OLG Düsseldorf grants damages for vertical stand-alone infringement and clears the way for holding company managers personally liable for redress
Online restrictions under scrutiny in Germany
Bundeskartellamt closed its investigations against adidas after the company gave up market place bans and restrictions of search engine advertising
Umbrella pricing victims may seek damages from cartelists
ECJ rules that members of a cartel may be liable for damages based on price increases implemented by independent third parties following the cartel
Most favored nation clauses under scrutiny
German Federal Cartel Office prohibits best price clause of online hotel portal HRS
Investors to watch out for antitrust compliance of portfolio companies
Commission fines Goldman Sachs € 37 million for investment in cartelist
JUVE Deal-Meldung 11/2014
Commeo berät Alu Menziken Extrusion, eine zur Schweizer Montana Tech Components gehörende Konzerngesellschaft, beim Erwerb der Geschäftseinheit Euromotive von Alutech
Forum-Seminar – 2. Dezember 2014, Frankfurt
„Vertriebsverträge & Kartellrecht“
Referenten:
- Dr. Jörg-Martin Schultze, LL.M.
- Dr. Dominique S. Wagener, LL.M.
- Mark van der Moolen, LL.M. (Clyde Bergemann Power Group)
Forum-Seminar – 26. November 2014, München
„F&E-Verträge nach der F&E-GVO – Forschungskooperationen und Auftragsforschung gestalten“
Referenten:
- Dr. Stephanie Pautke, LL.M.
- Dr. Anke Nestler (VALNES Corporate Finance GmbH)
- Dr. Clemens Tobias Steins, LL.M. (Hoffmann Eitle)
IBC Legal „Advanced EU Competition Law“ – 25./26. November 2014, Brüssel
Dr. Stephanie Pautke, LL.M. spricht mit Dr. Andreas Eberhardt (Senior Legal Counsel Antitrust, Richemont) zum Thema „Vertical restraints: what’s new?“
Forum-Seminar – 29. Oktober 2014, Köln
„Kartellrecht kompakt – Die wichtigsten kartellrechtlichen Regeln und ihre Anwendung in der Unternehmenspraxis“
Referenten:
- Dr. Johanna Kübler
- Isabel Oest, LL.M.
- Dr. Lars Kogel, MBA (ThyssenKrupp Elevator AG)