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US, Canada and Mexico Officials Meet in New York
December 21, 2011 — Global Competition Review
New York-based Antitrust Group counsel Olivier N. Antoine talks to Global Competition Review about the recent meeting between antitrust agency heads from the US, Canada and Mexico, which focused on policy issues and cooperation between the four authorities.
According the Antoine, collaboration can sometimes have unwelcome consequences. "Cooperation can be a good thing, but it may lead to a lowest common denominator approach. We often see that multiple reviews lead to a lack of efficiency. We can only hope that these trilateral discussions take into account the timing and commercial realities of cross border transactions."
Novellus/LAM: MOFCOM to Determine Regulatory Timing, Industry Sources Say
December 16, 2011 — Financial Times/Deal Reporter North America
New York-based Antitrust Group counsel Olivier N. Antoine talks to Financial Times/dealReporter North America about the regulatory clearance required for LAM Research’s acquisition of Novellus, which will depend on how quickly China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) reviews the transaction.
According to Antoine, "China these days takes four to six months to review transactions. MOFCOM is a little more unpredictable than other regulatory agencies…The key question for the U.S. review will be whether the DoJ clears the transaction without a second request.”
Budget Woes Delay Brazil's Antitrust Reform
April 11, 2011 — Competition and Corporate Finance Law360
New York-based Antitrust Group counsel Olivier N. Antoine talks about how new Brazilian competition legislation could impact antitrust enforcement in Latin America. Many had expected the legislation, which would mark the biggest change to the nation's current antitrust regime since it was established in 1994, to be passed by July. Now, due to budget worries, the legislation is likely on hold until as late as 2012.
According to Antoine, "Three years ago, antitrust enforcement in Latin America wasn't on the map. But those days are over." On the new competition law, "The way it was originally approved, it was all towards enforcement. An overlooked element of the new law indicates that regulators will, nevertheless, remain tough."
E.U. and U.S. antitrust leaders call for cooperation
September 25, 2009 — Global Competition Review
Crowell & Moring LLP Antitrust Group counsel Antoine N. Olivier is featured for his comments on the 2009 international antitrust conference at New York’s Fordham University. At the conference, leaders of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition (DG Comp) and the U.S. Department of Justice’s antitrust division were advocating for greater cooperation between competition enforcers.
Ticketmaster and Live Nation: Obama's Antitrust Test
June 9, 2009 — Time Magazine
Crowell & Moring LLP Antitrust Group counsel Olivier N. Antoine is featured for his comments on the proposed Ticketmaster and Live Nation merger, and President Obama's campaign to reform antitrust enforcement.
West-coast Firms Line Up for Tickets Deal
February 12, 2009 — Global Competition Review
Crowell & Moring LLP New York-based counsel Olivier N. Antoine is featured for his comments on the proposed merger of Ticketmaster and Live Nation. The merger would create a company valued at $2.5 billion.