What To Expect In Antitrust Enforcement In 2015

In an environment of escalating antitrust activity around the globe with ever increasing government sanctions and private litigation exposure, it pays to ensure that your antitrust compliance efforts evolve with changes in your business and the enforcement landscape and are road-tested through regular audits. In this briefing, we highlight some key areas of antitrust enforcement to be prepared for in 2015.

AGGRESSIVE PROSECUTION OF CARTELS WILL CONTINUE

With the proliferation of leniency programs and "amnesty plus" incentivizing companies to self-report cartel conduct, 2015 is likely to bring new cartel investigations and expansion of existing cases into related product markets. The international auto parts cartel illustrates how these investigations can spread rapidly throughout an industry (the auto parts investigation initially involved wire harnesses and now encompasses over 120 automotive components) and to an ever increasing number of antitrust regimes, which