Whether you represent companies currently doing business in Europe or are advising clients planning European operations, now you can get authoritative, in-depth information on the competition laws of any EU Member State 'quickly and easily' all in one convenient resource.
Why should you buy European Competition Laws: A Guide to the EU and Its Member States
Whether you represent companies currently doing business in Europe or are advising clients planning European operations, now you can get authoritative, in-depth information on the competition laws of any EU Member State 'quickly and easily' all in one convenient resource. European Competition Laws is the only treatise to present a systematic analysis of the substantive and procedural aspects of the competition laws of the European Union and its Member States. This comprehensive resource gives you:
Practice-oriented, state-specific guidance from leading practitioners in their Member States - under the editorial direction of Frank L. Fine, a top expert on EU competition law
Analysis of the application of Articles 101 and 102 across all Member States
Detailed coverage of horizontal and vertical commercial agreements, cartels, joint ventures, intellectual property licensing, abuse of dominant position and merger control
Practice-oriented guidance on all phases of investigation, systems of notification, appeals and potential penalties
Profiles of cooperation among competition authorities
The treatise's country-by-country review makes it easy for you to evaluate the competition laws of each Member State. Common chapter headings lead you directly to the information you need on regulated practices and monopolies, mergers and acquisitions, and cooperation with other competition authorities across Europe, saving you valuable time and effort.
has been practicing EC competition law in Brussels since 1986. He is currently Head of International Antitrust at DeHeng Law Offices, a major Chinese law firm, and Director of EC Competition Law Advocates, which is engaged in the practice of EU competition law before the European Commission and Courts, the provision of adversarial and legislative support services to national competition authorities, and the provision of tactical and logistical support to parties involving in national competition law investigations and antitrust litigation.
Mr. Fine is also the Executive Director of the China Institute of International Antitrust and Investment, established in March 2012 under the auspices of the China University of Political Science and Law, where Mr. Fine is Visiting Professor of Competition Law.
He is currently the General Editor of the ÀÏ˾»úÎçÒ¹¸£Àû three-volume loose-leaf treatise, European Competition Laws. In 2006, Mr. Fine authored a book with Sweet & Maxwell entitled, The EC Competition Law on Technology Licensing. He is also the author of one of the seminal works on EC merger control, Mergers and Joint Ventures in Europe: The Law and Policy of the EEC.
Mr. Fine obtained his law degree from Loyola Law School (Los Angeles), where he was Editor-in-Chief of the Loyola International & Comparative Law Journal. He subsequently obtained an LL.M. (with honors) and Ph.D. in EC Competition Law from the University of Cambridge in England. He is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation and has been Vice Chair of the ABA Antitrust Section’s Cartel and Criminal Practice, Intellectual Property, and International Committees, as well as a member of the Section’s Civil Redress Task Force.
Mr. Fine is listed in European Legal Experts (Belgium; EU and Competition) and Asia Law as a Leading Lawyer (Competition).(9780820553450)