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Courts and agencies refine US antitrust law US courts and antitrust enforcement agencies have had a busy year. Kenneth R Logan and Ethan E Litwin of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett discuss how their actions have changed the face of US antitrust law

September 30 2004

Spain

Spain reunites fractured competition authority Marcos Araujo of Garrigues outlines changes recently announced by the Spanish government regarding institutional issues, infringement proceedings, and merger control

September 30 2004

Belgium

New competition legislation: cause for celebration? Ivo Van Bael of Van Bael & Bellis, says EU reforms could create legal uncertainty that will make compliance more difficult for corporates

September 30 2004

Austria

The ins and outs of Austrian competition Claudine Vartian of Cerha Hempel Spiegelfeld Hlawati provides an overview of Austrian competition regulation

September 30 2004

France clarifies public contract law for lenders

Changes to French laws affecting public-private-partnerships will bring greater certainty for investors and encourage more innovative deals, explain Jacques Bouillon and Sandra Lagumina

September 30 2004

The pros and cons of UK exchange recognition

Eurex US has become the first overseas investment exchange in four years to obtain recognized status under the UK's new regime. Barnabas Reynolds and Thomas Donegan ask why so few exchanges have applied

September 30 2004

The month in a minute

O'Melveny & Myers and Ropes & Gray advised on the latest US-Canadian corporate acquisition. US phone company Verizon Communications announced that it had agreed to sell its Canadian directory operations to private equity firm Bain Capital for $1.54 billion. Ropes & Gray advised client Bain, which, like the law firm, is headquartered in Boston. Newcomb Stillwell and Howard Glazer were the firm's lead lawyers on the deal. Greg Patti ran a team from O'Melveny's New York office that is advising Verizon.

September 30 2004

European changes compel Financial Services Authority to review bond market regulation

UK regulators: seeking useful changes in the bond markets The UK's Financial Services Authority (FSA) is launching a new round of bond market scrutiny with a roundtable and possible review of regulation.

September 30 2004

Editorial

May 2004 saw Europe's big bang in the area of competition law, with the modernization of competition law enforcement and changes to merger regulation and rules for technology transfer. At the same time, 10 new member states joined the Union, bringing them under the EU's competition regime.

September 30 2004

Banks question Hong Kong enforcement policy

Hong Kong's securities regulator faces a tough job to convince the market that settling certain disciplinary cases without an admission of liability is wise. Andrew Crooke reports

September 30 2004

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