15 December 2020
Outlook: Sustainability and competition law in 2021
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/sustainability-and-competition-law-in-202

Competition law is (sometimes) perceived to be a barrier for cooperation and progress towards a more sustainable economy. This outlook 2021 explores the current available leeway under competition law for sustainability ...

15 April 2019
Bird & Bird advises Infront ASA on acquisition of vwd Group from The Carlyle Group
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2019/germany/bird-bird-beraet-infront-asa-bei-der-uebernahme-der-vwd-group

International law firm Bird & Bird is advising Norwegian company Infront ASA ('Infront') on its acquisition of German company vwd Group GmbH and its European subsidiaries. The current majority shareholder, US private ...

08 January 2021
Bird & Bird ranked as the leading firm globally for Data in 2021 by Who's Who Legal
www.twobirds.com/en/news/press-releases/2021/global/bird-and-bird-ranked-as-the-leading-firm-globally-for-data-in-2021-by-whos-who-legal

Bird & Bird’s marketing leading reputation for “Data” has been recognised in Who’s Who Legal’s annual analysis of Data Privacy & Protection, Data Security, Information Technology and Telecoms & Media with more ...

20 January 2021
“Big Tech” under pressure - new Rules for Digital Platforms in the EU and UK
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2021/global/big-tech-under-pressure

The EU and UK have published ground-breaking proposals which threaten to revolutionise the governance of digital platforms. The regime will apply to “Big Tech” and will establish new rules of the game and be backed up ...

31 October 2018
Talking Shop October 2018
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/talking-shop-october-2018

This newsletter focuses on key news and updates for retail and consumer-facing businesses around the world.

30 September 2018
Talking Shop September 2018
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2018/global/talking-shop-september-2018

This newsletter focuses on key news and updates for retail and consumer-facing businesses around the world.

14 July 2020
The EU Court of Justice provides guidance for the antitrust assessment of "pay-for-delay" agreements in the pharmaceutical sector.
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/the-eu-court-of-justice-provides-guidance-for-the-antitrust

The Court of Justice provided guidance for the antitrust assessment of agreements between competitors in the pharmaceutical sector. The Court's judgment is relevant because it addresses fundamental issues that have been ...

17 March 2020
Double Caution: Gun Jumping Risks in M&A Transactions
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2020/global/double-caution-gun-jumping-risks-in-m-and-a-transactions

Following a few interesting EU developments regarding gun jumping in concentrations our Competition team looked into the relevance for M&A transactions, whilst taking into perspective what the ECJ and European ...

18 December 2019
Large tech merger provides an early opportunity to test the fitness of the competition regime in 2020
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/large-tech-merger-provides-an-early-opportunity-to-test-the-fitness-of-the-competition

Google's proposed acquisition of Fitbit provides an opportunity to test the fitness of the competition regime and reflect upon the ongoing global scrutiny of Big Tech.

22 November 2019
Case notes: Landmark ruling of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) on validity of airport charges
www.twobirds.com/en/news/articles/2019/global/case-notes-landmark-ruling-of-the-court-of-justice-of-the-european-union

The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has rendered a landmark decision ruling that airports must not agree with individual airport users preferential airport charges different from those approved by the ...