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Firm News 16 results

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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Firm News | 2 min read | 03.20.23

Chambers Ranks Six Crowell Lawyers and Four Practice Groups in 2023 Europe Guide

Brussels – March 20, 2023: Chambers and Partners has ranked four Crowell & Moring practice groups and six individual lawyers in the Chambers Europe 2023 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and members of the legal community.
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Firm News | 2 min read | 12.22.22

Global Competition Review Recognizes Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust & Competition Group in "GCR 100 2023"

Washington – December 22, 2022: Global Competition Review recognized Crowell & Moring’s Antitrust & Competition Group in its “GCR 100 2023” – the leading ranking of the world’s competition policy law and economics practices. This year marks the 23rd edition of the awards and the 16th consecutive year that the Antitrust & Competition Group has been recognized.
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Client Alerts 43 results

Client Alert | 9 min read | 02.26.24

When Talking Things Through Is the Problem, Not the Solution: The European Commission’s Updated Guidance on Information Exchange

The European Commission recently revised its Guidelines on Horizontal Cooperation Agreements. This is the third in a series of alerts in which we provide practical guidance, in light of these revised Guidelines, on how to make antitrust-related assessments for various types of agreements between competitors.

Client Alert | 5 min read | 02.16.24

Notice and Action Mechanisms in the DSA – Balancing the Removal of Illegal Content and the Freedom of Expression

On February 17, 2024, The Digital Services Act (DSA) will become applicable, introducing a new regulatory framework for providers of intermediary services. The DSA will apply to those offering their services to users located in the EU, regardless of the providers' place of establishment. We have discussed the new obligations in our previous client alert, when the DSA was adopted. In this alert, we will focus on the notice and action mechanisms, the positions of the users, intermediaries and the general public.
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Client Alert | 19 min read | 01.31.24

2024: An Overview of New and Upcoming Belgian and EU Laws and Regulations

A number of important Belgian and EU legislative changes are likely to have an impact in 2024. On the one hand, there are new laws that have been adopted and will start to bite, and, on the other, there are proposals that are expected to firm up into law.
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Press Coverage 4 results

Publications 15 results

Publication | September 2023

Recensie Karel Marchand: Concentratiecontrole in België door Karel Bourgeois

Competitio, vol. 2023 n°2, p. 250-251

Publication | 06.01.23

Recente ontwikkelingen op het gebied van de concentratiecontrole in België

Tijdschrift voor Belgisch Handelsrecht, R.D.C.-T.B.H., 2023/6, p. 776-795

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 13 results

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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Webinar | 09.20.22, 7:00 AM CDT - 9:00 AM CDT

New Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and Guidelines: What’s Changing for Distribution Relationships?

The new Vertical Block Exemption Regulation (VBER) and accompanying Vertical Guidelines were finally adopted in May 2022 after four years of consultations and review. The new competition rules applicable to distribution and other vertical agreements take into account the specific challenges brought about by the growth of e-commerce and online platforms in the “digital age.” 
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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