Louise Aberg
Subscribe to Louise Aberg's PostsLouise Aberg focuses her practice on US, EU and French antitrust law, including merger control, cartels, and abuse of dominance. Louise also regularly advises clients in relation to distribution strategies and compliance programs. She represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission, the Department of Justice, the European Commission, and the French Competition Authority. Read Louise Aberg's full bio.
McDermott EU Competition Annual Review 2015
By Dr. Boris Uphoff, Jacques Buhart, Louise Aberg, Matthieu Adam, Martino Sforza and McDermott Will & Emery on Jan 22, 2016
Posted In EU Developments
McDermott has published an EU Competition Annual Review for 2015. This 87 page booklet will help General Counsel and their teams focus on the most essential EU competition updates for 2015. Beyond being used to understand recent developments, this booklet is a great reference when dealing with complex issues of EU competition law. Read the...
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ICN Adopts New Guidance Focusing on Investigative Process and International Cooperation in Mergers
By Louise Aberg on Jun 22, 2015
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, Mergers & Acquisitions, Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance
From April 28 through May 1, the International Competition Network (ICN) held its 2015 annual conference. The ICN is a network that unites 132 competition watchdogs from 119 jurisdictions, including the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the European Commission (EC) and the Japan Fair Trade Commission...
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Antitrust Enforcers Discuss Recent Highlights, Ongoing Cases, Enforcement Priorities and General Trends at the 2015 ABA Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting
By Louise Aberg on Apr 29, 2015
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments, EC Developments, FTC Developments
The American Bar Association (ABA) Section of Antitrust Law Spring Meeting concluded earlier this month with the traditional “Enforcers’ Roundtable,” an interview with leading competition authorities about recent highlights, ongoing cases, enforcement priorities and general trends. This year’s participants were Bill Baer, U.S. Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust; Edith Ramirez, Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chairwoman;...
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Supreme Court Asked to Clarify the Reach of U.S. Antitrust Laws to Foreign Conduct
By Louise Aberg and Lisa A. Peterson on Mar 24, 2015
Posted In Cartel Enforcement, DOJ Developments, Private Litigation
On March 16, 2015, AU Optronics Corporation America Inc. (AU Optronics) and Motorola Mobility LLC separately asked the U.S. Supreme Court to clarify the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (FTAIA) and the extent to which its language allows foreign conduct to be brought within the scope of the Sherman Act. The requests for review follow...
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