Jonas Koponen Discusses Horizontal and Vertical Agreements in European Competition/Antitrust Law

On this edition, Jonas Koponen, Partner at Linklaters in Brussels and an author to European Competition Laws, discusses the European Commission's revisions of rules for assessment of horizontal cooperation agreements. He defines horizontal and vertical agreements, explains how they can be in violation of competition law, describes the special nature of horizontal agreements within research and development, and offers best practice tips. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community/corpsec.