Jay Modrall

Under the European Union’s (EU’s) Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), the European Commission (the Commission) can block a merger if it finds that foreign (meaning non-EU) subsidies “distort the [EU]…

In her September 2024 Mission Letter, Commission President von der Leyen directed Executive Vice President Teresa Ribera to develop a “new approach to competition policy” to “reflect the growing…

Does the European Commission’s (Commission’s) second conditional approval under the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) signal a new approach to sustainability issues in EU merger cases?  On November…

The European Commission’s (the Commission’s) review of its Horizontal and Non-Horizontal Merger Guidelines (HMG and NHMG, respectively; together, the Guidelines) is well under way. While the update…

The European Commission is exploring ways European Union (EU) competition policy can support the security and resilience of European supply chains, particularly in relation to critical raw materials …

The European Union’s (EU’s) Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) aims to prevent “foreign” (meaning non-EU) subsidies from distorting competition in the EU.  The FSR imposed new notification…

Executive Vice President (EVP) Ribera is on a “mission impossible” to develop a “new approach to competition policy” “support[ing] European companies to innovate, compete and lead world-wide and…

European Commission Executive Vice-President Teresa Ribera has her work cut out for her.  As Commissioner for a Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, she is not only responsible for steering the…

With the new European Commission (Commission) confirmed, European Union (EU) competition policy will be directed through 2029 by Teresa Ribera Rodríguez as the Executive Vice President (EVP) for a…