Dechert (Brussels)

Michael Okkonen

Dechert (Brussels)
Counsel

Michael I. Okkonen focuses his practice on all aspects of EU competition law, with a particular focus on cartel and abuse of dominance matters, and complex merger control proceedings. Mr. Okkonen has experience advising clients in sectors such as chemicals, consumer products, manufacturing and pharmaceuticals. Mr. Okkonen regularly publishes on competition law topics.

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Articles

880 Bulletin

Clemens York von Wartenburg, Michael Okkonen, Delphine Strohl The EU Commission welcomes political agreement reached between the Parliament and Member States on Foreign Subsidies Regulation

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Key Takeaways The EU institutions have reached political agreement on a new regulation or foreign subsidies regime (the “FSR”) that will allow the European Commission (“EC”) to review the effects of non-EU government subsidies given to businesses active in the EU and remedy any possible distortive (...)

Alec J. Burnside, Marjolein De Backer, Michael Okkonen, Adam Levin, Christopher Field, Douglas Getter The UK Competition Authority drafts guidance on its powers and procedures regarding foreign direct investments

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Key takeaways FDI rules in the UK have recently been tightened in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. The UK can now intervene in transactions on the grounds of public health emergencies. Also, lower jurisdictional thresholds apply to transactions relating to artificial intelligence, (...)

Clemens York von Wartenburg, Craig Falls, Michael Okkonen The EU Commission fines consumer electronics manufacturers for imposing fixed or minimum resale prices on their online retailers (Asus / Denon & Marantz / Philips / Pioneer)

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Recent EU Fines for Resale Price Maintenance Are Symptoms of Broader Challenges Faced by Today’s Consumer-Goods Manufacturers The European Commission (the “Commission”) issued four separate decisions on 24 July 2018, fining consumer electronics manufacturers Asus, Denon & Marantz, Philips and (...)

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