher-Lorje Thomas Lübbig Florian Reiter-Werzin Shortly before the end of 2021, the Austrian Federal Competition Authority (Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde, BWB) and the German Federal Cartel...
Jan 17, 2022 Antitrust and Net Zero – how will the rules shift in 2022 to support transition? By Maria Dreher-Lorje Sarah Jensen Kirsty Brown The need for more action by governments, businesses and individuals to address the climate change crisis continued to rise up political...
Oct 14, 2021 Getting The Deal Through – Merger Control in 2022 and Beyond By Alvaro Pliego Selie Maria Dreher-Lorje Sharon Malhi Meghan Rissmiller +1 more... Show less The opening chapter of the 2022 Lexology Getting the Deal Through: Merger Control publication presents an overview of key global...
Sep 23, 2021 Amendment of Austrian competition law strengthens role of sustainability By Florian Reiter-Werzin Maria Dreher-Lorje This month, an extensive amendment of the Austrian Cartel Act entered into force that brings about material changes. The changes relating...