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Antitrust & Competition

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Connected Compliance: The Global Case for Integration
A connected approach offers growing companies a way to leverage compliance to their competitive advantage.
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Antitrust laws are relevant to companies looking to expand, needing to defend themselves against attacks from competitors and antitrust agencies, and wanting to keep their businesses focused on commercial issues rather than on litigation and seemingly endless investigations. 

For those looking to expand, we help navigate the merger control and assessment process, highlighting the risks and opportunities. For companies defending themselves in the face of serious antitrust infringement allegations, our swift guidance can mean the difference between complete immunity and prison sentences and multimillion-dollar fines.

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19 June 2019
Vietnam: Taxation of Foreign E-Commerce Business Introduced
On 13 June 2019, the National Assembly adopted the Law on Tax Administration, which will take effect and replace the currently Law on Tax Administration from 1 July 2020.
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28 May 2019
Indonesian Competition Commission Issues New Case Handling Procedure
The Business Competition Supervisory Commission has published Regulation No. 1 of 2019 on the Procedure for Cases of Monopolistic Practices and Unfair Competition (Regulation No. 1 of 2019).
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28 May 2019
Competition Commission Imposing Stricter Policy on Submission of Merger Notifications
Under a new policy of the Business Competition Supervisory Commission (KPPU), parties will have to follow tighter rules on what documents must be submitted when notifying KPPU of M&A and ...
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01 April 2019
China Employment Law Update - April 2019
This is the April 2019 issue of the China Employment Law Update.
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29 March 2019
ROH, IHQ, and ITC Tax Benefits are being Terminated
The Revenue Department has not yet accepted the application for IBC tax scheme while awaiting the supplemental rules, which are expected to be issued in April 2019.
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29 March 2019
Proposed Changes to Canadian Stock Option Deduction
As of the 2019 Federal Budget, the Canadian government announced a proposed cap on the amount of the 50% stock option deduction for employees of “large, long-established, mature firms.
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18 March 2019
China Issues A New Consolidated Law on Foreign Investment
The Foreign Investment Law will come into effect on 1 January  2020.
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20 June 2019
Baker McKenzie's Kyiv Banking & Finance and Competition Practices Won Legal Awards in 2019
Moreover, the Firm was nominated for the Foreign Law Firm of the Year award in Ukraine. 
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11 June 2019
Baker McKenzie Advises on MEGA GOSSAU AG Investment
Baker McKenzie’s cross-practice team from Switzerland was led by Alexander Fischer.
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30 May 2019
Baker McKenzie acts for BRP Inc. on acquisition of 80% of Telwater Pty Ltd
The transaction represents an ongoing commitment to Australia by BRP.
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16 July 2018
Baker McKenzie advises HIL Limited on acquisition of Parador Group
The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approval.
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16 May 2019
Carolina Pardo and Esteban Ropolo are appointed Non-Governmental Advisors to the International Competition Network
The ICN Non-Governmental Advisors are comprised of experts from legal services firms, corporations ...
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16 May 2019
SPIE further expands presence in Austria with take-over of Christof Electrics
The Firm advised the European market leader on the acquisition of the company specializing in electric, measurement, control and regulation technology.
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23 April 2019
Baker McKenzie Advises Vestas on Acquisition of Minority Stake in SOWITEC
The agreement provides for an option to acquire the remaining shares within the next three years. 
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Ranked in the Top 5 in GCR Global Elite for the second year running
Global Competition Review 2016

4 partners recognised as Leaders in Antitrust
Global Competition Review 2016

Ranked as "standout" in the "Innovation in Use of Technology" prize for the Global Merger Analysis Platform
Financial Times Innovative Lawyers Awards 2015

Awarded Highly Commended status in the Competition and Regulatory Team of the Year
Africa Legal Awards 2015

31 of our lawyers feature as Experts in Antitrust and Competition
Euromoney's Expert Guide 2014

Global Dawn Raid App — a mobile application that, across 44 countries, provides clients experiencing a raid with real-time step-by-step guidance on their rights and obligations, as well as instant access to Baker McKenzie antitrust lawyers. 

Global Competition Compliance Toolkit — A toolkit of building blocks to enable in-house counsel to create a competition compliance program that works globally.

Global Guide to Competition Litigation — Competition litigation is a fast growing and complex area of commercial litigation that often requires coordination of strategy across jurisdictions. This guide gives a multi-jurisdictional perspective on the core issues arising when bringing or defending a private claim for damages resulting from a breach of competition law.

Global Competition Law "Health Check" Guide — A best practice guide to conducting competition law compliance health checks.

Global Vertical Restraints Portal – An online, interactive website which provides an 'at a glance' assessment of the most relevant and common vertical restraints under the national laws of over 20 jurisdictions. It also includes partner contacts and details of recent enforcement, updated regularly.

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Antitrust & Competition Toolkit

Global Class Actions: Around the World

An interactive site which provides at-a-glance information on the key characteristics of class action mechanisms in more than 25 countries. It includes details of recent enforcement (updated regularly) and contacts in each jurisdiction who can provide further information.

Global Dawn Raid App

App covering 44 countries offers client experiencing a raid with real-time step-by-step guidance on their rights and obligations, as well as instant access to Baker McKenzie antitrust lawyers.

Global Antitrust & Competition Webinars

Register to and view archives of our webinars where we discuss relevant antitrust and competition topics in key markets and industries around the world.

Global Competition Compliance Toolkit

A toolkit of building blocks to enable in-house counsel to create a competition compliance program that works globally.

Global Competition Law Health Check Guide

A best practice guide to conducting competition law compliance health checks.

Global Guide to Competition Litigation

A guide to the litigation of civil claims grounded on the breach of competition law.

Global Guide to Antitrust and Competition Law

Asia Pacific guide provides tailored snapshot into region’s competition laws across 13 jurisdictions.

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