Insights into the ”Competition Law Treatment of Joint Ventures”, with Alastair Mordaunt, Andrea Hamilton and Niko Hukkinen

Join us for an informative discussion between Alastair Mordaunt (Partner at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer), Andrea Hamilton (Partner at Milbank London), and Niko Hukkinen (Partner at Frontia Helsinki), on the subject of the book "Competition Law Treatment of Joint Ventures", published by Concurrences.

Our guests delve into the first multi-jurisdictional survey dedicated exclusively to the competition law treatment of joint ventures across 22 jurisdictions. The survey considers critical issues and questions that businesses and their advisers face when dealing with JV transactions in light of merger control and substantive antitrust laws, in order to provide an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of the state of the law. 

Explore the full scope of their work and gain insights into this important field of antitrust, by visiting the book’s page on Concurrences.

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