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Firm News 20 results

Firm News | 3 min read | 04.14.25

Crowell Earns Top Rankings in Legal 500 EMEA 2025

The Legal 500 Europe, Middle East & Africa (EMEA) 2025 edition has recognized 18 practice areas and nine lawyers in Crowell & Moring’s Brussels and Doha offices. In addition, Crowell is one of only two firms in Qatar to receive Legal 500’s “Client Satisfaction” distinction.

Firm News | 2 min read | 03.25.25

Chambers Ranks Crowell & Moring Lawyers and Practices in 2025 Europe Guide

Brussels – March 25, 2025: Chambers and Partners has ranked five Crowell & Moring practice groups and nine individual lawyers in the Chambers Europe 2025 guide.

Firm News | 5 min read | 06.06.24

Crowell Attains Leading Rankings in Chambers USA 2024

Washington – June 6, 2024: Crowell & Moring earned 78 rankings for 67 lawyers, as well as 41 national and statewide practice area rankings, in the Chambers USA 2024 guide. The rankings are driven by independent interviews of clients and lawyers at peer firms.

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Client Alerts 69 results

Client Alert | 11 min read | 06.08.26

New EU Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regulation Falls Short Of Remedying Fragmentation Of National Screening Mechanisms

On June 8, 2026, a new EU regulation was adopted to replace the 2019 Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Screening Regulation. The new regulation requires all Member States to establish a screening mechanism for inbound FDI. It also defines a mandatory minimum sectoral scope, expands coverage to investments by foreign investors’ EU subsidiaries, and improves coordination between Member States and the Commission.

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Client Alert | 3 min read | 06.03.26

Important EU Court Judgment Clarifies Rules on Interest Due in Cartel Damages Cases

In a judgment that will have direct and immediate consequences, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has clarified that for all competition damages actions brought after 26 December 2014, interest runs from the date on which the harm occurred. The ruling addressed two important questions: (1) whether national provisions implementing Article 3(2) of the EU Damages Directive — which requires interest to run from the date harm occurred —apply to cases in which the harm preceded the adoption of those provisions; and (2) how the date of harm should be determined in cartel cases involving the purchase of goods at inflated prices.

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Client Alert | 7 min read | 05.21.26

A New Playbook for M&A in the EU: The European Commission's Draft Merger Guidelines - 10 Key Changes

On 30 April 2026, the European Commission published draft merger guidelines that will replace both the 2004 Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the 2008 Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines, consolidating them into a single analytical framework.

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Press Coverage 4 results

Press Coverage | 06.30.23

Juridisch expert benoemt alle valkuilen in Belgisch screeningmechanisme voor buitenlandse investeringen

Press Coverage | 01.19.23

'Companies Are Increasingly Apprehensive About Competition Authority'

Trends

Press Coverage | 12.09.22

Filter voor risicovolle buitenlandse investeringen? Goed nieuws, maar opletten voor addertjes onder het gras

Knack

Publications 21 results

Publication | 04.29.26

What To Know About Proposed EU Industrial Accelerator Act

Law360

Publication | January 2026

Rescue and Restructuring Aid

EU State Aids, 7th Edition

Publication | January 2026

State Aid for Energy and Environmental Protection

EU State Aids, 7th Edition

Events 8 results

Event | 10.08.26, 8:30 AM CEST - 5:00 PM CEST

Seventh EU Competition Law Conference

Join us for the Seventh EU Competition Law Conference - hosted by Crowell & Moring, King’s College and The Competition Law Center. This year's conference offers an authoritative and comparative Europe–US perspective on the latest developments in competition law.

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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