No-Poach Agreements in Competition Law
October 2025
Spela Arsova, Partner
Selih & partnerji
In the past, competition authorities have mainly focused on markets where companies offer various products and services. In recent years, however, their attention has increasingly turned to the labor market. At the center are so-called no-poach agreements.
What are No-Poach Agreements?
No-poach agreements are agreements between companies in which they agree not to solicit or hire each other’s employees. Such agreements may refer to:
the active solicitation of another company’s employees (so-called non-solicitation agreements),…
Bulgaria’s FDI Screening Regime Now in Effect
August 2025
Peter Petrov, Partner, and Denitsa Dimitrova, Associate
BOYANOV & Co.
1. What’s new?
Following the adoption of the general framework of the FDI screening in March 2024, the regime was originally expected to become operational in Bulgaria no later than September 2024. This timeline was contingent on the adoption of the necessary secondary legislation, including the amended Rules on the Application of the Investment Promotion Act (the “FDI Screening Act”) as well as the Rules on the Organization and Functioning of the Interdepartmental Council on FDI Screening.
It was not…
Greece’s New Foreign Direct Investments Screening Regime
May 2025
Our member firm Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm has recently published an in-depth analysis of the first comprehensive Foreign Direct Investment screening mechanism in Greece, aligning with EU Regulation 2019/452.
The full publication can be accessed here.
Overview of the Turkish Competition Authority’s Merger Control Enforcement in 2024
January 2025
The Competition Law team of our Turkish member firm, Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı, has recently issued a Law Bulletin: “Overview of the Turkish Competition Authority’s Merger Control Enforcement in 2024”.
To access the document, please use the following link.
The TCA published the Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labor Markets
December 2024
The Competition Law team of our Turkish member firm, Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı, has recently issued a Law Bulletin: "The TCA published the Guidelines on Competition Infringements in Labor Markets".
To access the document, please use the following link.
Turkish Merger Control Rules on Notification of Extraterritorial Joint Ventures
November 2024
Our Turkish member firm, Kolcuoğlu Demirkan Koçaklı, has recently issued a Law Bulletin on "Turkish Merger Control Rules on Notification of Extraterritorial Joint Ventures".
To access the document, please use the following link.
Turkish Merger Control Regime in Technology Markets: Defining the Limits
September 2024
Neyzar Unubol, Competition Law Counsel, and Esen Cakir, Associate
Kolcuoglu Demirkan Kocakli Attorneys at Law
Recently, several competition authorities worldwide have increased merger control scrutiny in technology markets. The European Commission encourages national competition authorities to refer to transactions falling below the European Union and national turnover thresholds. The Digital Markets Act, which entered into force in November 2022, obliges large digital platforms (i.e., gatekeepers) to notify the European Commission of mergers or acquisitions regardless of turnover…
The Court of Justice in Illumina/Grail: Back to Legal Certainty and Institutional Predictability in Merger Review
September 2024
Ioanna Palyvou, Partner, and Konstantinos Sidiropoulos, Senior Associate
Kyriakides Georgopoulos Law Firm
On 3 September 2024, the EU’s highest court issued its eagerly awaited ruling on the Illumina/Grail case (C-611 & 625/22P).
The Court of Justice overturned the General Court’s ("GC") judgment – which had confirmed the European Commission’s ("EC") competence to accept a referral request from some of the EU member states and examine the Illumina/Grail merger – and annulled the EC’s decisions by which it accepted the abovementioned requests.
Specifically, the…
Significant Changes to the Turkish Commercial Code and the Law on the Protection of Competition
June 2024
Law No. 7511 on the Amendment to the Turkish Commercial Code and Certain Other Laws (the “Amendment Law”) entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated 29 May 2024 and numbered 32560. The Amendment Law introduces significant amendments to the Turkish Commercial Code (“TCC”) and Law No. 4054 on the Protection of Competition (the “Competition Law”). Comprehensive amendments regarding the TCC relate to the functioning and powers of companies’ boards of directors and minimum capital requirements. In terms of the Competition Law, amendments relate to…
Romania Chapter in the CEE Legal Matters Comparative Legal Guide: Competition 2024
April 2024
Anca Diaconu and Rares Farcas have authored the Romania Chapter of the CEE Legal Matters Comparative Legal Guide: Competition 2024, published by CEE Legal Matters.
The guide serves as a compass, providing in-depth analysis and insights on main competition pieces of legislation, notable recent updates, the main concerns of the competition authority as well as its sanctioning record, how a leniency policy is applied, and an overview of relevant recent abuse cases, as well as the impact of COVID-19, across 15 jurisdictions in the region.
The Romania Chapter of the CEE Legal Matters…
Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regime is Introduced in Bulgaria
March 2024
1. What’s new?
On February 22, 2024, Bulgaria, previously one of the few remaining EU countries without foreign direct investment (FDI) controls, introduced a new FDI screening regime in accordance with the EU FDI Screening Regulation 2019/452 (the “EU FDI Screening Regulation”).
The Act to Amend and Supplement the Investment Promotion Act (the “FDI Screening Act”) [1] now requires prior review and approval on national security grounds for foreign direct investments (“FDI”) in certain key areas of interest for national security.
The regime will apply to investors controlled…
Foreign Direct Investment Screening Regime is Introduced in Bulgaria
March 2024
Peter Petrov, Partner, and Stoyan Surguchev, Associate
BOYANOV & Co.
1. What’s new?
On February 22, 2024, Bulgaria, previously one of the few remaining EU countries without foreign direct investment (FDI) controls, introduced a new FDI screening regime in accordance with the EU FDI Screening Regulation 2019/452 (the “EU FDI Screening Regulation”).
The Act to Amend and Supplement the Investment Promotion Act (the “FDI Screening Act”)[1] now requires prior review and approval on national security grounds for foreign direct investments (“FDI”) in certain key areas…
