Government

This Top Ten provides in-house counsel with brief guidance on how to prepare for and react to a government investigation.

This QuickCounsel reviews the threshold compliance issues for determining whether an organization is a government contractor in the United States and some of the legal implications for that designation.

Last month, the merger simplification package adopted by the European Commission entered into force. The main objective of this reform is to achieve a greater level of efficiency in merger review and to reduce the administrative burdens for the businesses involved. The most relevant measures introduced by the package include widening the scope of transactions, which may benefit from the simplified procedure, and updating notification forms. The Commission has also revised its guidelines on commitments offered by parties.