Mergers & Acquisitions,
International Law,
Intellectual Property,
Corporate
Feb. 11, 2020
What California businesses should know after Brexit
The regulation — through legislation or antitrust enforcement and merger control — of platforms and of data-rich tech companies has become the foremost preoccupation of competition authorities globally, including in the United Kingdom.





Matthew Levitt
Partner
Baker Botts
Matthew is a Competition and Antitrust partner based in the firm's Brussels office.

Neil Coulson
Partner
Baker Botts
Neil is an Intellectual Property partner based in the firm's London office.

The regulation — through legislation or antitrust enforcement and merger control — of platforms and of data-rich tech companies has become the foremost preoccupation of competition authorities globally, including in the United Kingdom. Brexit will see the U.K. developing its own policies on these issues independent of the European Union, and the early signs are that it intends to pursue an actively interventionist policy on powerful tech companies.
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