Cecelia Kye’s practice focuses on the fields of EC competition law and government regulation, including advising corporations in connection with merger control filings and government investigations arising under the EU leniency regime. Cecelia has advised various clients on merger control filings at the EU level. Most recently, she assisted in the notification of a joint venture in the field of nuclear services (M.6615 – NUVIA / COOR / JV), and also advised British Telecom in its acquisition of Radianz (M.3695) and J.M. Huber in its acquisition by Omya (M.3796). In the European Commission cartel investigation in the European banana market, Cecelia advised a leading global producer of fresh fruits, vegetables, and flowers. She also has assisted in other cartel proceedings for a paper and forestry products manufacturer, as well as antitrust compliance reviews for clients such as NACCO. Also active in the area of trade matters, Cecelia is most recently advising the EU industry in a trade protection procedure in the field of raw materials/chemical derivatives. Prior to joining Jones Day in 2002, Cecelia practiced law in Brussels in the fields of merger control and government relations.
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The European Court of Justice ("CoJ") has upheld the European Commission’s use of evidence transmitted by a national authority other than a Member State competition authority in a cartel investigation. The CoJ ruled on April 27, 2017, that the national authority properly transmitted such (...)
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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has upheld the expansive geographic reach of a European Commission dawn raid decision in the electric cables cartel investigations. Nexans, one of ten companies being investigated, had argued that the geographic scope was overbroad and provided an (...)
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This article has been nominated for the 2014 Antitrust Writing Awards. Click here to learn more about the Antitrust Writing Awards. The European Commission has imposed an unprecedented €561 million ($730 million) fine on Microsoft, finding it broke its pledge to offer consumers a choice of (...)
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The European Commission has imposed an unprecedented €561 million ($730 million) fine on Microsoft, finding it broke its pledge to offer consumers a choice of how they access the Internet, rather than defaulting to Microsoft’s Explorer browser. This is the first time a company has been fined (...)
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Following dawn raids on the premises of electric cable manufacturers, the European General Court has partially overturned two EU Commission inspection decisions, finding the scope of inspection to be overreaching in scope. This is the first time that a court has annulled (albeit partially) a (...)
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The European Court of Justice ("ECJ") has adopted new rules of procedure, replacing previous rules that had remained largely untouched since their adoption in 1953. The goal of these changes is to speed up ECJ proceedings, but these new rules may also reduce transparency and undercut parties’ (...)
