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Joseph Vogel gives talk at the University of Florence Autumn Competition Conference
Joseph Vogel participated as a panelist on Friday 8 October in the University of Florence's Autumn conference, Classics revisited: Market Definition, Horizontal and Vertical Agreements and dedicated his presentation to the need to review the European Commission's plans for dual distribution (direct sales by suppliers and distributors). Please find attached [+]
The firm has submitted observations to the Commission on the proposed block Exemption regulation and guidelines on vertical restraints
Vogel & Vogel have submitted to the Commission their comments on the draft Block Exemption Regulation and the draft Guidelines with regard to their impact on the structure of European distribution networks and on some particular behaviors, while emphasizing the very positive developments of certain changes compared to the [+]
The Competition Authority has cleared the acquisition of Caroll by the Beaumanoir Group without conditions!
The Competition Authority has cleared the acquisition of Caroll by the Beaumanoir Group without conditions! Vogel & Vogel assists Beaumanoir in its acquisition of Caroll. PRESS RELEASE
The French Competition Authority’s new Notice on Fines of 30 July 2021
The French Competition Authority's new Notice on Fines of 30 July 2021: what will change for undertakings and associations of undertakings The Competition Authority undertakes to state the reasons for its decision not to follow the methodology of its notice, in particular when the characteristics of the alleged offenses, [+]
The reaction by the law firm ‘Vogel’ to the measures to restrict the protection of visible spare parts in the automotive sector
In a press release published on 25 August 2021 the Autorité de la Concurrence welcomed the adoption of the law n° 2021-1104 of 24 August 2021 leading to the gradual opening to competition of visible spare parts in the automotive sector. The Autorité de la concurrence expressed its satisfaction, after [+]
Vogel & Vogel assisting Beaumanoir for the acquisition of Caroll
Paris, 17 June 2021 Vogel & Vogel is currently assisting Beaumanoir in its acquisition of Caroll. Vogel & Vogel’s team consisting of Joseph Vogel, Laurence Boudailliez and Charles Héran is acting as advisor to Beaumanoir in the Caroll takeover process.
FinTech sector in the firing line
Mindful of the significant changes that have impacted payment activities in recent years, the French Competition Authority, which had taken up the case of its own initiative in January 2020, has issued its opinion on the competitive situation in the sector of new technologies applied to financial activities. In [+]
Joseph Vogel : Lawyer of the year 2021
Joseph Vogel has been nominated as “Lawyer of the year” in the 2021 edition of Best Lawyers. In addition to Vogel & Vogel’s law firm listing, the recognition of “Lawyer of the year” is accorded to one lawyer per specialty and location. The listing, which was published on 25 [+]
Four distinctions during the last “Palmarès du droit” rewarding the best law firms in France
During the last “Palmarès du droit”, we received four distinctions: [+]
Vogel & Vogel ranked in Chambers & Partners Europe 2020
The Chambers & Partners Europe 2020 guide has been published and we are pleased to announce that Vogel & Vogel has once again been ranked for its Competition and European law expertise. The firm is ranked in Band 2. Moreover, Joseph Vogel has also been ranked in “Band 2”. [+]
Case law overturned: refusal of approval in a selective distribution system, even when candidate fulfills selection criteria, is not a restrictive agreement neither a civil tort (including in qualitative selective distribution)
We are pleased to send you an important judgment from the distribution division of the Paris Court of Appeal, which has overturned the case law on refusals of authorization and is very favorable to the heads of selective distribution networks (I). The judgment also provides [+]
Newsletter Vogel Global Competition Network
The last issue of the VGCN newsletter is online. Read the following contributions : [+]
The First President of the Paris Court of Appeal has suspended enforcement of the Polynesian Competition AuthoritThe First President of the Paris Court of Appeal has suspended enforcement of the Polynesian Competition Authority’s ruling in the chilled beverages casey’s ruling in the chilled beverages case
The First President of the Paris Court of Appeal has suspended enforcement of the Polynesian Competition Authority’s ruling in the chilled beverages case due to the risk of serious grounds for annulment based on the lack of impartiality of the judges, serious and irreparable harm [+]
Louis & Joseph Vogel nominated by BestLawyers in Competition / Antitrust law
2020’s ranking from BestLawyers just came out. [+]
Vogel & Vogel secures victory in media pre-financing contracts case
The French Competition Authority (FCA) has ruled that priority and pre-emptive rights included in media pre-financing contracts have no cumulative foreclosure effect on the market of purchase of “French language catalogue films”. [+]
Ranking Décideurs 2019 : Vogel & Vogel, a must
In the 2019 ranking of the best law firms in France in antitrust and anticompetitive practices, the firm Vogel & Vogel is considered essential. [+]
Chambers 2019 : Vogel & Vogel ranked in Band 2
Vogel & Vogel is a boutique law firm whose niche competition/regulation, distribution and consumer law practice has earned it an unbeatable reputation in the French market. [+]
Merger control – The standstill obligation does not apply to ancillary or preparatory transactions with no direct functional link to the concentration
On 18 November 2013 the KPMG DK companies entered into a merger agreement with the Ernst & Young (EY) companies and withdrew from the cooperation agreement tying them to the international network of independent auditing firms, [+]
Commercial agents : interview of Joseph Vogel by LexisNexis
Joseph Vogel analyzes the decision ot the CJEU fixing the starting point for the commercial agent’s right to indemnity at the date of the conclusion of the contract in LexisNexis Legal Analysis. READ MORE