Elaine Whiteford

Elaine Whiteford draws on her extensive experience to advise clients on all aspects of contentious competition law. She has particular expertise in regulatory and cartel investigations, abuse of dominance cases, as well as follow-on and stand alone damages litigation and multi-jurisdictional commercial litigation involving competition law issues.

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Higher Fines for Gun Jumping in Mergers – The European Commission’s Continued Emphasis on Procedural Merger Compliance

By Johan Ysewyn, Elaine Whiteford and Siobhan L.M. Kahmann on May 23, 2018 Posted in Competition Law in Europe

Last month’s Commission decision to impose a fine of €124.5 million on Altice for gun jumping is a stark reminder of the need to establish processes to ensure against conduct that can be characterized by the merger control authorities as violating the “hold-separate” obligation of the EU Merger Regulation (“EUMR”). That obligation prohibits parties to … Continue Reading