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Leniency Regimes

Leniency Regimes

Jurisdictional comparisons

General Editors: Kevin Arquit, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Jacques Buhart, Herbert Smith LLP, and Olivier Antoine, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Self-reporting of cartels to regulatory authorities is a relatively recent development within the global spectrum of competition and antitrust law. Enterprises owning up to non-competitive practices in this way are likely to receive lesser penalties than those involved in investigations initiated by competition and antitrust authorities, but the process must be approached with caution and guided by expert legal knowledge.

This first volume brings together guidance from some of the world’s leading law firms and, under the editorship of two outstanding antitrust lawyers, should serve as a useful comparative country-by-country guide to both general counsel considering leniency and referring practitioners.

Contents...

Foreword: Kevin Arquit, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP, Jacques Buhart, Herbert Smith LLP, Olivier Antoine, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP

Preface: US Department of Justice: Scott D Hammond Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Criminal Enforcement, Antitrust Division

Preface: Kirtikumar Mehta Director for Cartels, DG Competition, European Commission

Preface: Denyse MacKenzie Senior Deputy Commissioner of Competition, Competition Bureau (Canada)

Australia: Allens Arthur Robinson Ezekiel Solomon, Fiona Crosbie, Carolyn Oddie (The authors acknowledge the assistance of Jane Healy, lawyer, in the preparation of this chapter)

Austria: bpv Hügel Rechtsanwälte OEG Dr Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber and Dr Florian Neumayr

Belgium: Crowell & Moring Thomas De Meese

Brazil: TozziniFreire Advogados José Regazzini and Marcelo Calliari

Canada: Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP Peter Glossop and Graham Reynolds QC1

Cyprus: Andreas Neocleous & Co Elias Neocleous and Eleana Spyris

Czech Republic : Kocián Šolc Balaštík Pavel Dejl, Pavel Nosek and Ivo Šimeček

Denmark : Kromann Reumert Jens Munk Plum, Mogens Aarestrup Vind

Estonia: Raidla & Partners, Attorneys at Law Tanel Kalaus

European Union : Herbert Smith LLP Adrian Brown and Morag Bond

Finland: Roschier, Attorneys Ltd Christian Wik, Inga Korpinen and Anna Roubier

France: Herbert Smith Dominique Brault and Estelle Jégou

Germany: Gleiss Lutz Dr Matthias Karl and Dr Martin Beutelmann

Greece: Kyriakides Georgopoulos & Daniolos Issaias Anastasia Dritsa and Christos Pilafas

Hungary: Chrysta Bán1 Bán S Szabó & Partners

Ireland: Philip Lee Solicitors Alice Whittaker and Philip Lee1

Israel: Goldfarb, Levy, Eran, Meiri & Co Ido Zemach and Ravit Arbel*

Italy: Bonelli Erede Pappalardo Massimo Merola and Luciano Di Via

Japan: Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Hideto Ishida, James M Minamoto, Shigeyoshi Ezaki and Yusuke Nakano

Korea: Kim & Chang Kyung Taek Jung, Han Woo Park, Michael Yu

Latvia: Glimstedt & Partners Liga Mence

Lithuania : Saladzius & Partners an affiliate of Eversheds International Limited

Luxembourg : Elvinger Hoss & Prussen Patrick Santer and Léon Gloden

Mexico: Santamarina y Steta S.C. Ernesto Duhne B.

The Netherlands : Boekel De Nerée NV Frederieke J Leeflang

Norway: Arntzen de Besche Advokatfirma Stein Ove Solberg and Sverre Hřdnebř

Poland: Wardynski & Partners Dorothy Hansberry-Bieguńska and Sabina Famirska

Portugal: Marques Mendes & Associados Mário Marques Mendes and Pedro Vilarinho Pires

Slovakia: Linklaters, s.r.o. Dr Zuzana Turayová and Zoran Draškovič

South Africa: Webber Wentzel Bowens Anthony Norton

Sweden: Linklaters Advokatbyrĺ Kent Karlsson and Pontus Bergsten

Switzerland: Homburger AG Franz Hoffet, Marcel Dietrich and Gerald Brei

United Kingdom: Herbert Smith LLP Stephen Wisking and Morag Bond

United States of America: Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP Kevin Arquit and Olivier Antoine

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