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Antonio F. Dias - Concurrences
Antonio F. Dias is the partner-in-charge at Jones Day in Miami. He joined the firm in 1999. He leads the Firm’s State Attorney General Enforcement, Investigations & Litigation Practice and previously was co-leader of the financial institutions litigation & regulation practice. He has substantial experience in leading the defense of companies and industries facing government scrutiny and related private litigation.
Courtney Lyons Snyder – Concurrences
Courtney Lyons Snyder is a partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s Pittsburgh office. She is a a litigator who crafts creative and strategic responses for companies facing high-profile litigation, state attorneys general investigations, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Department of Justice (DOJ), and other federal agency investigations, federal and state legislative investigations and hearings, and regulatory challenges.
Heather Lennox - Concurrences
Heather Lennox is a partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s Cleveland office. She helps boards of directors and management teams navigate crises and distress to develop successful solutions for the enterprise and its stakeholders. She provides strategic, business-oriented advice to entities facing financial distress and has in-depth experience in convening and directing global legal, business, financial, and media/communications teams in collaborative efforts to achieve clients’ goals.
Randi C. Lesnick – Concurrences
Randi C. Lesnick is a partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s New York office. She has advised on M&A transactions with an aggregate value of approximately $300 billion. Her practice focuses on public and private mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, divestitures, takeovers and takeover preparedness, restructurings, recapitalizations, and securities transactions.
Andrew M. Levine – Concurrences
Andrew M. Levine is a partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s New York office.
Jonathan Bakker - Concurrences
Jonathan Bakker is a counsel at Jones Day, based in the firm’s Amsterdam office. He specialises in international commercial arbitration and litigation. He acts as counsel and advises on a range of commercial disputes, including M&A disputes, as well as corporate litigation disputes. Pertaining to Article 35b, first paragraph of the Dutch Regulations on the Legal Profession, he has registered the following fields of law with the Dutch Bar Association: contract law and civil procedural law.
Gerjanne Te Winkel – Concurrences
Gerjanne Te Winkel is a partner with Jones Day and is based in their Amsterdam office where she has built more than 30 years of experience in civil litigation and arbitration. She is widely recognized as one of the leading corporate litigation lawyers in the Netherlands. She has represented clients in several well publicized landmark cases before the Enterprise Division of the Amsterdam Court of Appeals, including Delta Lloyd, ABN AMRO, Versatel, Getronics, Cryo-Save, Novero, and SNS Reaal.
Antonio Canales - Concurrences
Antonio Canales is a partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s Madrid office. He represents global clients in international arbitration before the principal arbitration courts and in civil and commercial litigation proceedings before the Spanish courts at all levels, including the Supreme Court. He assists clients in construction and energy disputes, damage claims, energy projects, commercial litigation, patent infringement, and financial controversies.
Kevin Wilcock - Concurrences
Kevin Wilcock is a European counsel at Jones Day based in the firm’s Düsseldorf office. His practice primarily focuses on antitrust and competition law matters, both at the national and international levels. He advises major national and international companies in their proceedings with the European Commission and the National Competition Authorities of EU Member States.
Sarah Blazek - Concurrences
Sarah Blazek is a Partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s Munich office. Previously, she worked for a number of years as a competition lawyer for the Brussels office of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. She advises clients on all aspects of European and German antitrust and competition law and also focuses on state aid matters.
Kevin Hart - Concurrences
Kevin B. Hart is a partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. As a former senior official at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, Kevin B. Hart has nearly 25 years of government experience involving all facets of criminal antitrust cartel investigations, prosecutions, and litigations, including federal criminal jury trials, corporate leniency applications, grand jury investigations, and compliance programs.
Peter Schwingler – Concurrences
Peter (Pete) Schwingler is a partner at Jones Day, based in Minneapolis. He is a nationally recognized antitrust lawyer and class action litigator. He has tried three Clayton Act merger challenges, including two of the largest in U.S. history. Outside the courtroom, Pete advises businesses on antitrust compliance, helps companies navigate antitrust issues related to mergers and acquisitions, and represents clients facing government investigations.
John M. Majoras - Concurrences
John Majoras is a partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s Washington office. He has more than 20 years of experience in general commercial litigation, with a particular focus on antitrust matters. In addition to his trial practice, John advises clients on antitrust and FDA regulatory issues, particularly in patent and pharmaceutical matters, and coordinates Jones Day’s competition law litigation practice worldwide.
Michael Sawers - Concurrences
In Short The Development: On January 29, 2026, the Department of Justice ("DOJ") and the U.S. Postal Service ("USPS") Office of the Inspector General announced the first whistleblower award under the Whistleblower Rewards Program. The Result: Increased awareness of the program heightens (…)
Johannes Zöttl - Concurrences
The German Parliament adopts competition rules for tech platforms 19 January 2021 162 In Short The Development: The Bundestag, the German legislature, amended Germany’s antitrust laws to include special competition rules for digital platform "companies with overwhelming importance for competition across multiple markets." The amendments, known as the GWB Digitization Act or ARC (…) The German Competition Authority publishes merger remedies guidance 1 May 2017 193 The German Federal Cartel...
Jurgen Beninca - Concurrences
Jurgen Beninca is a partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s Frankfurt office. He counsels European and U.S. corporate clients on antitrust regulatory compliance and represents businesses before cartel authorities — including the German Federal Cartel Office and the European Commission — and before courts in antitrust matters. Antitrust follow-on litigation cases constitute an important part of his practice.
Lillian He - Concurrences
Jones Day (Shanghai), Jones Day (San Francisco) Counsel Lillian He is a counsel with Jones Day based in their Shanghai office. Her practice focuses on dispute resolution, investigation and compliance matters, including cross-border litigation, anticorruption investigations, data privacy and data protection, and anti-money laundering and trade compliance.
Serge Clerckx - Concurrences
Serge Clerckx is a Partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s Brussels office. For 20 years, clients have benefited from He extensive experience in EU competition law and government regulation in a wide range of sectors, including consumer goods, pharma, aerospace, and technology. His competition practice covers merger control and antitrust.
Mario Todino - Concurrences
Mario Todino is a Partner at Jones Day, based in the Brussels branch. Specifically, Mario served the Legal Service and Cabinet of the President of the Italian Competition Authority and the DG Competition of the European Commission in Brussels. Mario’s practice focuses on merger control, cartels, abuses of dominance, state aid matters, and litigation in Brussels and in Italy.
How to access data from the climate85 API
Minerva Intelligence's new climate data portal, climate85, offers a wealth of information for Canadian climate data scientists. Climate85 is a data portal (sign up at https:// climate85.com) that enables you to access Canada-wide climate risk data sets. As of the time of this writing, there are 4 available climate risk types: heat, humidex, precipitation, and wind. Be sure to check back regularly as many more datasets are planned to be added.
Japan's Amended Payment Services Act Could Prompt More Nonbank Entries Into Traditional Banking Services | JD Supra
The Situation: The amendment to the Payment Services Act ("PSA") of Japan took effect in May 2021, removing the current numerical transfer cap placed on fund transfer services by nonbank institutions. The Result: This amendment significantly changes the current regulatory thresholds and scope of compliance requirements imposed on money-transfer service providers by setting up multiple license/registration levels that depend on the size and scope of operations.
Japan's Amended Payment Services Act Could Prompt More Nonbank Entries Into Traditional Banking Services
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Situation: The amendment to the Payment Services Act ("PSA") of Japan took effect in May 2021, removing the current numerical transfer cap placed on fund transfer services by nonbank institutions.
2020 Cross-Border Corporate Criminal Liability Survey
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. INTRODUCTION For any company, the risk that employees or agents may engage in criminal conduct in connection with their work and thereby potentially expose the company (or at least the responsible individuals) to criminal, administrative, and/or civil liability is ever present; for multinational companies, which are necessarily subject to the laws of multiple jurisdictions, this risk is only heightened.
Grounded: Virgin Australia Reaffirms The Australian Takeovers Panel's Narrow Role In Distressed Transactions - Corporate/Commercial Law - United States
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In Short The Situation: In Australia, the Takeovers Panel ("Panel") is the primary forum for hearing disputes in relation to takeover bids and other corporate control transactions involving public companies.
New Insolvency Processes for Small Australian Businesses | JD Supra
During the better part of 2020, the federal government has injected an unprecedented level of stimulus into the Australian economy in an attempt to mitigate the economic impact of COVID-19. As a result, despite a significant contraction in the Australian economy, roughly half as many Australian companies are entering insolvency processes today compared with the same time last year. As that stimulus is wound back, it seems inevitable that the number of insolvencies will rise.
Protecting and Connecting: How Arlo Technologies has Adapted its Workforce to Work Remotely
One effect of the COVID-19 pandemic has been the prevalence of company telecommuting policies, with an increasingly higher number of Americans working remotely. As a global company, Arlo Technologies has embraced working remotely and the infrastructure to accommodate “working together remotely” policies have been in place at Arlo. That said, COVID-19 has presented new challenges.
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COVID-19 and Australia's Foreign Investment Regime | JD Supra
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COVID-19 and Australia's Foreign Investment Regime | Lexology
In Short The Situation: The Australian Government has temporarily reduced the monetary thresholds under the Foreign Investments and Takeovers Act 1975 (Cth) ("the Act")―which had long been in place to exempt some foreign investment transactions from the Treasury's approval―to $nil in an effort to ensure Australia's national interests are protected during the current pandemic.
Four Technology Trends for the Mobile Accessories Industry in 2020
As we enter the new decade, this is the perfect opportunity to reflect on the year that has passed and take a moment to process the latest mobile technology developments. 2019 was a year of new technology trends promising to alter the business landscape as we know it. Not all of these trends have yet developed their full potential, however they sparked a discussion and will continue to evolve in the future.
ACCC Proposes Authorising Australian Private Health Insurer to Set Prices on Dental Services | JD Supra
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Blockchain for Business
To view this article you need a PDF viewer such as Adobe Reader. If you can't read this PDF, you can view its text here. Go back to the PDF . WHITE PAPER Blockchain for Business As the interest in blockchain technology grows, companies will be confronted with numerous decisions, challenges, and legal issues pertaining to its adoption.
Blockchain for Business
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Key Takeaways from the UK Financial Conduct Authority's Review into the Asset Management Market
In Short The Situation: On 28 June 2017, the UK Financial Conduct Authority published the final findings of its review into the UK mainstream asset management market and announced a package of reform proposals to address the concerns identified. The Result: The FCA's final report highlights investor protection, competitive pressure and regulating intermediaries as areas of concern.
Mark Jones - Concurrences
Mark Jones is a partner with Jones Day based in the firm’s London office. He has over 25 years of experience advising on complex and high-profile competition/antitrust issues. He has obtained competition clearances for M&A transactions and joint ventures and has represented clients in cartel, monopoly, and market investigations. Mark advises on UK, EU, and multijurisdictional matters.
Yizhe Zhang - Concurrences
The EU Commission proposes a chip act to confront semiconductor shortages and strengthen Europe’s technological leadership 8 February 2022 629 In Short The Background: The recent semiconductor shortage, COVID-related supply chain disruptions, and trade tensions have exposed the European Union’s ("EU") dependency on chips made in other continents.
Peter J. Wang - Concurrences
The Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation publishes new rules related to antitrust merger reviews 27 October 2020 108 In Short* The Development: China’s antitrust authority, the State Administration for Market Regulation ("SAMR"), published new rules related to antitrust merger reviews—the Interim Rules on the Review of Concentrations of Undertakings ("Interim Rules").
Nicholas Cotter - Concurrences
Nick Cotter is a partner at Jones Day, based in the firm’s London office. He has broad experience in complex commercial and regulatory litigation in a number of courts and in international arbitration. This has included claims in the English High Court, Court of Appeal, House of Lords, and the Privy Council, as well as in high courts and appeal courts in the Caribbean.
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