A PYMNTS Company

CPI

Posts by this author

Antitrust Chronicle® – Healthcare
Antitrust Chronicle® – Mergers as Monopolization
Antitrust Chronicle® – White Collar Defense
Do you believe the vertical merger guidelines need to be changed? – Christopher Yoo
Do you believe the vertical merger guidelines need to be changed? – Daniel Francis
Do you believe the vertical merger guidelines need to be changed? – Daniel Crane
What are your thoughts regarding start-up acquisitions? – Michael Katz
What are your thoughts regarding start-up acquisitions? – Herbert Hovenkamp
TechREG® Chronicle – Behavioral Economics
Antitrust Chronicle® – Private Equity
Canadian Federal Court Rules Amazon Price-Fixing Case Will Go to Arbitration
Meta Files to Dismiss FTC Lawsuit Blocking Within Unlimited Acquisition
Dish Network Talking Wireless Merger with SPAC
EC Approves €220 Million Spanish State Aid
South Korean Regulator Fines AstraZeneca and Local Firm for Collusion
Albertsons Reportedly in Merger Talks with Kroger
Sources: Google May Face Antitrust Charges for Adtech Practices
Antitrust Chronicle® – Vertical Agreements
TechReg® Chronicle – Connected Healthcare
Antitrust Chronicle® – State Attorneys General
CPI TALKS… with Phil Weiser
TechReg® Chronicle – Editorial Board Edition
TechREG Talks… with Katharine Kemp, Philip Marsden & Jacqueline Downes
Antitrust Chronicle® – EAB Antipasto
Antitrust Chronicle® – Cartels: Recent Developments
Dynamic Competition in Dynamic Markets: A Path Forward – Melbourne 2022
Melbourne 2022 – Dinner Discussion
TechREG® Chronicle – Gig Economy
Antitrust Chronicle® – LeadershIP
Identifying Barriers to Entry: A South African Perspective
Antitrust Chronicle® – Intermediaries
Antitrust Policy toward Intermediaries: Digital Platforms and “Big Tech”
Antitrust Chronicle® – Foreign Direct Investment
Is it Still OK to do UK M&A? The National Security and Investment Act 2021: the First Five Months of Practical Experience
TechREG® Chronicle – Content Regulation
Antitrust Chronicle® – Healthcare
New FTC Commissioner’s Potential Impact on Healthcare Antitrust Review
Patients v. Hospitals: Why Define Markets At All if Every Market Satisfies the SSNIP Test?
TechREG® Chronicle – FinTech
Guidelines: Antitrust Economics at a Time of Upheaval: Competition Policy Cases on Two Continents
Antitrust Chronicle® – No-Poach
Using the Horizontal Merger Guidelines to Evaluate Labor Market Effects of Mergers
Antitrust Chronicle® – Supply Chains
Tethering Vertical Merger Analysis
Contracting Around the Antitrust Laws: 
The Automotive Supply Chain Example
TechREG® Chronicle – Privacy Regulation
Antitrust Chronicle® – Biden’s Antitrust
Canada Looks at Revising Its Competition Act
Antitrust Chronicle®: Year of the Tiger: Antitrust in China
Antitrust Chronicle® – Asia Pacific: Opportunities & Challenges
TechREG® Chronicle – Artificial Intelligence
TechREG® Chronicle – Cryptocurrency
Antitrust Chronicle® – Economics of Potential Competition
Defining the Market & Assessing Competition Dynamics in the Digital Platform Industry
Mobile Ecosystems: Competition, Choice and User Protection – Japanese Translation
NCA Voices
Reforming India’s Competition Act: Considerations & Best Practices
Ensuring International Alignment of National Competition Policy Initiatives
TechREG® Chronicle – Platform Regulation
Defining the Market & Assessing Competition Dynamics in the Digital Platform Industry
Mobile Ecosystems: Competition, Choice and User Protection
Mergers & Acquisitions in the Digital Economy: Striking the Right Balance
Antitrust Chronicle® – CRESSE Insights – Winter 2022
Antitrust Chronicle® – Retail Grocery Sector
Hub-and-spoke Cases in the Portuguese Grocery Sector
The NZCC Market Study into Retail Grocery
Antitrust Chronicle® – Predatory Pricing
Digital M&A: A Flat World or a Region-Specific Issue?
Privacy as a Parameter of Competition Assessment
Self-Preferencing and Online Platforms: A Universal Theme?
“Unfair Competition” and “Uneven Bargaining Positions”: Role in Competition Assessment
TechREG™ Chronicle – Inaugural Edition – Regulating Digital Economy
Antitrust Chronicle® – Corporate Compliance
CPI TV Ten Minutes With CADE President Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo
CPI TV Ten Minutes With FNE National Economic Prosecutor Ricardo Riesco
Antitrust Chronicle® – Breaking Up Is Hard To Do?
Antitrust Chronicle® – Robinson’s Imperfect Competition
CPI Talks… with Elisa Mariscal & Beatriz Yemail
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust Year End Buffet Edition
Antitrust Chronicle® – High Tech Mergers Handle With Care
Antitrust Chronicle® – EVERGREENING – AN EVERGREEN ANTITRUST PROBLEM
Antitrust Chronicle® – INFORMATION SHARING & ANTITRUST
Antitrust Chronicle® – PROTECTIONISM & ANTITRUST
Antitrust Chronicle – ANTITRUST & Obamacare
Antitrust Chronicle® – ANTITRUST & SEPs
Antitrust Chronicle – ANTITRUST MELANGE
Antitrust Chronicle® – False Advertising – An Antitrust Problem?
Antitrust Chronicle® – Latin America – Antitrust
Antitrust Chronicle – Antitrust Caught in Supply Chains
Antitrust Chronicle – Dues Process & Antitrust
Antitrust Chronicle – State Aid & Antitrust
Antitrust Chronicle – FTC @ 100
Antitrust Chronicle® – Patents, Drugs & Antitrust
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust & Media
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust perspectives from Canada
Antitrust Chronicle® – Bazaarvoice – A deep Dive
Antitrust Chronicle® – LENIENCY
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust In China
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust and Credit Rating Agencies
Antitrust Chronicle® – Hot Off The Press Controversies
Antitrust Chronicle® – Telecom Mergers
Antitrust Chronicle® – Huawei v. ZTE A Deep Dive
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust & IP Of Frands and Foes
Antitrust Chronicle® – Hong Kong Competition Views
Antitrust Chronicle® – Leniency
Antitrust Chronicle® – ASEAN Competition Law: Part 2
Antitrust Chronicle® – ASEAN Competition Law: Part 1
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust Antipasto
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust & Procedural Fairness
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust Compliance
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Michael Carrier
Antitrust Chronicle® – Teaching Antitrust – Approaches & Perspectives
Antitrust Chronicle® – Big Data – An Antitrust Perspective
Antitrust Chronicle® – E-Commerce and Pricing Concerns – An Antitrust Perspective
Antitrust Chronicle® – Healthcare and Antitrust – Looks at Recent Caselaw
Antitrust Chronicle® – Developing Competition Regimes – Evolving Perspectives
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust & IP – Old Frands, New Challenges (Part 2)
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust & IP – Old Frands, New Challenges (Part 1)
Antitrust Chronicle® – Private Enforcement in the EU – The Road Ahead
Antitrust Chronicle® – Chinese Whispers & Competition Enforcement in China – A quick Glance
Antitrust Chronicle® – The Seventh Circuit – Motorola Ruling / Global Supply Cartels and The American Consumer
Antitrust Chronicle® – Free Isn’t Free?
Antitrust Chronicle® – Bundling & Tying
CPI TV Ten Minutes With Bundeskartellamt President Andreas Mundt
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Daniel Francis
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Daniel Crane
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with John Newman
Antitrust Brainstorm Board with Elyse Dorsey
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Herbert Hovenkamp
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Daniel Rubinfeld
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Michael Katz
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with David Teece
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Spencer Weber Waller
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with John Kwoka
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Geoffrey Manne
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Eleanor Fox
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Douglas Melamed
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Daniel Sokol
Antitrust Brainstorming Board with Catherine Tucker
CPI TV Ten Minutes With ADC President Margarida Matos Rosa
Antitrust Chronicle® – State Attorneys General
CPI TV Ten Minutes With ACCC Chair Rod Sims
CPI Talks… With New York Attorney General Letitia James
CPI Talks… With Nebraska Attorney General Doug Peterson
CPI TV Ten Minutes With ECA Chair Mahmoud Momtaz
Antitrust Chronicle® – EAB Antipasto
CPI Talks… With Ioannis Lianos
Inclusive Competition: Mechanics & Instruments of Inclusive Policy
Inclusive Competition: Frameworks of Inclusive Competition (Institutional, leadership)
CPI TV Ten Minutes With SIC Superintendent Andrés Barreto
CPI TV Exclusive With CMA Chair Jonathan Scott
CPI TV Exclusive With HCC President Ioannis Lianos
CPI TV Ten Minutes With HCC President Ioannis Lianos
Antitrust Chronicle® – New Madison Revisited
CPI TV Ten Minutes With CNMC President Cani Fernández
Antitrust Chronicle® – Foreign Direct Investment
CPI TV Ten Minutes With COFECE President Alejandra Palacios
CPI TV Ten Minutes With BCA President Jacques Steenbergen
Regulating Online Platforms: A Balanced Approach for South Korea – Transcript (Korean)
Regulating Online Platforms: A Balanced Approach for South Korea – Transcript
The Future of Innovation in News Production: Models for Sustainability – Transcript
Section 230 Reform in an Era of Big Tech – Panel Transcript
Section 230 Reform in an Era of Big Tech – Ten Minutes with Sen. Ron Wyden
Antitrust Chronicle® – Buyer Cartels
Antitrust Chronicle® – Interoperability
Harming Competition and Consumers Under the Guise of Protecting Privacy: An Analysis of Apple’s iOS 14 Policy Updates
Antitrust Chronicle® – Section 230
Social Media Intake Form
Antitrust Chronicle® – Healthcare
Antitrust Chronicle® – Inclusive Competition
CPI Talks… with Margrethe Vestager
CPI Talks… with Rebecca Kelly Slaughter
The Future of Innovation in News Production – Transcript
Antitrust Chronicle® – Open Banking
Antitrust Chronicle® – Year of the Ox Antitrust Enforcement in China
Antitrust in a Digital World: Does It Work? – Episode 4
2021 Antitrust Horizons
Antitrust in a Digital World: Does It Work? – Episode 3
Antitrust Chronicle® – Towards a Competition Enabling Framework in Asia Pacific
Antitrust in a Digital World: Does It Work? – Episode 2
Antitrust in a Digital World: Does It Work? – Episode 1
Antitrust in the Digital World: Does it Work? – Ten Minutes With MP Alex Agius Saliba
Antitrust Chronicle® – Music & Technology
Antitrust Chronicle® – Gatekeepers
Effective Competition Frameworks: Enabling Competition and Innovation with a Global Mindset (Program Synthesis)
Online Advertising, Market Competition, Data and Transparency: Opportunities & Challenges for the Ads Ecosystem in Japan (Program Synthesis)
Online Advertising, Market Competition, Data and Transparency: Opportunities & Challenges for the Ads Ecosystem in Australia (Program Synthesis)
The Future of Mobile Ecosystems: Enabling a Choice for Market Players & Customers in Korea (Program Synthesis)
The Future of Mobile Ecosystems: Enabling a Choice for Market Players & Consumers in India (Program Synthesis)
Antitrust Chronicle® – Telecommunications
Antitrust Chronicle® – Privacy Matters: GDPR & CCPA
Antitrust Chronicle® – U.S. House Report on Digital Markets
Antitrust Chronicle® – The Future of IP Licensing
Antitrust Chronicle® – Vertical Restraints
Antitrust Chronicle® – Data Portability
Antitrust Chronicle® – Collaboration Agreements
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust Policy in the 21st Century: Is There a Need for Reform?
Antitrust Chronicle® – Price Gouging
Antitrust Chronicle® – Failing Firm Defense
Antitrust Chronicle® – State Attorneys General
Antitrust Chronicle® – Editorial Board Antipasto
Antitrust Chronicle® – Sustainability
Antitrust Chronicle® – Self-Preferencing
Antitrust Chronicle® – Killer Acquisitions
Antitrust Chronicle® – Healthcare
Antitrust Chronicle® – Sports
CPI Talks… with James Keyte
Antitrust Remedies – Antitrust Chronicle®
CPI Talks… with Isabelle de Silva
Antitrust Chronicle® – LeadershIP EU
Antitrust Chronicle® – Year of the Rat: Antitrust in China
CPI Talks… with DG Zhenguo Wu
CPI Talks… with Brent Snyder
Antitrust Chronicle® – Data, Data Everywhere…
Antitrust Chronicle® – (Disruptive) Innovation
Antitrust Chronicle® – Labor Markets
Antitrust Chronicle® – Inequality
CPI Talks… Alejandra Palacios Prieto
Rewarding Positive Behavior: Improving Antitrust Compliance in Developing Countries
UK: Regulator clears Live Nation-MCD merger
Antitrust Chronicle® – Consumer Welfare… A Technocrat & A Populist Walk Into A Bar
CPI Talks… Eleanor Fox
The Consumer Welfare Controversy
Antitrust Chronicle® – EU Trends: Looking Back…Looking Forward
What Agenda for the Second Term of Commissioner Vestager?
Shortcuts and Courts in the Era of Digitization
The Spanish Competition Act: An Evaluation and Future Perspectives
Reflections on Consumer Trust and Competition in the Digitalized Economy
Antitrust Chronicle® – CRESSE Insights
Restoring Antitrust, Restoring Competition
Vertical Media Mergers: An Anatomy of Two Cases in Portugal
Business Models, Incentives, and Theories of Harm
Identifying Empirically the Extent of Economic Analysis and the Legal Standards Applied in Antitrust Enforcement: A Methodology
Antitrust Chronicle® – Innovation & IP
CPI Talks…
Stealth Commoditization: The Misuse of Smartphone Antitrust
The IP Guidelines: Lessons from History
Antitrust Chronicle® – MFN Clauses, Loyalty Programs & Fidelity Rebates
MFN Clauses and Antitrust Enforcement: On a Slow Path to Convergence?
Revisiting Guidance on MFN Terms
The Tax Theory in Conditional Pricing Analysis
China’s Eastman Case: A Non-Exclusive View on Exclusive Dealing?
Antitrust Chronicle® – State Attorneys General
Parens Patriae Standing of Attorneys General: A Case of Mistaken Identity
State Attorneys General Use all of the Tools in Their Toolkits to Protect the Public in Healthcare Markets
State Attorney General Antitrust Enforcement: Trends and Insights
US: Former Deputy Assistant AG at DOJ Antitrust Division joins Axinn
Antitrust Chronicle® – Editorial Board Antipasto
CPI Talks…
Getting a Handle on Prescription Drug Pricing – A Modestly Radical Proposal
Blowing the Whistle on the Lack of Antitrust Whistleblower Protection
Competition Issues in the Digital Era – EU Developments
Non-Horizontal Mergers in China: A Case Study of KLA-Tencor/Orbotech
A Comment on the NCAA Student-Athlete Compensation Cases
European Competition Policy in Digital: What’s Next?
Antitrust Chronicle® – AT&T/Time Warner… What’s Next for Vertical Mergers?
CPI Talks… with Bruce Hoffman
Lessons from AT&T/Time Warner
Modernizing the Vertical Merger Guidelines
AT&T/Time Warner and Antitrust Policy Toward Vertical Mergers
Can Vertical Merger Analysis be Salvaged After the AT&T/Time-Warner Merger Decision?
The Law Deficit in Merger Cases
Gallery
Antitrust Chronicle® – Arbitration & Antitrust
EU Competition Arbitration: A Reliable Forum for Private Enforcement
Does Arbitration Offer an Effective Forum When Fighting for Competition Damages?
Barriers to Entry: On Evidence in Competition Law Arbitration
International Arbitration and Domestic Antitrust: Natural Progression or Random Alliance?
The Private Enforcement Directive’s Toolkit in Arbitration
Arbitration and Competition – A Swiss Perspective
Antitrust Chronicle® – Ohio v. American Express: A Year Later…
CPI Talks… with Alden Abbott & Bruce Hoffman
Ohio v. American Express: Assessing the Threat to Antitrust Enforcement
Ohio v. American Express: Implications for Non-Transaction Multisided Platforms
Antitrust Analysis of Vertical Contracts in Two-Sided Platforms: The Amex Decision
Ohio v. American Express: The Supreme Court Still Passes the Test
Not So Fast, You Still Have to Define the Relevant Market: The Less Debated Yet Vital Teaching of Ohio v. American Express
Antitrust Chronicle® – Damages & Fines
The Ambivalent Effect of Antitrust Damages on Deterrence
The Difference-in-Differences Approach in the Estimation of Cartel Damage
Private Antitrust Enforcement in Italy
Comment on Cartel Enforcement in the Trump Administration
Antitrust Damages, Fines, and Deterrence: Collusion in the Nurse Labor Market
It Ain’t Over ’Til It’s Over: Can Making Acpera Restitution Conditional Help Fill a Gap in the Law?
España: Se aprueba alianza de Editoras para enfrentar a Google
Navigating the Backwater: Vertical Mergers in Health Care
Antitrust Chronicle® – Common Ownership Revisited
CPI Talks… with Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg
Common Ownership and Antitrust: Eight Critical Points to Guide Antitrust Policy
The Competitive Effects of Common Ownership: Theory, Applications, and Mis-Applications
Competition and Common Ownership – A Governance Perspective
Does Common Ownership Increase Incentives for Mergers and Acquisitions?
The Common Ownership Boom – Or: How I Learned to Start Worrying and Love Antitrust
Common Ownership: Divergence and Convergence between Research and the Public Policy Debate
Are The Remedies for the Common Ownership Problem Worse than the Disease?: Assessing the Likely Decision and Error Costs of Proposed Antitrust Interventions
Antitrust Chronicle® – The Healthcare Sector: Transatlantic Views
Navigating Vertical Mergers in Healthcare Through a Shifting Enforcement Landscape
Cross-Market Hospital Mergers: An Antitrust Theory Challenged by Facts and Law
Navigating the Backwater: Vertical Mergers in Health Care
A Stronger Second Competitor? Analyzing the Competitive Effects of the Beth Israel-Lahey Transaction
When Providers Merge, is Kaiser a Competitor?
To Settle or Not To Settle? An Analysis of the Servier Patent Settlement Case and it’s Practical Implications
The Commission’s Paper on the Obligation of Continuous Supply of Medicines and it’s Impact on Parallel Exporting Activities in The EU: A Paradigm Shift?
Designing Antitrust Regulatory Models in a Globalized Silicon Valley Culture
Antitrust Chronicle® – Online Advertising
Public Goods, Private Information: Providing an Interesting Internet
Attention Oligopoly: Comments on the Paper by Prat & Valletti
Competition in Display Ad Technology: A Retrospective Look at Google/Doubleclick and Google/Admob
Advertising as Monopolization in the Information Age
A New Digital Social Contract to Encourage Internet Competition
From Demoting To Squashing? Competitive Issues Related to Algorithmic Corrections: An Application to the Search Advertising Sector
Antitrust Chronicle® – Public Procurement
Bid Rigging in Public Procurement
Prohibitions on Contracting and the Future of Public Procurement Antitrust Enforcement in Spain
The Department of Defense’s Role in Merger Review
5 Years of Operation Car Wash: Revisiting Bid Rigging and Bribery Investigations
Shielding Public Procurement in Mexico: A Long Way Through Competition
Antitrust Liability of Public Entities Acting as Awarding Powers In Public Procurement… The Hesitant Spanish Case
Antitrust Chronicle® – Year of the Pig: Antitrust in China
CPI Talks… with Zhenguo Wu
High Profile Concentrations in China: An Analysis on Conditional Approvals in 2018
Challenges and Prospects for Merger Control in China in the Digital Economy
Made in China: The Global Influence of China’s Merger Control Regime in the High-Tech Sector
Economic Analysis Under the Anti-Unfair Competition Law in China: Tencent v. Xinghui
China’s Internet Industry: New Challenges in Antitrust Regulation and Compliance
Life Science in The Crosshairs of China’s Public Antitrust Enforcement
A Ten-Year Review of China’s Antitrust Enforcement in The Chemical Industry
The Development of Antitrust Enforcement in China’s Automotive Industry
Intellectual Property Antitrust Laws in China: Retrospect and Prospect (2008 – 2018)
EU: FTC antitrust attorney joins bpv Huegel
Antitrust Chronicle® – LeadershIP EU – Innovation, IP & Competition Challenges
Effects-Based Analysis: Where Do We Stand on Both Sides of the Atlantic?
New Fault Lines in Antitrust: The Rising Threat of Growing Divergence to IP-Centric Business Practices
Substantive Criteria and Legal Standards in Recent Abuse of Dominance Decisions in Hi-Tech Markets: EU vs. U.S. and Lessons Learned
Abuse of a Dominant Position: A Post-Intel Calm?
With Increased Powers to National Competition Authorities in the EU, Will We have Appropriate Procedural Safeguards too?
Spain: Lack of open bidding causes 9bn euros in extra costs, regulator says
South Korea: Regulator shares competition policies with EU counterparts
España: Falta de apertura causa 9,000 millones de euros en costos innecesarios
Antitrust Chronicle® – Data Protection
CPI Talks… with Terrell McSweeny
This is Not an Article on Data Protection and Competition Law
The German Facebook Case – Towards an Increasing Symbiosis Between Competition and Data Protection Laws?
Facebook’s Abuse Investigation in Germany and Some Thoughts on Cooperation Between Antitrust and Data Protection Authorities
Antitrust and Data Protection: A Tale with Many Endings
Antitrust Chronicle® – Private Enforcement
In Praise of Private Antitrust Litigation
Identifying The Building Blocks of Private Competition Enforcement
Discovering New Spheres of Antitrust Damages Quantification: The European Commission, National Courts, and Guidelines on Passing-On
“Welcome To The Hotel California”:The Beast of Algorithmic Pricing
Competition Damages Proceedings in Germany – The New Rules on Disclosure
Private Enforcement of U.S. Antitrust Law — A Comment on the U.S. Courts Data
Balancing Effective Public Enforcement Against the Needs of Access to Justice: Current Debates on the Access to NCA-Held Evidence in the Course of Civil Proceedings
Antitrust Chronicle® – 25 Years of Leniency… Where Do Things Stand?
“Leniency Plus” and its Potential Minuses
The Future of Cartel Deterrence and Detection
The U.S. Corporate Leniency Policy: It is Time for a Renaissance
Why Acpera isn’t Working and How to Fix it
Implications of Regional Cooperation on Country Specific Corporate Leniency Policies
25 Years of Leniency Programs: A Turning Point in Cartel Prosecution
Leniency Carrots and Cartel Sticks – A Practitioners’ View on Recent Trends and Challenges Presented by The EU Leniency Program
Leniency Programs in Antitrust: Practice vs Theory
Antitrust Chronicle® – Behavioral Antitrust
Should Antitrust Survive Behavioral Economics?
Facts Over Theory: The Contribution of Behavioral Economics to Competition Law
Behavioral Economics and Antitrust Law: Hindsight Bias
Behavioral Economics: Antitrust Implications
A Look at Behavioral Antitrust from 2018
March to The Middle? Herd Behavior, Video Economics, and Social Media
Antitrust Chronicle® – Multi-Sided Markets & Consumer Harm
Google Android Antitrust: Dominance Pivots and a Business Model Clash in Brussels
The European Commission’s Android Decision and Broader Lessons for Article 102 Enforcement
A Preliminary Assessment of the European Commission’s Google Android Decision
Google Android: Record-Breaking Fine on Anti-Competitive Practices Under Article 102 TFEU
Assessing the Impact of Vertical Integration in Platform Markets
With Uncertain Damage Theory Come Unpredictable Effects of Remedies: “Libres Propos” on The Android Case
Structuralist Innovation: A Shaky Legal Presumption in Need of an Overhaul
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust Due Process
Procedural Fairness: Convergence in Process
Advances in International Due Process Considerations: Proper Compliance Mechanisms Could Propel Convergence
Due Process and Production of Documents Stored Abroad: A Review of Antitrust Discovery Tools After Microsoft Ireland and the Cloud Act
What’s the Appeal? How the General Court and Competition Appeal Tribunal are Shaping the EU and UK Antitrust Regimes
Due Process and Antitrust in Japan: Enforcers’ Perspective
Procedural Fairness and Transparency in Competition Proceedings
Towards a Systematic Controlling of Antitrust Decisions?
CPI Report: Competition Policy in Global Markets – Efficiencies and Remedies in Lean Times
Antitrust Chronicle® – CRESSE Insights
CPI Talks… Frederic Jenny
CRESSE: Actual and Potential Effects
What is the Scope for Choice and Competition in Education?
Public and Private Antitrust Enforcement for Cartels: Should there be a Common Approach to Sanctioning Based on the Overcharge Rate?
Five not so Easy Pieces to Make Antitrust Work for Innovation
US: SCOTUS declines antitrust case against Pfizer over Lipitor
Ecuador: Sylva, Salazar and Espinosa, up to lead SCPM
Ecuador: Sylva, Salazar y Espinosa – nueva terna para SCPM
Antitrust Chronicle® – Platform Competition
CPI Talks… Thomas Kramler
Strengthening Buyer Power as a Solution to Platform Market Power
Online Platforms and Antitrust: Evolution or Revolution?
Two-Sided vs. Complementary Products
Antitrust Chronicle® – Rethinking Vertical Mergers
Kabuki Dances or Rube Goldberg Machines? Vertical Analyses of Media Mergers
The District Court’s AT&T/Time Warner Decision: Insights into the Law of Vertical Integration
Vertical Mergers and the MFN Thicket in Television
An Algorithm for Analysis of Vertical Concerns
Input Foreclosure in Telecoms/Media Vertical Mergers: The MEO/GMC Case
Implications of the AT&T/Time Warner Decision for Vertical Integration and Media Business Models in the Age of Digitization
Antitrust Chronicle® – Editorial Board Antipasto
CPI Talks… with Margrethe Vestager
The Cat Warns Antitrust Watchdogs to be Careful When Looking at Excessive Pricing
Can Machine Learning Aid in Cartel Detection?
The Per Se Rule Against Hard-Core Antitrust Violations: Etched in Stone or Endangered Species?
Sorting The Collusive Goats from The Consciously Parallel Sheep
ANTITRUST IMPLICATIONS OF LABOR PLATFORMS
Antitrust Chronicle® – Enabling The Fourth Industrial Revolution
Innovation and U.S. Patent Law
The Antitrust Assault on Intellectual Property
The Policy Challenge of Artificial Intelligence
Standards Development Organizations as Two-Sided Markets
Competition, Innovation and Intellectual Property… The Elusive Balance
US: Sony in US$2.3b deal for EMI
US: Senate panel to hold hearing on Sprint, T-Mobile merger
Antitrust Chronicle® – Diving into Online Platforms
CPI Talks: Massimo Motta
Platforms, A Call For Data-Based Regulation
Data Collection In Online Platform Businesses: A Perspective For Antitrust Assessment
Silicon Valley Rhetoric: Three Myths Debunked
Uber In Europe: Are There Still Judges In Luxembourg?
Uber Has An Antitrust Litigation Problem, Not An Antitrust Problem
Antitrust Implications Of Labor Platforms
Promote Openness Or Strengthen Protection? – Application Of Law To Data Competition In China
Antitrust Chronicle® – Hipster Antitrust
CPI Talks… Interview with Andreas Mundt
After Consumer Welfare, Now What? The “Protection Of Competition” Standard In Practice
Hipster Antitrust – A Brief Fling Or Something More?
Woodstock Antitrust
Four Questions For The Neo-Brandeisians
Antitrust Chronicle® – Year of the Dog: Recent Developments in China
Antitrust Enforcement of the NDRC and SAIC: Retrospect and Prospect
Overview of Chinese Merger Control in 2017
Strategies in Bringing Antitrust Civil Claims in China
Beyond a Snapshot: Insight of the First Judicial Review Case of RPM Administrative Sanction Decision in China
The Economic Characteristics of Data Competition in China’s Digital Economy
Administrative Penalty Guidelines Against Monopoly In China – An Empirical Analysis
Antitrust Chronicle® – The Digital Economy – Mergers
Data, Innovation, and Potential Competition in Digital Markets – Looking Beyond Short-Term Price Effects in Merger Analysis
Digital Markets and Merger Control in the EU: Evolution, not Revolution?
Mergers in the Digital Economy: A Practitioners’ Outlook on Key Merger Control Aspects of Big Data and Innovation in Digital Markets
Navigating the Digital Age: The European Commission’s Differing Approaches to Merger Control and Abuse of Dominance in the Digital Sector
Dismembering Producers from Customers: The Google/Sanofi Joint Venture
New Rules for Mergers in the Digital Economy in Germany
Antitrust Chronicle® – Private Equity + CRESSE
Private Equity Meets Antitrust…Complications Ensue
Private Equity and Merger Control – The Rules of the Game are Changing
Focusing On Private Equity: Global Merger Control Implications
HSR and Antitrust Considerations for Private Equity Firms in M&A Transactions
Private Equity Buyouts: Anti- or Pro-Competitive?
Premerger Control of Private Equity Funds: The Brazilian Perspective
Horizontal Shareholding: A Summary of the Argument
Are Price Parity Clauses Necessarily Anticompetitive?
Antitrust Chronicle® – Extra! Extra! Read All About Big Data, The News & Antitrust
Is “Fake News” A Competitive Problem?
Online Platforms And The Commoditization Of News Content
Fake News Is Not An Antitrust Problem
Fake News’s Not-So-Real Antitrust Problem: Content Remains King
The Achilles Heel To Newspaper Mergers: Product Market Definition
Artificial Intelligence, Incentives To Innovate, And Competition Policy
Antitrust Chronicle® – IP on Tech’s Cutting Edge: LeadershIP EU
IP LeadershIP Brussels: Highlights And Economic Analysis
Smartphone Wars: A Phantom Menace
The Superior Performance Of Voluntary Technology Standards
Standard Development Organizations And IPR Policies: Their Role In Realizing Future Technologies
“That’s What Frands Are For”: The Antitrust Boundaries Of The Patent Holdup Problem
The Intel Case: Issues Of Economic Analysis, Comity And Procedural Fairness
IP And Antitrust: The Importance Of Due Process And The ICC Best Practices
Antitrust’s Inequality Conundrum?
Antitrust Policy And Inequality Of Wealth
Further Reflections On Antitrust And Wealth Inequality
The Multifaceted Nature Of Fairness In Competition Policy
Inequality And Competition Policy
Antitrust: Tracing Inequality – From The United States To South Africa
Competition Policy And Inequality: Developing Countries’ Prespectives
Antitrust And Inequality – Time For A Paradigm Change
The Digital Economy (Part 1) – Antitrust Risks
A Preliminary Assessment Of The European Commission’s Google Search Decision
For A Facts-Based Analysis Of Uber’s Activities In The EU: Addressing Some Misconceptions
Turning The Corner: The Internet Of (Moving) Things
Measuring Market Power In Multi-Sided Markets
Privacy Fixing And Predatory Privacy: The Intersection Of Big Data, Privacy Policies And Antitrust
The Italian Big Data Inquiry: A Question Of Method
Antitrust Chronicle® – Antitrust Antipasto
The Dynamics Of Platform Business Value Creation
Algorithms And Competition: Friends Or Foes?
Defining “Big Data” In Antitrust
Antitrust Sanctioning In China: How Can The NDRC Guidelines Be Further Improved
Changes In The Landscape: Trends In Global Merger Control
The Path Towards A More Efficient Antitrust Enforcement In Argentina
Excessive Pricing: Towards A Workable And Objective Rule
Competition In Dissimilarity: Lessons In Privacy From The Facebook / Whatsapp Merger
Rejecting The Ordoliberal Standard Of Consumer Choice And Making Consumer Welfare The Hallmark Of An Antitrust Atlanticism
Antitrust Chronicle® – Healthcare Mergers: A Post-Mortem
Healthcare Mergers: Four Key Pieces Of Evidence Used To Predict The Future
Key Takeaways From The Advocate-Northshore Merger Litigation
The Long, Slow Decline Of Elzinga-Hogarty And What Comes After
Getting Market Definition Right: Hospital Merger Cases And Beyond
Hospital Mergers – Retrospective Study To Improve Prediction
Merger-Specificity Of Quality And Cost Efficiencies In Hospital Merger Cases
A Novel Look At Antitrust Analysis In Health Insurance Markets
Hospital Merger Control In The Netherlands: Was The Barn Closed In Time Or Has The Horse Already Bolted?
Dutch Hospital Mergers: No Evidence For Improvement Of Healthcare Quality
Antitrust Chronicle® – Index Funds – A New Antitrust Frontier?
Institutional Investment, Common Ownership and Antitrust
Why Common Ownership Causes Antitrust Risks
Active and Passive Institutional Investors and New Antitrust Challenges: Is EU Competition Law Ready?
Can Institutional Investors Soften Downstream Product Market Competition?
The Growing Problem of Horizontal Shareholding
The New Mandate Owners: Passive Asset Managers and The Decoupling of Corporate Ownership
Private Equity and EU Merger Control – Select Issues
Buyer Power In The Big Data And Algorithm Driven World: The Uber & Lyft Example
Algorithm Podcast short version
Algorithm Podcast version with Jill Priluck
Antitrust Chronicle® – The Algorithms Have Landed!
CPI Talks… Interview with Antonio Gomes of the OECD
Should We Be Concerned That Data And Algorithms Will Soften Competition?
Looking Up In The Data-Driven Economy
Algorithmic-Facilitated Coordination: Market And Legal Solutions
Algorithms, Artificial Intelligence And Joint Conduct
Robo-Seller Prosecutions And Antitrust’s Error-Cost Framework
The Power Of The Bargaining Robot
When Antitrust Becomes Pro-Trust: The Digital Deformation Of U.S. Competition Policy
Complex Antitrust Harm In Platform Markets
Consumer’s Search In The Era Of Big Data
Antitrust Chronicle® – At the Crossroads – IP & Antitrust
CPI Talks… Interview with Maureen Ohlhausen – Acting Chairman of the Federal Trade Commission.
The Need For “Innovation Certainty” At The Crossroads Of Patent And Antitrust Law
On Patent “Monopolies”: An Economic Re-Appraisal
A Comparative And Economic Analysis Of The U.S. FTC’s Complaint And The Korea FTC’s Decision Against Qualcomm
Investigating Competition Cases In Taiwan: The Inquisitorial Principle And The Abuse Of Superior Bargaining Position
Measuring The Impact Of Injunctive Relief On Innovation
The Smallest Salable Patent-Practicing Unit Experiment, General Purpose Technologies And The Coase Theorem
In Search of a Problem: The Interface of Car Body Part Design Protection with Antitrust
Reflections on Section 5 of the FTC Act & the FTC’s Case Against Intel
Antitrust Chronicle® – China’s New Dawn of Antitrust
CPI TALKS… Vanessa Yanhua Zhang
China’s Fair Competition Review: Introduction, Imperfections And Solutions
Game Theory Analysis Of SEP Injunction Application And Information Disclosure
First Year Of Enforcement Of The Competition Ordinance In Hong Kong
Vertical Restraints Versus Horizontal Agreements In The Manufacturer – Distributor Relationship
NDRC’s Enforcement In 2016
The Tetra Pak Case: Are Loyalty Rebates Treated Differently By The Chinese Antitrust Regulator?
A Review Of Recent Merger Control Enforcement In China
Spain: CNMC hits RENFE rail monopoly with historic fine
España: Multa histórica a RENFE por obstaculizar liberalización de transporte ferroviario
Antitrust Chronicle® – The 2017 Antitrust Horizon
CPI Talks…with Frederic Jenny
Changing Times? The Outlook For Antitrust Enforcement In The EU And The U.S.
America-First Antitrust
Brexit And Its Impact On English Antitrust Claims
U.S. Antitrust Under The Trump Administration – A Fearless And Perhaps Accurate Prediction
U.S. / EU Antitrust Friction In The Time Of Brexit: Toward A Rosier Scenario?
U.S. / EU Antitrust Friction In The Time Of Brexit: Toward A Rosier Scenario?
The Emerging High-Court Jurisprudence On The Antitrust Analysis Of Multisided Platforms
Coordinating Policies To Realize Benefits From The Digital Economy: The Case Of Mexico
Antitrust Chronicle® – Competition in Digital Markets
Android, iOS And Market Power – What Does Mobile Platform Competition Really Look Like?
Google, Mobile And Competition: The Current State Of Play
Can Big Data Protect A Firm From Competition?
Enforcement In Digital Markets
Big Data, Privacy And Competition Law: Do Competition Authorities Know How To Do It?
The Good, Bad And Ugly In Competition Law Enforcement: Observations From The Technology Sector
Geo-Blocking Between Competition Law And Regulation
Compliance And Enforcement In A Blockchain(ed) World
Antitrust Chronicle® – Holiday Reading Edition
CPI Talks – Inside the ICN Cartel Workshop, Madrid, October 2016.
Extra-Jurisdictional Remedies Involving Patent Licensing
Big Data, Big Concerns?
Bank Mergers And Systemic Risk
Analyzing The Geographic Market In Hospital Mergers: Travel Patterns Take A Backseat To Payer Response
Market Dominance Under The Anti-Monopoly Law: SAIC’s Landmark Decision On Tetra Pak
Unexplained Mysteries Of The Energy Market Investigation
Bathtub Conspiracies – An Indian Competition Law Perspective
Challenge Restraints And The Scope Of The Patent
Antitrust Chronicle® – Telecommunications
Bundling Behavior in Telecoms: What Firms Do and How European Competition Authorities Have Included Bundling in Their Reasoning
CPI TALKS: Interview with FTC Commissioner Terrell McSweeny – July 2016
Recent Developments in Antitrust Enforcement in Singapore
Market Structure Still Matters: the KFTC Blocks a Merger between Top Firms in Broadcasting and Communications
Indian Merger Control – One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
Competition Alive & Kicking in New Zealand
Off and Running: the Hong Kong Competition Commission Commences Full Operations
At the Cutting Edge of PRC AML Private Litigation
Rethinking the CCA: Draft Legislation Lays Groundwork for Significant Change
Recent Developments in Japanese Cartel Enforcement – Time for a Change?
Making Markets Work for Development through Effective Competition Policies: Recent Experience from the World Bank Group in East Asia Pacific
Introducing the First CPI Film Festival
CPI Talks: Seminar – The role of Antitrust in licensing disputes in ICT sector, Singapore – April 2016.
Standards Setting, Standards Development and Division of the Gains from Standardization
Innovation Under Threat? An Assessment of the Evidence for Patent Holdup and Royalty Stacking in SEP-Intensive, IT Industries
Special Feature: Why The Supreme Court Should Deny Certioriari In King Drug
Navigating the New Matchmaker Economy – David S. Evans at George Washington U.
Singapore – Antitrust’s Role in ICT Licensing – Systemic Issue – Judge Doug Ginsburg
Singapore – Antitrust’s Role in ICT Licensing – Why Antitrust and IP Now? – Dina Kallay
CPI Talks: Interview with Esteban Greco, Head of the Argentinian Competition Authority
How Many “Likes” for the German Facebook Antitrust Probe?
Rebates: Formalism, Effects and the Real World
The Impact of Tyson Foods v. Bouaphakeo on Antitrust Class Actions
FTC v. Penn State Hershey Medical Center: Third Circuit Appeal Could Lead to Important Decision for Future Hospital Mergers
The General Court’s Rulings in Airfreight: A Commentary
Toshiba v. Commission – How (not) to Prove Awareness, and Decisively Influence People
Screen Cartel Cases set the Boundary: Territorial Limits of EU Cartel Damages
Antitrust Chronicle – Cartels & Concerted Practices: From A to Z
Antitrust Chronicle®: ‘Mega-mergers: Squaring the circle’
Antitrust Chronicle®, Spring 2016, Volume 1
CPI Autumn 2015, Vol. 11 No. 1
Chile: Competition Tribunal rejects delay requests in Supermarket case
Antitrust Developments in China
EU: Google says EU needs a single telco regulator
US: CEO says Honeywell merger ‘Ain’t Going to Happen’
Antitrust Developments in China
Private Damages and Class Actions Around the World
Briefing Room
Antitrust Economics 2013 Course
An Introduction to Statistics in Antitrust Litigation
Web 3.0+ Economics & Antitrust
Econometrics 101: Basic Regression Analysis
Economic & Legal Analysis of Collusion
An Introduction to Network Industries
An Introduction to Antitrust in Asia (Excluding China)
Antitrust Economics 101
It Takes 2 to Tango: Competition Policy Analysis for 2-Sided Markets
Huawei v ZTE – No More Need to Look at the Orange Book in SEP Disputes
OCT-15(2)
What’s New at the IP and Antitrust Crossroad
Hong Kong’s New Competition Regime
Criminalization of Cartels and Leniency: An Exercise in Complexity
Leniency Programs in Cartel Enforcement
ASEAN Competition Law: Part II
ASEAN Competition Law: Part I
Antitrust Antipasto
EU Competition Enforcement and Compliance with Fundamental Rights’ Standards: The Challenge and the Promise of Accession to the ECHR
Fairness
Compliance Complexities
Teaching Antitrust Effectively
Big Data!
RPM and MFN Clauses in a Brave New World
FTC v. St. Luke’s: Is the Efficiencies Defense Dead or Alive?
Two Critical Court Decisions
Case Studies from Developing Competition Regimes
Antitrust and Patent Issues, Part II
Antitrust and Patent Issues, Part 1
FEB-15(2)
FEB-15(1)
Why the Motorola Mobility Decision was Good for Cartel Enforcement and Deterrence
JAN-15(2)
JAN-15(1)
The EU Courts Play a Crucial Role in Ensuring Compliance of the EU’s System of Competition Law Enforcement With Due Process Rights (2)
DEC-14(2)
DEC-14(1)
The Rising Tide: Competition Law Enforcement in the Indian Pharmaceutical Sector
NOV-14(2)
NOV-14(1)
OCT-14(2)
The Public Interest and Competition-Based Scrutiny of Mergers: Lessons from the Evolution of Merger Control in the United Kingdom
OCT-14(1)
SEP-14(2)
SEP-14(1)
AUG-14(2)
AUG-14(1)
DEC-09(1)
JUL-14(2)
NOV-09(2)
NOV-09(1)
OCT-09(2)
OCT-09(1)
Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5 of the FTC Act: Does the U.S. Need Rules “Above and Beyond Antitrust?”
JUL-14(1)
SEP-09(2)
Carve-Outs Under Airline Antitrust Immunity: In the Public Interest?
SEP-09(1)
AUG-09(2)
AUG-09(1)
Ashcroft v. Iqbal: Taking Twombly a Step Further
JULY-09(2)
Identifying and Remedying Exclusionary Conduct: Microsoft, the DOJ Section 2 Report, and the New Administration
JUN-14(2)
JUN-14(1)
JULY-09(1)
MAY-14(2)
MAY-14(1)
APR-14(2)
APR-14(1)
JUNE-09(2)
MAR-14(2)
MAR-14(1)
FEB-14(2)
FEB-14(1)
JAN-14(2)
Noerr-Pennington’s Furtherance Standard for Petitioning Immunity: Application to Settlements
JAN-14(1)
JUNE-09(1)
Are Professional Sports Leagues Single Entities Incapable of Conspiring in Violation of the Sherman Act?: The Supreme Court Ponders Whether to Decide the Issue in American Needle v. NFL
MAY-09(2)
DEC-11(2)
Cartel Detection and Duration Worldwide, II
DEC-11(1)
DEC-13(2)
NOV-11(2)
DEC-13(1)
NOV-13(2)
NOV-13(1)
7th Competition Forum Colloquium
OCT-13(2)
Oct-13(1)
What a Difference a Year Makes: An Emerging Consensus on the Treatment of Standard-Essential Patents
SEP-13(2)
SEP-13(1)
AUG-13(2)
AUG-13(1)
JUL-13(2)
JUL-13(1)
JUN-13(2)
JUN-13(1)
May-13(2)
May-13(1)
APR-13(2)
NOV-11(1)
MAY-09(1)
OCT-11(2)
APR-13(1)
OCT-11(1)
APR-09(2)
SEP-11(2)
APR-09(1)
SEP-11(1)
AUG-11(2)
AUG-11(1)
JUL-11(2)
March-13(3)
JUL-11(1)
The Durbin Amendment And The Regulation Of The Debit Card Industry
Cartel Detection And The Use Of Screens To Uncover Price Conspiracies
The LIBOR Scandal
Potash II: How the 7th Circuit will alter FTAIA litigation and pleading
MAR-13(2)
Bringing in the Academic Support Troops: A. Movil Weighs in on OECD’s Telecom Report
JUN-11(2)
The MasterCard Decision and Interchange Fees
Platform Economics: Essays on Multi-Sided Businesses
JUN-11(1)
MAR-Special Issue
Interchange Fees: New eBook Adds Substance & Context
Summer Entertainment Hot Tub
FEB-13(2)
The Role and Regulation of Interchange Fees on European Payment Cards
MAY-11(1)
APR-11(2)
FEB-13(1)
APR-11(1)
Mexico Competition Day: Advances in Transparency and Predictability
JAN-13(2)
Two-Sided Markets eBook & Hot Tub
A Dozen of Our Year-to-Date Favorites
JAN-13(1)
Bathwater Out. Now What to Do with Economic Analysis? Antitrust Standards for Unilateral Conduct: Sense and Consensus
Horizontal Merger Guidelines
New Digital Media
DEC-12(2)
American Needle: Audio, Articles and More
Point/Counterpoint: Merger Analysis
Two-Sided Markets
DEC-12(1)
MAR-11(2)
Spain: Authorities detect possible price-fixing in battery market
Spain: CNMC releases report as ‘Super-Regulator’ turns one
Uruguay: Country opens ‘new front’ in tissue cartel case
Chile: Over $330 million in fines for retail sector in 2015
NOV-12(2)
Perú: Regulator confirms tissue cartel acting in Peru, Colombia and Chile
Brazil: CADE releases English version of Leniency program FAQ
MAR-11(1)
Mexico: Concentration and inefficient subsidies, finds agro industry report
FEB-11(2)
Mar-09 (1)
U.S.-China Antitrust Cooperation: Onward and Upward
NOV-12(1)
FEB-11(1)
OCT-12(2)
Resolving the Google Book Library Issues
OCT-12(1)
JAN-11(2)
JAN-11(1)
Solving the Wrong Problem The Preliminary Report on the EC Pharmaceutical Sector Inquiry: What Have We Really Learned?
Feb-09(2)
SEP-12(2)
DEC-10(2)
Antitrust in 2025: Cartels, Agency Effectiveness and a Return to Back to the Future?
Schizophrenia in the Commission’s Article 82 Guidance Paper: Formalism Alongside Increased Recourse to Economic Analysis
DEC-10(1)
SEP-12(1)
NOV-10(1)
OCT-10(2)
Feb-09(1)
AUG-12(2)
OCT-10(1)
New Antitrust Realism
SEP-10(2)
SEP-10(1)
AUG-12(1)
AUG-10(2)
AUG-10(1)
JULY-10(2)
JULY-10(1)
JUL-12(2)
JUN-10(1&2)
JUL-12(1)
JUN-12(2)
A New Antitrust Battleground: Ebooks
MAY-12(2)
MAY-12(1)
APR-12(2)
How the National Competition Authorities’ Decisions Fed Into the Modernization of the EU Vertical Agreements Block Exemption Regulation and Guidelines: The Example of the French Autority de la Concurrence
MAY-10(2)
APR-12(1)
MAY-10(1)
Jan-09(2)
MAR-12(2)
APR-10(2)
The Past, Present, & Future of Stand-Alone Section 5 Competition Enforcement at the FTC: Is N-Data a New Direction or a Mere Diversion?
MAR-12(1)
JAN-09(1)
APR-10(1)
MAR-10(2)
MAR-10(1)
FEB-10(2)
EU: Court annuls €790m air freight cartel fines
Australia: Uber is now officially legal
UK: Paddy Power and Betfair £5.8 billion merger cleared by regulator
UK: Shell, BG shareholders to vote on merger in January
EU: EC warns Greece on maritime subsidies
Thailand: Jasmine wins 4G licences for record $4.2 billion
EU: Regulators approve Honeywell’s £3.4 billion buy of Elster
Mexico: Sempra Energy responds to regulator’s decision on PEMEX
Israel: Panel puts forward two candidates for antitrust chief
US: FTC rejects Staples’ offer to divest $1.25 billion of contracts
A Concise History of Corporate Mergers and the Antitrust Laws in the United States
Feb-12(2)
Tendencias en Competencia: Comentario al 7º Coloquio del Foro de Competencia, Pilar, Argentina
Opinion: Defense of Competition during the Kirchner Administrations
Competition Buzz: An Investigation on Barriers to Competition and Essential Supplies In Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Law
Competition Buzz: An Investigation on Barriers to Competition and Essential Supplies In Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Law
Competition Buzz: Widening the Panama Canal: A challenge for the Competitiveness of Mexico’s Ports
FEB-12(1)
España: Investiga CNMC colusión en mercado de baterías
España: CNMC cumple un año como ’Super-regulador’
EEUU: Ejecutivo que elevó precios de medicamentos para el VIH acusado de fraude
EEUU: Hausfeld anuncia arreglo por $2 mmdd en caso de Forex
UE: Aerolíneas se libran de multas por colusión
Francia: 20 mensajerías reciben multa por $739 millones
Uruguay: ‘Frente Pendiente’ en el cártel del confórt
Chile: Minoristas acumulan multas millonarias en el año
Perú: INDECOPI confirma colusión de CMPC en Perú, Colombia y Chile
Brasil: Prácticas y recomendaciones de la CADE para su programa de clemencia
México: Reporte agropecuario revela concentración e ineficiencia
México: Rechaza COFECE venta de gasoducto
JAN-12(2)
JAN-12(1)
DEC-08(1)
No Restitutionary Remedy for the Victims of the Vitamins Cartel: The Decision of the English Court of Appeal in Devenish Nutrition Ltd v Sanofi-Aventis SA (France)
Antitrust Injury in Robinson-Patman Cases: What’s Left?
Nov-08(2)
Nov-08(1)
Oct-08(2)
FEB-10(1)
JAN-10(2)
Microsoft and the Court of First Instance: What Does it All Mean?
Strong Spine, Weak Underbelly: The CFI Microsoft Decision
JAN-10(1)-Twelve of the Best from 2009
Oct-07(1)
Antitrust and Intellectual Property: Recent Developments in the Pharmaceuticals Sector
A Hard Landing in the Soft Drink Market ”MOFCOM’s Veto of the Coca-Cola & Huiyuan Deal
Sep-08(2)
SEP-08(1)
Aug-08(2)
Aug-08(1)
Jul-08(2)
Jul-08(1)
Asia Column
Jun-08(2)
The Qihoo v. Tencent Landmark Decision
Recent developments in civil litigation under China’s Anti-monopoly Law
SOEs and competition policy in China
Hong Kong’s First Economy-Wide Competition Law: A Review of the Law and the Challenges Ahead
A Competition Law for Hong Kong
CPI Autumn 2014, Vol. 10 No. 2
CPI (10)1
Jun-08(1)
EU: Google continues its lobbying efforts
May-08(2)
CPI(9)2
Antitrust Litigation in China
CPI (9)1
Considering Whether Ex Ante Joint Negotiations within Standard Setting Are “Reasonably Necessary”
Why the Multi-Sided Platform Literature Kills the P≥MC Result and What It Means for Antitrust
Multi-Sided Platforms Column
May-08(1)
Multi-Sided Platforms Column Introduction
CPI(8)2
CPI (8)1
Apr-08(2)
Financial Services Column
How to Fix the Libor
Will Wheatley’s Recommendations Fix the LIBOR?
CFPB Enforcement, A Cautionary Tale
The consumer, once king, is missing in the EU interchange fee debate
The pitfalls of regulating retail banking overdraft charges
Getting ready for a CFPB examination: Lessons from the recent orders
Regulatory Interventions Involving Depository Accounts: Pressing on the Balloon
CPI(7)2
CPI(7)1
Practical Aspects of Aftermarkets in European Competition Law
Banking on Competition
CPI(6)2
US: Cadwalader names five new partners
EU: New Data Privacy Law with stiff penalties agreed on
US: FTC says no to Advocate-NorthShore merger
CPI(6)1
India: Gov ask CCI to target Monsanto Indian JV for alleged monopoly
UK: Ofgem fines Npower £26m for ‘failing’ customers
US: Cameron agrees to $12.7 billion Schlumberger merger
Mexico: Antitrust body objects to IEnova, Pemex pipeline deal
Israel: Netanyahu signs controversial waiver exempting Gas Industry from antitrust laws
US: Cinema chains face antitrust investigations at home too
Mar-08(1) & (2)
EU: US studios to fight antitrust charges
Feb-08(1) & (2)
Jan-08(2)
Jan-08(1)
Dec-07(1) & (2)
Nov-07(2)
The New Chinese Anti-Monopoly Law – An Overview
Nov-07(1)
Oct-07(2)
Oct-07(1)
Sep-07(1) & (2)
Microsoft v. European Commission: Sounds Good In Theory But . . .
Inequitable Conduct and Patent Misuse
CPI 5(2)
Introduction to Harberger’s Monopoly and Resource Allocation–The Pioneering Article on Deadweight Loss and Empirical Measurement of the Social Costs of Monopoly
CPI(5)1
CPI 4(2)
” Dynamic Competition” Does Not Excuse Monopolization
Schneider Floodgates Open for Claims against Commission?
Aug-07(2)
CPI 4(1)
Aug-07(1)
Review of Antitrust Stories (E. Fox & D. Crane eds., Foundation Press 2007)
Jul-07(2)
The Commission’s Non-Contractual Liability in the Field of Merger Control “Don’t Use a Hammer When You Need a Screwdriver”
CPI 3(2)
A Note on Director & Levi (1956)
Jul-07(1)
Review of Elhauge & Geradin´s Global Competition Law and Economics
Jun-07(1) & (2)
CPI 3(1)
Comments on Evans & Schmalensee´s The Industrial Organization of Markets with Two-Sided Platforms
May-07(2)
The OFT Discussion Paper – Private Actions In Competition Law: Effective Redress For Consumers And Businesses
CPI 2(2)
May-07(1)
Review of Hovenkamp, The Antitrust Enterprise: Principle and Execution
Development of EC Competition Over Its First 50 Years Intervention Reduced
Apr-07(1) & (2)
Mar-07(2)
CPI 2(1)
Mar-07(1)
The Final Piece In The Jigsaw: An Analysis Of The Draft European Commission Guidelines On Non-Horizontal Mergers
Feb-07(2)
CPI 1(2)
Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co.: Extending The Rule of Brooke Group, But How Far?
Feb-07(1)
Learning from the Past: The Lessons of Vietnam, IBM, and Tying
Jan-07(1) & (2)
Dec-06(1) & (2)
CPI 1(1)
Nov-06(1) & (2)
Judicial Review in EC Competition Law: Reflections on the Role of the Community Courts in the EC System of Competition Law Enforcement
The 2006 Fining Guidelines: Two Steps Forward But One Step Back?
The Analysis of Tying Cases: A Primer
Switzerland: UBS employees banned over market rigging
China: Microsoft just struck a big deal with Beijing
EU: Google ramps up lobbying as antitrust charges proceed
EU: Airlines’ $864M antitrust fine reversed
US: Cablevision settles cable box antitrust lawsuit
South Africa: Antitrust regulator gives SABMiller deal preliminary approval
Israel: Netanyahu bypasses antitrust authority to adopt gas deal
US: Feds involved in movie theater antitrust inquiries
France: Orange hit with €350m antitrust fine
US: CEO who price gouged HIV drug charged with securities fraud
Telecommunications-Specific Regulators & Competition Agencies: Their Institutional Setting in Spain, the UK and France
Mexico: Regulator reports high inflation in Agri-foods sector
UK: Swisscom, Ringier, SRG get regulator clearance
New Zealand: Regulator takes 13 real estate firms to High Court for alleged price fixing
US: Federal Trade Commission to review proposed $37.7B pipeline merger
US: Barclays sells indexing division to Bloomberg for $781 million
UK: Royal Mail agrees to pay €55.1 mln fine in antitrust case
Australia: 7-Eleven in mediation with ACCC over petrol price service
UK: Eurotunnel loses Supreme Court Case over ferry ban
EU: Medvedev attends Gazprom antitrust hearing
EU: Court overturns decision to fine airlines in cartel case
The Second Wave of Latin American Competition Law and Policy
France: 20 parcel carriers fined $739 million for price fixing
Brazil: Antitrust agency clears Black River deal for sugar mills
US: Hausfeld announced $2bn settlement in FX antitrust case
US: DOJ says AMC can buy Starplex
Peru: regulator probes toilet paper cartel, could fine Kimberly-Clark
Australia: LG faces court for misleading customers
EU: Gazprom calls antitrust charges ‘groundless’
US: Judge allows Teladoc’s suit against Texas Medical Board to proceed
UK: Royal Mail to pay €55.1 mln fine in antitrust case
US: Antitrust officials hold off on Baker Hughes-Halliburton decision
European Union Competition Law in the Digital Era
Tendencias en Competencia: Regulación y Licitación de aeropuertos – Entrevista con Mark Atwood de Cozen O’Connor
México: Con más de $35 mmdd en 2015, aumentan fusiones y adquisiciones
Competition Buzz: Airport Regulation – Interview with Mark Atwood of Cozen O’Connor
Spain: Construction companies fined over price-fixing deal
Spain: CNMC fines copyright brokers for price discrimination
Uruguay: Auction design promoting price-fixing, say experts
Argentina: Government to change media law, will champion Competition and free speech
Panama: Price controls extended to 2016 as sanctions add up
Chile: Contradictions arise as companies ask for leniency
Mexico: At over $35 bn, Mergers and Acquisitions increase in 2015
Chile: Inconsistencias entre empresas que buscan inmunidad
Brasil: Cade autoriza pero impone venta de activos en fusión de empresas americana e Inglesa
Argentina: Nuevo gobierno cambiará Ley de Medios—más libertad de expresión y competencia
US: Seattle passes law allowing Uber drivers to unionize
South Africa: Hotels and casino merger blocked
US: Federal Judge orders sale in hospital antitrust case
Hong Kong: Competition law takes effect
Australia: Court pulls Nurofen products from Australian market
Israel: Lawmakers snub Netanyahu plan to tap major gas field
EU: Probe of Apple’s Irish tax deal extended to 2016
US: Newell Rubbermaid to acquire Jarden for $15.4 billion
Australia: Media giants unite in $1 billion merger
China: Shell’s takeover of BG clears final antitrust hurdle
Innovation, Litigation, and New Drugs
España: Sanciones a seis empresas de construcciones modulares por formar cartel
España: Multa a AGEDI y AIE por discriminación de precios
EEUU: Fracasa venta de GE a Electrolux
EEUU: Acuerdo Dow/DuPont enfrenta escrutinio de autoridades
UE: Gazprom accede a nuevas pláticas con reguladores
Corea del Sur: Apple enfrenta cargos por contratos injustos
Panamá: Control de precios se extiende a 2016. Suman $1.2 millones en multas
Uruguay: Diseño de licitaciones promueve colusión, advierten expertos
Brazil: Antitrust body assesses Black River sugar mills purchase
Netherlands: Vodafone sues KPN for anti-competitive behavior
US: Horizon Pharma buys Crealta Holdings for $510 million cash
India: CCI seeks public scrutiny of Cinemas deal
Brazil: $8.2B Ball-Rexam deal approves after antitrust fixes
US: Seattle to decide whether to let Uber, Lyft drivers unionize
India: Tribunal repeals Competition Commission US$945 million fine on cement firms
US: Walgreens-Rite Aid receive second request from FTC
US: Antitrust cloud over Halliburton-Baker Hughes deal
Germany: McDermott has new antitrust law hire
Due Process in Antitrust Settlements
Leniency Under The Hong Kong Competition Ordinance
Mexico: Senate fills Supreme Court vacancies
France: Accor to buy Fairmont Hotel operator for $2.9bn
US: DuPont Deal likely to get tough antitrust scrutiny
China: Cosco and China Shipping merger plan receives Beijing approval
France: Regulator lets Burger King swallow Quick
Canada: Watchdog fines Japan’s Toyo Tire in bid-rigging plot
EU: Antitrust regulators accept concessions from Bulgaria’s BEH
Italy: Antitrust opens probe into smart meters
Australia: Woolworths pressured suppliers for $60m to shore up accounts, says ACCC
EU: Gazprom agrees to continue settlement talks after key meeting
EU: Ball set to win approval for 4.43-billion Rexam deal
Assessment of Antitrust Agencies’ Impact and Performance: A Proposal for an Analytical Framework
Determinants of the Duration of European Appellate Court Proceedings in Cartel Cases
South Korea: Apple faces antitrust probe
Russia: Watchdog wants to raise local telephony rate ceiling
EU: Luxembourg will appeal against tax ruling on Fiat
US: Jones Day hires ex DOJ attorney
US: Crowell & Moring add antitrust Partner
US: GE said to be in advanced talks for Halliburton drilling assets
US: Can ACOs calm antitrust worries with unique offerings?
US: Former Espar executives indicted of price fixing
US: Dow Chemical and DuPont in $120 billion mega-merger talks
Taiwan: Electronics makers slapped with record price-fixing fine
Peru: Recently formed firm gains competition expert
Roberts Was Wrong: Increased Antitrust Scrutiny after FTC v. Actavis Has Accelerated Generic Competition
EU: Qualcomm accused of predating the chips market
France: Telecom seeks €2.3bn from state for failing to regulate competition
Australia: ACCC appoints its first chief economist
EU: EC officially probing McDonald’s over ‘sweetheart’ tax deal with Luxembourg
Mexico: Grocery store Soriana puts $2bn offer for rival
South Africa: Vodacom surrenders spectrum in proposed Neotel deal
US: Judge restores US Airways’ damages claims in Sabre antitrust case
UK: FCA seeks to boost competition in savings accounts
Germany: Competition regulator fears re-monopolisation of DT
Canada: Norfolk Southern rejects CP’s revised bid again
Blog o’ Blogs December
Chile: Multinational challenges competition authority
Mexico: Sugar cartel detected
Competition Buzz: Airport Regulation – Interview with Prof. Mike Ball, University of Maryland
Spain: Atresmedia and Mediaset, fined over repeated violations
Spain: CNMC report slams Health Ministry over product sale rules
France: Court fines Uber over deceptive advertising
Paraguay: Major player quits 4G race
Peru: Competition taking root in markets, says regulator
Colombia: Competition authority shares concerns over energy market
Brazil: Authority dawn raids go after prosthetics cartel
Chile: Empresa involucrada en cartel arremete contra autoridad
Colombia: Investiga SIC cartel de energía
México: Detectan posible cartel de azúcar
Francia: Tribunal multa a Uber por prácticas ‘engañosas’
EU: Emirates Arlines against EC’s targeting of subsidies
China: Jiayuan.com enters merger agreement
Germany: Cartel office approves Deutsche Wohnen $15 billion hostile buy
US: Nation’s two largest Korean American banks
Australia: Dexus launches $2.5bn bid for Investa
US: FTC sues Staples in bid to block Office Depot takeover
EU: Investigation into biofuel benchmark fixing opened
Hong Kong: French shipping company buying Neptune Orient for $2.4 bn
France: St Gobain gets all clear from antitrust authorities for Sika $2.76 billion deal
US: GE scraps $3.3 billion sale to Electrolux
Cross-Licensing and Competition
Perú: Competencia se afianza en mercados peruanos
Brasil: Inspecciones sorpresa buscan revelar cartel en mercado de prótesis
Tendencias en Competencia: Regulación y Licitación de ‘Slots’ en Aeropuertos – Entrevista con Prof. Mike Ball
España: Nuevas sanciones a Atresmedia y Mediaset
España: CNMC critica a Ministerio de Sanidad por efectos restrictivos en productos médicos
UE: Qualcomm enfrenta cargos por depredación
EEUU: Teva se deshace de activos por mil millones de dólares, buscando aprobación de autoridades de competencia
Reino Unido: Autoridad de competencia rechaza intento por parte de TfL de limitar a Uber
EEUU: Senado cuestionará a directores de cerveceras sobre planes de fusión
Paraguay: ‘Personal’, fuera de la carrera por 4G
UK: Ofcom retreats from 4G spectrum auction after legal threat
US: Donald Trump slams Pfizer’s ‘disgusting’ mega-merger
EU: EC reject’s UK bid to examine Hutchison’s O2 takeover bid
Canada: Norfolk Southern rejects $28.1 billion CP merger offer
Brazil: Medical Devices Inc raided on antitrust worries
US: Tuna merger nixed amid antitrust worries
Switzerland: BMW $156 million antitrust fine upheld by court
EU: Antitrust charges against 13 banks dropped
US: DOJ antitrust unit subpoenas Mylan over pricing
The Tests of Illegality Under Articles 101 and 102 TFEU
UK Retail Banking Investigation Fails to Meet Challenger Banks’ Expectations
US/Switzerland: Authorities arrest more FIFA officials for “bribes and kickbacks”
Italy: Hogan Lovells Grows Global Antitrust Practice
US: Authors ask Supreme Court to overturn e-book ruling against Apple
US: Senate antitrust hearing Tuesday on AB InBev
EU: Commission says not targeting US firms
US: Electrolux-GE Antitrust case heats up
US: Single-Family REITs merge in $1.5 billion deal
France: Orange says “no need for extra antitrust provisions”
China: Qualcomm strikes licensing deal with Xiaomi
US: Teva to divest $1B in assets to clear antitrust hurdles to Allergan deal
Noerr-Pennington Immunity and the Alien Tort Statute
US: Jones Day recruits senior DOJ official
Hong Kong: Gibson Dunn snaps up HK competition specialist
Mexico: Aeromexico says evaluating Delta Airlines offer
US: Half of Hawaii’s residents oppose NextEra-HECO sale
EU: Investigates antitrust concerns over Austrian railways
UK: Orange may face antitrust fine of more than 500 million
Japan: Biggest oil refiners consider merger
EU: Qualcomm to face antitrust complaint on predatory pricing
US: Federal agency stops effort to save taxpayers money on utility merger
EU: Investigation into McDonald’s tax deal with Luxembourg likely
Interlocking Directorates in the European Union: An Argument for Their Restriction
US: Sheppard adds competition partner in SF
Peru: Competition partner returns to Muñiz Ramírez
Greece: Heineken subsidiary fined over market abuse
US: Sleepy’s sold for $780M to rival Mattress Firm
India: JSW Steel evaluates options to appeal US fine
Mexico: IFT approves America Movil wholesale prices
China: Merger of China’s Iranian oil trader approved
Spain: Regulator fines Iberdrola over hydro power prices
US: Cigna settles six Class-Action lawsuits over merger with Anthem
UK: Competition head rejects Tfl move to curb Uber
US: Senate calls hearing in Anheuser-Busch InBev mega beer deal
What Structural Presumption? Reuniting Evidence and Economics on the Role of Market Concentration in Horizontal Merger Analysis
Google, Google Shopping and Amazon: The Importance of Competing Business Models and Two-Sided Intermediaries in Defining Relevant Markets
Competition Buzz: Airport Regulation – Interview with Prof. David Gillen, UBC
Spain: Iberdrola accused of market manipulation
Spain: European regulator slams Spanish monopolies in electric and gas networks
Uruguay: Proposed law goes after Uber
Peru: Congress to consider merger control legislation
Colombia: High concentration in regional contracts raises competition worries
Chile: Congress strikes at card payment monopoly
Mexico: Regulator opens public consultation on Infrastructure registry
Colombia: Alarma por concentración en licitaciones municipales
UK: Competition watchdog to probe cloud storage sector
China: £55bn Shell merger expected to go ahead
EU: Anheuser-Busch InBev to sell Peroni, Grolsch to smooth merger
India: CCI dismisses complaint against DLF Group firms
US: FTC preparing to block Staples-Office Depot deal
US: Former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver found guilty on all corruption charges
Canada: Hong Kong’s Cathay in $6m settlement
France: Regulator fines SFR for abusive practices
Italy: Telecom Italia reaches antitrust deal with Fastweb
Brasil: Andrade Gutierrez admite sobornos y manipulación en torno a Copa del Mundo
España: Iberdrola, acusada de manipulación del mercado energético
EU: Could Orange-Telecom Italia merge by the end of the year?
Canada: Don’t regulate Uber, competition watchdog says
Francia: Google gana caso contra Evermaps
Tendencias en Competencia: Regulación y Economía de Aeropuertos- Entrevista con Prof. David Gillen
Free from What? Competition, Regulation and Antitrust During the Gilded Age
España: Comisión Europea cuestiona monopolios en red eléctrica y gas
Reino Unido: Despachos revelan fusión por £250 millones
EEUU: Revelan abogados consejeros para Pfizer
EEUU: Empresa no reducirá precio de píldora de $750 dólares
Canada: Problemas competitivos ponen en duda contrato de Canadian Pacific
Uruguay: Ley buscará frenar a Uber
Perú: Busca congreso ley de control de fusiones
Chile: Comisión asesta golpe contra monopolio en pagos electrónicos
México: IFETEL lanzará Sistema Nacional de información de Infraestructura
Germany: Private enforcement pioneer to head Hausfeld Berlin office
Brazil: Andrade Gutierrez to admit World Cup bribes and price fixing
Pakistan: Mobilink, Warid announce country’s first telecom merger
EU: Regulators say farmers can form cartels under certain conditions
UK: Regulator says small firms need more protection from banks
EU: Ball to sell 11 plants to appease antitrust regulators
Italy: Cement price fixing probe opened
EU: Halliburton refiles bid for approval of $35 billion Baker Hughes buy
Netherlands: Government to appeal Starbucks tax ruling
Russia: Gazprom’s Medvedev to meet Vestager before antitrust hearing
France: Google wins court decision vs Evermaps
UK: Leading law firms unveil £250m merger
Australia: Uncle Tobys oats maker penalised by ACCC for misleading ‘protein superfood’ claim
Singapore: Antitrust exemptions for shipping lines extended
Australia: Regulator dismisses Brookfield’s promises in $6.5 bln rail and port bid
US: NY declares victory in Alzheimer’s drug antitrust lawsuit
EU: Ball hires Goldman Sachs to sell 11 plants to appease antitrust regulators
Germany: Regulator raids offices in stainless steel probe
US: Big banks accused of rate swap collusion
US: DOJ investigating Comcast for advertising antitrust issues
Effective European Antitrust: Does EC Merger Policy Generate Deterrence?
The Sharing Economy, Competition and Regulation
US: NXP wins antitrust approval to buy Freescale Semiconductor for $11.8 billion
EU: Parliament calls for corporate tax makeover
UK: Dermot Desmond vows to block Ladbrokes £2 billion merger
US: Albertsons to buy back 33 stores after antitrust misfire
UK: Virgin slams CMA decision to approve BT, EE deal
South Africa: Competition watchdog approves Diageo London merger
US: Google blames ‘bug’ for burying TripAdvisor, Yelp in search
Canada: Will antitrust problems endanger Canadian Pacific bid?
US: $750/pill pharma company will not lower drug price
US: Leviathan signs preliminary Egypt natgas deal
Revising the U.S. Vertical Merger Guidelines: Policy Issues and an Interim Guide for Practitioners
US: Politics complicate Pfizer-Allergan deal
US: Lawyers announced as antitrust counsel to Pfizer
Qatar: Shell wins backing for BG takeover
India: Vodafone asked to pay $302 million ahead of merger
UK: Bidding for West Coast rail franchise faces further delays
Colombia: Arris wins antitrust clearance for Pace takeover
US: ComScore/Rentrak merger passes antitrust milestone
EU: Ruling on Apple’s tax affairs is delayed
US: DoJ probing Comcast’s role in “spot” cable ad sales
Australia: ACCC temporarily spared Harper overhaul
US: Fedex, TNT win approval for $4.8 billion merger
The Story of the Deadweight Loss and What Bathtubs and Swimming Pools Have to Do with Antitrust
US: Pfizer wants Washington support for $160bn Allergan deal
US: Hillary Clinton, Bernie Sanders and O’Malley slam Pfizer-Allergan merger
Brazil: Antitrust regulator to investigate actions against Uber
Australia: ACCC takes aim at government fuel arrangements
Belgium: Sheppard Mullin continues expanding competition practice
Israel: Netanyahu opposes Cellcom-Golan merger
South Africa: Vodacon wants to rework $500 million Neotel deal
Canada: CPPIB to buy Petco for $4.6 billion
EU: Antitrust regulators to probe Hungarian nuclear funding
EU: Avago gets approval for $37 billion Broadcom buy
The Antitrust Implications of Filing ‘Sham’ Citizen Petitions with the FDA
US: Pfizer set to buy Allergan for more than $150 bln
US: FCC chairman praises T-Mobile’s new feature as ‘Pro-Competition
Mexico: Alsea says fined $1 millon by competition regulator
Canada: CP Rail-Norfolk merger decision 18 months away, regulator warns
US: DOJ wants more information on CA sale
EU: PartnerRe shareholders approve acquisition
US: Inoac to pay $2.35 million price-fixing fine
UK: Banks propose merger of five trade associations to create super lobby
Israel: Chairman pledges to uncover truth about gas deal
US: Electrolux to retract CEO’s antitrust testimony to keep GE appliance deal
Ahead of His Time: The Singular Contributions of Richard Markovits
South Africa: Self-confessed cartelist fined for colluding on Gautrain
Mexico: Delta plans 49% stake in Aeromexico
UK: Desmond blasts £2bn Coral merger as the ‘death of Ladbrokes’
US:Towers Watson to boost deal price on $18 billion Willis merger
Switzerland: Swisscom fined $7.8 million by antitrust regulator
Russia: Google says sanctions are unfounded
EU: Ball Offers Concessions in antitrust review of Rexam deal
German: Cooperative banks agree to biggest bank merger since 2010
US: Pfizer and Allergan speed up $150bn mega-merger talks
Australia: Shell-BG merger receives $20 billion antitrust clearance
The Independence of Chinese Competition Agencies and the Impact on Competition Enforcement in China
South Korea: Qualcomm faces antitrust fines over licensing practices
India: Airlines to challenge competition watchdog fine
Innovation and the Institutional Design of Merger Control
US: Texas AG returning to private practice
India: CCI asks Coal India to examine spot e-auction scheme
South Korea: Hyundai and Hanjin need mega-ships to compete
US: Luxury movie theater sues rivals, alleges anticompetitive practices
EU: Nokia launches $16.6 billion offer for Alcatel-Lucent
US: Could Hulu sell stake to Time Warner?
UK: FCA to scrutinise competition in £6.6 trillion asset management industry
Canada: Norfolk Southern hostile to Canadian Pacific’s $28.4 billion bid
The Federal Communications Commission and Lessons of Recent Mergers & Acquisitions Reviews
US: Broadcasters tell US FCC Charter-TWC merger ‘not in public interest’
Germany: Apple and Amazon face antitrust probe over audio books
US: World’s largest hotel chain created in $12.2bn deal
US: Greenberg Traurig grows antitrust practice
Australia: Red meat inquiry over collusion
Israel: EZchip gets 30 days to seek higher buyout offer than Mellanox’s
India: Three airlines fined $39m for fuel surcharge cartel
US: AT&T, Verizon seek conditions to Charter-TWC merger
UK: FCA paves way for cloud computing in financial services
US: SolarWinds $4.5 billion acquisition gets green light from feds
US: Hospitality mega-merger set to create world’s largest hotel group
Australia: Antitrust boss flags concerns with $6.3 bln Qube bid for Asciano
Russia: Google will contest antitrust ruling on Android
Price-Fixing Hits Home: An Empirical Study of U.S. Price Fixing Conspiracies
Blog o’ Blogs November 2015
EU: Uber’s Policy Chief quits
South Africa: Competition Commission to examine SABMiller deal
Brasil: Para diciembre, licitación de frecuencias móviles
Mexico: Televisa avoids asymmetric regulation in pay TV
EU: Decision on Staples-Office Depot merger
US: Hillary Clinton demands regulators target drug maker
EU: Vestager open on how to end Google antitrust case
The ICN’s 2015 Guidance Work Explained
US: Is the ‘Bud-Miller’ beer merger about to unravel?
Antitrust Chronicle Autumn 2015, Volume 11
Promoting Competition in Digital Markets; A Case Against the Google Case, and the Futile Search of ‘Neutrality’ in On-Line Searches
US: Antitrust Partner joins Sheppard Mullin San Francisco
Australia: Asciano gives Qube access to its books for $9b takeover bid
EU: Equinix must dump colos in Amsterdam, London and Frankfurt
India: DLF gets nod for GIC Deal
Sweden: Ericsson quashes report of merger talks with Cisco
Japan: JX, TonenGeneral in merger talks amid push for refinery consolidation
US: Media General rejects Nexstar Bid, but will negotiate
Germany: Apple and Amazon face antitrust probe over audio books
US: World’s largest hotel chain created in $12.2bn deal
Argentina: Breakup of Telecom Italia investor group cleared
EU: Russia’s Yandex takes fight against Google to the EC
China: ChemChina in talks for Syngenta for $24bn
US: Barclays to pay $120 million in US Libor litigation-lawyers
Italy: Antitrust body probes suspect extra virgin olive oil
US: Pa. attorney general joins antitrust lawsuit against financial companies
EU: Regulators conditionally approve Equinix’s purchase of Telecity
Ireland: Consumer watchdog opens Volkswagen inquiry
Taiwan: Eiger hires antitrust partner from Pamir Law Group
US: Broadcasters tell US FCC Charter-TWC merger ‘not in public interest’
US: Staples, Office Depot in talks to transfer corporate contracts
EU: Russia’s Yandex takes fight against Google to the EC
Exclusionary Strategies and the Rise of Winner-Takes-It-All Markets on the Internet
US: AMA calls on DOJ to block proposed health insurer mergers
EU: Decision on Staples-Office Depot merger
Thailand: 4G auction attracts $1.7 bn
EU: Tullett Prebon to acquire ICAP for £1.1bn
US: Lawyer indicted for fraud against firms
Italy: Elekta under investigation for suspected antitrust violations
UK: CMA enforcement chief vows to be tougher on cartels
China: Is the Unicom-Telecom merger on the rocks?
US: Judge overturns $6.3 million jury verdict in CableTV antitrust case
Team Bidding by Private Equity Sponsors: Are the Antitrust Allegations Plausible?
Spain: Price-fixing suit targets car dealers
UK: Vodafone chief exec Vittorio Colao responds to BT over “re-monopolisation”
Estonia: Regulator fines Elering for breach of transparency
US: Kroger announces $800 million merger into the midwest
Czech Republic: Swedish construction companies face fines for long running cartel
US: Billion-dollar tax bill could jeopardize Dell-EMC merger
UK: Apple creates 1000 jobs in Ireland as tax avoidance verdict looms
US: AB InBev formalizes SABMiller for $107Bn, deal goes to regulators
EU: Brussels investigates Android map apps to see if they displace Euro rivals
US: DOJ Sues over airline slots at Newark, cries Monopoly
The Interface between Competition Law and Standard Essential Patents – Some Early Comments on the Huawei Case
Are “Free” Relevant Markets Actually Free?
US: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati expands antitrust practice
Canada: Rail company eyes Norfolk Southern for takeover
UK: CMA: Lack of price competition in private healthcare is “harming customers
Australia: Fight for Australia’s Asciano intensifies with Qube’s $6.3 billion offer
China: Russian’s Uralkali antitrust probe started
Russia: Regulator rules Alco-energy drink bans unconstitutional
EU: EC approves Merck KGaA’s €17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich
US: Molson Coors nears deal to buy remaining MillerCoors stake for $12Bn
US: Trial begins as DOJ opposes $3.3B Electrolux-GE appliance deal
EU: Facebook, McDonald’s and Amazon among those to be questioned by EC
To Think Like an Economist – A Challenge for Antitrust Lawyers
US: Timber giants seek $23 billion merger
Germany: McDermott boosts its antitrust practice with new partner
Nigeria: CEO of African telecom giant MTN resigns after fine
UK: Competition regulator invites comments on Paddy Power deal
Israel: Finance Minister says he can block Golan-Cellcom deal
South Korea: Hanjin-Hyundai merger needs further study, Seoul says
US: Ericsson and Cisco Systems partner up
Lithuania: Court upholds antitrust fine on Gazprom
EU: Regulators to rule on Apple tax affairs by Christmas
EU: Coca-Cola bottlers merger win antitrust approval
Simulating a Homogenous Product Merger: A Case Study on Model Fit and Performance
US: FTC Bureau deputy director leaves agency for private practice
Mexico: Telmex says request for injunction on fine denied
Bulgaria: Competition regulator fines electricity distributor
US: Towers should reject $8.7 billion Willis Deal, advisers say
China: Regulator tries to calm the Alibaba, JD.com stand-off
EU: Estonian Air ceases operations after EU orders State Aid returned
US: Judge dismisses StubHub’s antitrust suit against Ticketmaster
EU: Antitrust investigation into Three’s O2 purchase extended
US: Antitrust lawsuit against NCAA targets transfer rules
France: Prime Minister ‘No Renault-Nissan merger’
Antitrust Balancing
On China’s Adoption of Competitive Neutrality Policy
US: DOJ wants Electrolux to divest its entire US business
UK: Credit Suisse, Freshfields and Holman Fenwick Willan breach Takeover Code
UK: Dentons appoints new partner in Antitrust team
Australia: Red light given to the $2.7 billion Recall takeover
UK: £100.3 million Water company merger cleared by CMA
US: Former Rabobank traders convicted in US trial over Libor rigging
Egypt: Antitrust regulator refers Speranza chief to prosecution
US: Expedia just bought an Airbnb competitor for $3.9 billion
UK: VocaLink In talks about £2bn Italian merger
Israel: Outrage mounts over sale of Israel’s largest telecom
Antidumping and Market Competition: Implications for Emerging Economies
Asia: Rodyk & Davidson to join world’s biggest law firm
US: Senate panel probing Valeant on pharm pricing
UK: AB InBev, SABMiller extend deadline
US: John Deere to buy subsidiary of Monsanto
EU: Will the Commission boost enforcement powers of national competition authorities?
China: Alibaba denies it broke market regulations
EU: Antitrust regulators charge 10 Asian capacitor makers over cartel
UK: Google taken to court by Streetmap over ‘anticompetitive’ search abuse
UK: MPs accuse competition regulator of laziness over bank report
EU: Vestager open on how to end Google antitrust case
A View Across the Atlantic: The Arc and Architecture of Private Enforcement Regimes in the United States and Europe
China: Shanghai fund manager arrested for price-fixing
EU: Sexwale worried by FIFA sponsors’ influence
Chile: SCA and CMPC accused of price collusion
Italy: Regulator to probe Vodafone Exclusive service
UK: Regulator concerned about long-term debt in credit card probe
Australia: Asciano urges shareholders to back Brookfield $8.9bn bid
Brazil: Exchange market operator looks to merge with Brazil’s largest clearing house
China: JD.com asks antitrust watchdog to investigate Alibaba
US: Activision gets Candy Crush in tax-saving deal of $5.9 billion
US: FTC clears Mylan’s hostile takeover of Perrigo
Australia: Shell pencils in $2bn in extra savings from BG Group merger
Conditional Discounts and the Law of Exclusive Dealing
EU: Google Accuses EU of antitrust about-face
Germany: Uber wins Lithuania, loses Germany
EU: Visa to buy Visa Europe in deal worth as much as $23 billion
US: Doctors worried about Aetna-Humana merger
Chile: Harsher penalties after toilet paper collusion scandal coming
US: Health company loses appeal to arbitrate antitrust claims
China: HSBC finally snags China securities
US: Jawbone files counterclaim against Fitbit’s patent suit
US: Barclays in $94 million Euribor accord
US: GE, Electrolux antitrust settlement plan rejected
Pleading Standards: The Hidden Threat to Actavis
Noviembre
EU: Small EU team leads tax battle against corporate giants
Mexico: Regulator fines restaurant operator Alsea
US: NYCB to merge with Astoria Financial in $2B deal
Australia: ACCC to say ‘yes’ to Virgin-Etihad alliance
US: Walgreens willing to shed 1,000 stores on Rite Aid deal
Brazil: CADE approves changes in merger regs
US: Jury: Cox illegally forced customers into renting its set-top box
Israel: Netanyahu to fast-track natural gas plan after minister resigns
US: Feds say ‘No’ to settlement offer in Electrolux-GE deal
Antitrust and the Approach to Innovations
UK Consumer Rights Act 2015: Showing the Way in EU Private Litigation
Australia: Qube seeks to block Brookfield’s $6.3 billion takeover
EU: Competition Commission questions Rexam-Ball deal
US: Allergan-Pfizer $113 billion deal could be biggest merger this year
Antitrust in Zero-Price Markets: Applications
Germany: Hausfeld and Burford team up to tackle German cartels
Singapore: Asia Pacific Breweries to axe exclusivity practice after probe
South Africa: WBHO takes issue with collusion referral
India: Competition commission rejects abuse charge against Jaypee Group
UK: BT’s £12.5 billon takeover of EE cleared by competition regulator
Should China Harmonize Its Merger Assessment With the U.S. and EU
Eminent Persons Advisory Group created to assist CCI
Competition Tribunal uses EU 2006 fining guidelines for first time in wire mesh case
EU Cartel Fining Laws and Policies in Urgent Need of Reform
EU: Votes in favor of Internet fast lanes and slow lanes
India: CCI faces manpower shortage
China: Baidu partners with two largest Chinese online travel sites
UK: Energy regulator under fire over price-cap plan
Australia: Dell finalizes $67 billion EMC acquisition
US: Ares, Kayne Anderson cancel $2.55 billion merger
US: Senators want FTC to investigate saline shortage
Israel: Government officials oppose merger of Golan Telecom
US: Politician has come out and said they’re not done with Valeant
US: Is Walgreens buying Rite Aid for $10 billion?
Antitrust Stare Decisis
Market Structure, Growth and Competition in the Supermarket sector in Latin America
Spain: El País editors push for greater TV competition
Spain: In Pharmacy report, CNMC calls for removing entry barriers
Venezuela: Price controls extended to all products
Chile: Farmacias Municipales causan controversia y diálogo de competencia
Región: Autoridades de competencia mundiales se reúnen en Cartagena
Region: World’s competition authorities gather in Cartagena
Colombia: Country clears OECD competition hurdle by joining commission
Chile: Municipal Drugstore raises controversy and competition troubles
Brazil: Congressional panel clears Petrobras of wrongdoing
Mexico: AT&T brushes of Telcel quip, invests $250 million in Mexico City
Brasil: Congreso declara a Petrobras víctima de cárteles – políticos y empresa absueltos
México: AT&T enfrenta a Telcel, invierte 250 mdd en CDMX
Australia: Telstra wants to keep dominance of its mobile network
Brazil: Russian billionaire plans $4 billion investment in Oi
UK: Coral sells its bingo halls in £241 million deal before Ladbrokes merger
UK: Ropes & Gray add antitrust partner to London office
Germany: Lufthansa hopes to advance Air China
EU: Bulgaria waiting ruling on Gazprom
US: FTC seeks remedy for Staples-Office Depot deal
Nigeria: Regulator fines Telecom giant MTN a record $5.2 billion
US: Duke Energy to acquire Piedmont Natural Gas for $4.9 billion
EU: Google can’t hide behind Alphabet says Vestager
Private Enforcement, Corruption, and Antitrust Design
España: Grupo Prisa exige se defienda la libre competencia en TV
España: En estudio sobre farmacias, CNMC pide retirar barreras de entrada
Tendencias en Competencia: Competencia y Poder de Mercado en el Sector de los Supermercados en Latinoamérica
EEUU: Televisoras, implicadas en mega-demanda contra NFL
EEUU: Senado irá tras intento de fusión de cerveceras
UE: Deutsche Telekom presenta querella contra Google
Reino Unido: Bancos pagarán multa de $924 en caso ForEx
Venezuela: Nuevo control de precios se extiende a todos los productos
Colombia: OCDE admite ingreso de Colombia al comité de Libre Competencia
Israel: Another minister may step down over natural gas deal
Cyprus: Lawyers to face price-fixing charge
Australia: Court approves Anatolia, Uranium Resources merger
Australia: ACCC to check on sex firm claims
US: LegalZoom resolves $10.5 million antitrust suit
Italy: Antitrust Authority punishes Italian online trader
Australia: Gas deals heat up with billion dollar merger
US: American Airlines, US Airways finalize merger
US: Drug with rage-inducing >5,000% price-hike now has $1 pill competitor
UK: Watchdog criticised for allowing bank account ‘con trick’ to go on
Online Platforms and the EU Digital Single Market
Brussels: Court of Justice rules against cartel facilitators
US: Syngenta chairman says won’t seek to engage Monsanto on deal
Germany: Property firm Deutsche Wohnen bails on LEG acquisition
US: Judge approves settlement funds in steel antitrust lawsuit
Australia: Shell, BG $70 billion merger competition decision delayed
US: Duke settles case over special treatment for $80 million
UK: Bank trio agree $924 million forex-rigging bill
UK: Antitrust probe won’t loosen the grip of big British banks
Australia: ACCC approves Ten and Foxtel tie-up
China: Air China merger talk dismissed
US: Antitrust claims dismissed in Arum suit vs Haymon
Consumer Unions: Blessing or Curse?
UK: British economy receives £40 billion Chinese influx
US: Sandisk finds a buyer in Western Digital
US: Yahoo lands search deal with Google
US: Electrolux offers to settle US antitrust fight over appliance deal
EU: Regulator fines optical drive cartel $132 million for colluding against Dell and HP
US: Hillary Clinton takes aim at Aetna-Humana merger
EU: Regulator rules Starbucks, Fiat to pay back millions in tax breaks
UK: ITV Strikes a $155 million deal to buy Ireland’s UTV Media’s TV business
Australia: ACCC holds up AHG’s Covs Parts sale
UK: Watchdog rules Free banking here to stay and big lenders to remain intact
Switzerland: CRH investigation results due soon
Antitrust in a World Without Scarcity: Homemade Competition and the Atomization of the Markets
US: Turing Pharm faces antitrust inquiry following 5000% drug price hike
Japan’s Consolidated Anti-Monopoly Act: Recent Developments and Non-Developments
US: Dentons cuts staff after McKenna merger
US: TeamHealth rejects $7.8 billion merger offer
EU: Rulings on Fiat and Starbucks could lead to billions in back taxes
Australia: ACCC blasts health insurers
EU: FedEx, TNT 4.4 billion merger set to be cleared unconditionally
US: Shareholders approve $37 billion merger between Aetna, Humana
EU: CD, DVD Drive makers said to face antitrust fines
EU: Deutsche Telekom to file antitrust complaint against Google
US: Senators announce hearing on $104 billion mega beer merger
Is Amazon the Next Google?
Blog o’ Blogs October 2015
Tendencias en Competencia: El Régimen de Acuerdos Restrictivos a la Competencia en El Ecuador
Competition Buzz: Cartel Regulation in Ecuador: Is the current Legislative Regime prepared to face the challenges of this form of anticompetitive conduct?
Mexico: In regulator conflict, IFT comes out on top
Spain/Portugal: CNMC and Concorrencia meet for VII Iberian Forum
Spain: Regulator to keep an eye on ATM commission agreements
Bolivia: Brewers’ Mega-Merger hardly felt, makers say
Chile: Competition Court opens probe on Sheraton purchase
Colombia: Government stands behind Superintendence against sugar sector’s attacks
Argentina: SABMiller/InBev merger likely to cause market concentration
Brazil: MasterCard approaches regulator, gets slapped with investigation
US: FTC releases antitrust guidelines for state agencies
EU: Eric Schmidt: ‘European law is biased against large companies’
Australia: Corona, Stella Artois in sights of ACCC
UK: UTV Media agrees sale of TV stations to ITV for £100 million
South Africa: Problems in FX trading but no misconduct by major banks
Australian: Banks investigated by competition watchdog for closing bitcoin accounts
US: NFL, NBC, Fox, CBS, ESPN & DirecTV hit with antitrust lawsuit
UK: CMA approves Dairy Crest disposal to Muller
US: Hillary Clinton demands regulators target drug maker
China: Nokia’s proposed $17.6 billion Alcatel-Lucent deal gets OK
Reviewing Arbitration Awards for Competition Law Violations
España/Portugal: CNMC y Concorrencia se reúnen en VII Foro Ibérico
España: Comisión vigilará acuerdos entre bancos sobre comisiones de ATM
Reino Unido: Victoria para Uber en Londres
EEUU: Apple finalmente se deshace de monitor
EEUU: Investigan empresa que aumentó precio de medicamento en 5000%
UE: Violaciones de impuestos – Starbucks y Fiat, primeros en la mira
Bolivia: Fusión de cerveceras, sin mayor impacto- Fabricantes
Chile: TDLC abre consulta sobre adquisición de Sheraton
Colombia: Gobierno respalda a Superintendencia frente ataques del sector azucarero
Argentina: Fusión de SAB y AB InBev causarán concentración en mercado argentino
Brasil: CADE se rehusa a ayudar a Mastercard en consulta e inicia investigación por competencia
México: En primer conflicto entre reguladores, IFT ‘vence’ a COFECE
UK: Uber scores victory over London’s black cabs
Brussels: Additional partners for Sheppard Mullin’s Brussels office
EU: White & Case add more antitrust attorneys
India: Alibaba gets nod to buy stake in Snapdeal for $200 million
US: 1st Cir. Upholds longest-ever antitrust sentence
Poland: Shareholders back Enea’s $400 million Bogdanka buy
Australia: regulator throws Brookfield’s $6.5 billion buyout into doubt
US: Analog devices in talks to acquire Maxim for 9.8 billion
UK: Arris-Pace Deal hits speed bump
US: Viacom, Cablevision settle antitrust dispute
UK: Competition body expected to call for clearer bank fees
US: AT&T, Verizon named in probe of $20 billion data market
Ex-post Evaluation of Mergers in the Supermarket Industry
EU: Will we see an aircraft-parts competition investigation?
EU: Starbucks and Fiat set to be first in firing line for EU tax rulings
UK: Banks may need $5.1 billion of capital for ring-fencing
Canada: Bell gets slapped for fake App Store reviews
US: US Airways name to disappear Saturday
Australia: ACCC holds up $12 billion Asciano takeover
UK: Could the CMA end dominance of Britain’s big banks?
South Africa: Watchdog raids gas firms
China: Alent gets antitrust clearance for deal
Australia: Regulator throws Brookfield’s $6.5 billion Asciano buyout into doubt
The Italian Guidelines on the Method of Setting Fines. A (Half) Step Towards Transparency and Deterrence
Russian: Competition watchdog opens case against Defense Ministry
US: In buying SABMiller, AB InBev may face sale of Chinese stake
India: Seed makers to take on Monsanto
China: Cosco and China Shipping merger announcement due within the month
US: Staples explores asset sales ahead of Office Depot deal
US: SanDisk is reportedly eager to sell itself off
EU: Competition chief postpones trip to China
South Africa: Commission raids LPG suppliers
US: Dish Network asks FCC to deny Charter-Time Warner merger
EU: Commission clears Intel’s $16.7 billion bid for Altera
The Commission’s ‘Next Big Thing’?: Why the Google Case is Not ‘Microsoft Reloaded’
India: Competition Commission rejects complaint against seven power distributers
Australia: Telstra CEO slams ACCC’s wholesale price cut
Ireland: Regulator warns motor insurers on talking up prices
EU: Tunisia, EU launch talks on free trade agreement
Canada: Denison Mines, Fission Uranium call off $483 million merger
Australia: Regulator says Airbnb was misleading
EU: Sheppard adds antitrust lawyers in Brussels
US: Company that hiked drug price 5000% now under antitrust probe
EU: Vestager takes a tough line on telecoms M&A
US: Apple finally ditches controversial antitrust monitor
Whistleblowers on the Board? The Role of Independent Directors in Cartel Prosecutions
Competition Buzz: Does Peru Need a Merger Review System?
Portugal: TAP Air Portugal sale approved
Spain: Companies attempt to break Renfe’s monopoly
Mexico: Soriana accepts regulator’s conditions on merger with rival
Ecuador: Regulators probing State oil company over competition violations
Chile: New gambling licenses to shake up competition
Brazil: Rexam and Ball merger worries regulator
Brasil: Fusión de Rexam y Ball causa preocupación a regulador
EEUU: Dell negocia fusión con coloso de la informática por $50 mil millones
México: Soriana acepta condiciones para adquirir a Comercial Mexicana
R. Dominicana: Monopolio de Transporte es denunciado por Asociación de Navieros
Chile: Proyectan impulsar competencia con nuevas licencias de Juego
US: Broadcasters ask FCC to halt Time Warner Cable & Charter merger
EU: Barclays says Europe needs a colossal bank merger to compete
EU: Competition Law Practice in launched Brussels
México: Telmex tiene 20 días para ser más competitivo – IFT
UK: “Rivals crying over spilled milk on EE deal” says BT boss
France: Watchdog investigates Numericable-SFR’s fibre investment
US: FTC review date for Staples-Office Depot deal extended
US: Does AB InBev seek to curb craft beer distribution?
China: Antitrust guidelines for auto sector in the works
Australia: ACCC blocks launch of taxi industry’s Uber-style app
US: Dell and EMC make their $67 billion mega-merger official
How Not to Apply the Rule of Reason: The O’Bannon Case
Tendencias en Competencia: ¿Necesita El Perú Un Control De Concentraciones?
Portugal: Autorizada compra de TAP Air Portugal
España: Empresas buscan romper monopolio de Renfe
China: Servicios como Uber y Didi serán regulados
Rusia: Google debe desatar su sistema Android en un mes, o enfrentar las consecuencias
EEUU: Presidenta de la FTC ve en propuesta de ley amenazas a la autoridad
Panamá: Presentan recursos contra generadora eléctrica ante Corte Suprema
Ecuador: SCPM investiga a Petroecuador por posibles conductas anticompetitivas
Chile: Productores de Acero aceptan nuevo arancel a importaciones de China
Colombia: Coca-Cola y Nestlé, victoria sobre cartel del azúcar
Mexico: Cofece ok’s but conditions merger of Walmart’s #2 and #4 competitors
UK: TalkTalk joins calls for BT breakup
China: Plans to regulate ride-hailing startups like Uber and Didi
Mexico: Regulator: Telmex must create plan to open local network
US: FTC to delay decision on Staples, Office Depot Merger
Australia: ACCC slashes Telstra wholesale broadband prices by 10 percent
EU: Lawyers: ‘Blatter will appeal FIFA ban’
Japan: China and Japan join hands to combat cartels
EU: Vestager not planning to rush Google, Gazprom antitrust cases
US: New York signs off on $3.7 billion bank merger
EU: Intel to secure EU’s okay for $16.7 billion Altera deal
Competition in Motor Racing: A New Formula One Antitrust Case?
Colombia: Coca-Cola and Nestle beat sugar cartel
US: Three Japanese auto parts executives indicted for bid-rigging
EU: US, Russia, Asia Nations said to face 5-year steel measures
Australia: Hundreds join class action against VW
Germany: Regulators approves HERE maps €2.8 billion acquisition by carmakers
US: New co-lead counsel named in Contact Lens antitrust litigation
Mexico: Dish accuses IFT of helping Televisa hoard pay-TV
US: Fight with Steris over Synergy merger ends
China: Meituan-Dianping in $20 billion merger to form online powerhouse
US: Dell in talks to merge with $50 billion IT titan EMC
Patent Holdups
UK: Vodafone wants a BT breakup
US: Congress waking up to the unregulated world of fantasy sports
UK: Ofcom chief expresses concern over potential O2 and Three merger
EU: EC to force members to share data on multinationals’ tax deals
EU: Deep probe into $1.4 billion Liberty Global-BASE deal officially opened
US: FTC may delay decision on Staples-Office Depot deal
US: DOJ official joins Alston & Bird’s antitrust team
Mexico: NextEra acquires TexasMexico gas pipeline in $21 billion deal
US: FTC Chairwoman sees antitrust bill as threat to authority
EU: SABMiller rejects sweetened $104 billion bid
US: Apple is ‘its own worst enemy,’ says antitrust monitor
Competition and Innovation in Automobile Markets
US: DC mayor announces settlement in Exelon, Pepco merger
Switzerland: New watchdog files complaint over Volkswagen
Revisiting the Patent Misuse Doctrine
US: Is the ‘Bud-Miller’ beer merger about to unravel?
India: Builders go to CCI against cement companies
Pakistan: Commission takes notice of increase in air fares
Malaysia: MyEG fined for abuse of dominant position
US: Apple may not be free of its court-appointed antitrust monitor
EU: Ministers move to clamp down on corporate tax-dodging
Russia: Google must unbundle Android in a month or else
EU: Highest court just rejected the ‘safe harbor’ agreement
Competition Buzz: Regulation reform in Spain: Work in progress, or failure?
Mexico: After long process, COFECE approves sale of Comercial Mexicana
Spain: Regulator fines Lawyers’ groups over competition foul
Brasil: Regulator calls for conviction of Ediouro publishers
Perú: Competition regulator’s arsenal expanded
Argentina: After months of Taxi-union pressure, Uber to leave BA
Chile: Energy ‘road map’ will protect competition in renewables industry
EEUU: Senado presenta nueva reforma a la FTC
México: Regulador aprueba compra de Comercial Mexicana, tras meses de deliberación.
México: Con casi 63% del mercado, Televisa no tiene poder sustancial – IFT
Perú: INDECOPI es reforzado como autoridad de competencia
US: Is the Safe Harbor framework in trouble?
Germany: PotashCorp withdraws €7.9 billion offer for rival
EU: Ruling on Coca-Cola bottlers merger due by November
Switzerland: Ice cream giant in $3.4 billion mega merger talks
US: Supreme Court will not reexamine MLB antitrust exemption
Russia: Regulators tell Google they can’t control search in Androids
EU: Antitrust chiefs probe Liberty Global, KPN Belgian $1.4 billion deal
Australia: VW probe to take ‘several months’
EU: Regulators to decide on $37 billion Avago deal next month
New Zealand: Vodacom’s Neotel acquisition faces more speed bumps
EU: Commission goes after speedskating union for alleged power abuse
In Defense of Sports Antitrust Law: A Response to Law Review Articles Calling for the Administrative Regulation of Commercial Sports
España: CNMC multa a Colegio de Abogados y Consejo General por restricciones a la competencia
Argentina: Polémica de Uber llega Buenos Aires
Chile: ‘Hoja Ruta’ para 2050 buscará asegurar competencia en energías renovables
Tendencias en Competencia: La Reforma de los Reguladores en España: ¿Inacabada o Fallida?
España: CNMC multa a Colegio de Abogados y Consejo General por restricciones a la competencia
EEUU: Corte considerará objeciones del DOJ contra fusión de Electrolux
UE: Gazprom responde a acusaciones de competencia
China: Microsoft enfrenta multas en la venta de su consola Xbox
Portugal: Fusión de ARRIS y Pace de 2 mil mdd aprobada por regulador
Brasil: Recomienda CADE sanción penal a editorial Ediouro
UK: Major amendments give CAT expanded jurisdiction
Mexico: Televisa avoids asymmetric regulation in pay TV
US: Commission says it will not fight Steris loss in district court
UK: ACCC raises concerns over Vic gas sale
US: AT&T says T-Mobile and Sprint Wi-Fi calling violates disability rules
UK: Regulator wrestles with Brussels over Three-O2 mega merger
US: Pipeline giants strike $38 billion merger deal
EU: Vestager cautions about telecom mergers
US: FTC: Generics tweaking may be anticompetitive
Italy: Antitrust regulator opens case against Volkswagen
Less Restrictive Alternatives in Antitrust Law
US: Senators introduce FTC reform bill
US: Ohio cities to receive $11.5 million in salt settlement
Global Antitrust Trends in the Context of Refusal to License Iprs
EU: Vestager claims no grudge against US companies
Italy: Sky and 3 Italia fined for consumer rights violations
UK: Ryanair withdraws appeal over Aer Lingus stake
South Africa: Dawn raid on furniture removal firms
Germany: BASF closes €270 million sale of Synthesis Unit
EU: European regulators concerned over Ball Corp.’s takeover
US: Wall Street banks finalize $1.86 billion credit swaps settlement
Australia: Consumer regulator set sights on Volkswagen
US: Wright Medical Group, Tornier $3.3 billion merger approved
US: Cox can buy Dealertrack if it sells inventory management unit
Spain: Top Court rules $4 million Mediaset merger fine too big
EU: Cablevision, Viacom in settlement talks over bundling lawsuit
EU: Whistleblower programme to uncover cartels in the works
UK: CMA to accept Müller’s Dairy Crest deal
Portugal: ARRIS acquisition $2.1 billion of Pace receives antitrust clearance
France: Uber execs on trial face jail time but won trial delay
EU: Gazprom seeks deal with no admission of antitrust breach
US: Federal appeals court upholds ruling NCAA violates antitrust laws
Balancing Competition and Cooperation: Evidence from Transatlantic Airline Markets
Trade Associations—Under the Spotlight for Competition Enforcement
Competition Buzz: Essential Facilities, Regulators, and Lessons for Latin America- Interview with Prof. Richard Whish
Tendencias en Competencia: Insumos Esenciales y Reguladores- Entrevista con Richard Whish, PhD.
Why a ‘Large and Unjustified’ Payment Threshold is Not Consistent with Actavis
The ICN’s 2015 Guidance Work Explained
Competition Buzz: Uber and Cabify in Mexico: New market, New service… same anticompetitive conduct?
Competition Buzz: The Use of EU Competition Precedents in Brazilian Competition Judgments
Competition Buzz:Regulatory Reform in Mexico’s Natural Gas Industry: Liberalization in the Context of a Dominant Upstream Incumbent
Spain: Regulator fines Schweppes over competition violations
Spain: CNMC releases report on Best Practices Code for the food industry
Uruguay: Competition Commission will review lawsuit against Agriculture and Cattle Ministry
Bolivia: Venezuelan businessman buys Empresa Ferroviaria Andina
Chile: Regulator troubled by Transbank monopoly
Brazil: Fandango dives into Brazilian market in first international merger
Peru: Government seeking to reinforce competition laws
Mexico: 4G spectrum auctions set for 2016
Unfair Methods of Competition after the 2015 Commission Statement
España: Autoridad sanciona a Schweppes por restricciones a la competencia
España: CNMC publica informe sobre el Código de Buenas prácticas de la cadena alimentaria
EEUU: Investigación a aerolíneas, tras comunicaciones entre accionistas
EEUU: Juez niega petición de la FTC para detener fusión de Steris y Synergy
Francia: Corte ratifica prohibición a Uber
EEUU/Reino Unido: Proveedor de servicios aéreos se expande
Uruguay: Comisión de competencia analiza demanda contra Ministerio de Ganadería
Bolivia: Empresario venezolano adquiere Empresa Ferroviaria Andina
Chile: Fiscalía entrega informe sobre monopolio de Transbank
Brasil: En su primera fusión internacional, Fandango ingresa al mercado brasileño
Perú: Gobierno propone reforzar ley contra conductas anticompetitivas
México: En 2016, licitación de espectro para servicios móviles 4G
Appraising Merger Efficiencies
Reasonableness In and Out of Negligence Law
A History of the FTC’s Bureau of Economics
Blog o’ Blogs September 2015
Abuse Regulation and the Financial Sector in the Wake of the Financial Crisis
Spain: CNMC warns Canary Islands government over housing rules
Spain: Commission slaps Mediaset with 3 million euro fine over failure to comply
Central America: Citibank leaves, while Promérica expands in region
Perú: Former regional boss sentenced to 8 years over contest manipulation
Colombia: ‘Competition rules must be changed’ – Superintendent
Paraguay: New competition authority prepares guidelines
Mexico: Court strikes down sanctions against Telcel
Brazil: BRF sale of dairy arm to Lactalis completed
Reverse Payment Patent Settlements in the European Union and the United States
España: Comisión sanciona a Mediaset con 3 millones por incumplir compromisos de concentración
Tendencias en Competencia: Uber y Cabify en México: Un nuevo mercado, un nuevo servicio, ¿mismas conductas anticompetitivas?
España: CNMC busca liberalizar alquiler de viviendas en Canarias
EEUU: Fusión de $245 mil millones consolida el mercado mundial de la cerveza
EEUU: Apple busca llevar caso de manipulación de precios hasta Suprema Corte
Rusia: Autoridades hallan a Google culpable de abusos de dominio
Francia: Uber acusa a autoridades de obstaculizar la ‘economía compartida’
Centroamérica: Citibank deja centroamérica, Promérica se expande
Perú: Ex-presidente regional sentenciado a 8 años en caso de colusión
Colombia: Necesario modificar régimen de competencia: Superintendente
Paraguay: Nueva autoridad anti-monopolios prepara medidas
México: Tribunal deja sin efecto juicio contra Telcel
Brasil: BRF vende división lechera, para beneficio de Lactalis
Electricity and Telecom Regulation: China in Context
Buyer Power and Healthcare Prices
Huawei v ZTE – No More Need To Look At The Orange Book In SEP Disputes
Licensee Patent Challenges
Recent Developments in Korean Competition Law Enforcement
Comment on the Canadian Competition Bureau’s Draft Updated Intellectual Property Enforcement Guidelines
Drug Wars: A New Generation of Generic Pharmaceutical Delay
Spain: Taxi association rejects CNMC’s liberalisation
Spain: Spanish cartel manipulated International paper prices
Peru: Agency reveals fuel cartel
Brazil: Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro ban Uber
Mexico: Competition to arrive in Mexico’s gasoline market
Chile: Antitrust procedures accelerated at CNDC
Argentina: Clarín media group purchases Nextel
Mexico: New division at Consumer Protection agency to take on Telecomm complaints
Argentina:Grupo Clarín compra 49% de Nextel
A Broader Look at Patent Royalties and Antitrust
Perú: Indecopi revela concertación en precios de combustibles
Tendencias en Competencia: El uso de los Precedentes de Competencia Europeos en los Juicios de Competencia Brasileños
UE: Operación de General Electric por $17 mil millones será aprobada
EEUU: Media General y Meredith crearán gigante mediático tras fusión multimillonaria
EEUU: FTC revisa fusión de Staples y Office Depot
UE: Comisión, aún sin decisión sobre Google Android
España: Taxistas rechazan dictamen de CNMC sobre liberalización
España: Cartel español manipuló índice internacional de precios de papel
Brasil: Sao Paulo y Rio de Janeiro prohíben Uber
México: En 2016, llegará competencia a gasolinas
Chile: Agilizan procedimientos antimonopólicos en CNDC
Colombia: Unilever incurrió en competencia desleal contra FCF
México: Nueva Subprocuraduría en PROFECO atenderá Telecomunicaciones
Policy Innovations, Political Preferences, and Cartel Prosecutions
A Dose of Competition: EU Antitrust Law in the Pharmaceuticals Sector
Tacit Agreement Under Section 1 of the Sherman Act
The Economic Rationale of Exhaustion: Distribution and Post-Sale Restraints
Tendencias en Competencia: Reforma Regulatoria en la Industria del Gas Natural en México: Liberalización en el contexto de un incumbente predominante
Spain: CNMC to fine bus operators over possible collusion
El Salvador: Competition authority goes after Insurance companies
Panama: Warning over possible energy monopoly
Argentina: Unlawful competition denounced by Argentina’s hotel industry
Chile: Starbucks and Cencosud join forces to compete against Falabella and Juan Valdéz
Mexico: After 8 decades, foreign companies return to Mexico’s oil fields
Brazil: Uber hurts employment – Rousseff
Brasil: Uber cuesta empleos- Rousseff
Intellectual Property Rights and Antitrust in China
España: CNMC inicia investigación contra empresas de autobuses por posibles prácticas colusivas
EEUU: Acciones de abogada ponen en riesgo proceso antimonopolio
Argentina: Exigen regular competencia desleal en mercado hotelero
Reino Unido: Regulador retrasará publicación de investigación sobre sistema bancario
EEUU: Jueza aprueba pago de $415 millones en demanda ‘anti-poaching’ en Silicon Valley
UE: Bruselas lanzará un estudio sobre Uber
España: Orange y Vodafone acusan a Telefónica por prácticas monopólicas en TV de paga
El Salvador: Superintendencia sanciona prácticas anticompetitivas en Aseguradoras
Panama: Alertan posible monopolio en mercado energético
Chile: Starbucks y Cencosud forman alianza para competir con Falabella-Juan Valdéz
Mexico: Petroleras extranjeras vuelven a México por primera vez desde 1938
Transatlantic Perspective on Judicial Deference in Administrative Law
Antitrust and Wealth Inequality
The Enduring Ambiguities of Antitrust Liability for Worker Collective Action
Patent Pools and Related Technology Sharing
Peru: Lack of competition in Lima’s new transport contracts – Indecopi
Brazil: CADE releases guidelines for competition compliance
Spain: Local advocacy group seeks support to “end the gambling monopoly”
Spain: CNMC challenges local restrictions on Gaming halls
Paraguay: President’s family grab for media companies raises legislator’s concerns
Colombia: In historic ruling, Alpina condemned in ‘copycat’ case Vs. Danone
Mexico: First round of mid-term changes at top of Competition Authority
Chile: Virgin Mobile denounces competitors for unfair practices
Competition Law and Public Procurement
Mexico: Comienzan reemplazos de comisionados en Cofece e IFT
Tendencias en Competencia: Actualizando a los jueces latinoamericanos y la evolución del Derecho de Competencia
Reino Unido: Paddy Power y Betfair anuncian fusión por £ 5 mil millones
España: CNMC presenta recurso contra restricciones en Salones de Juego
EEUU: Microsoft, inocente de violación de patentes, dice Comisión
España: Pide organización apoyo para “Acabar con el monopolio” del juego
UE: Google rechaza cargos por abuso de dominio; ’Incorrectos’ y ‘sin fundamento’, declara
Paraguay: Incrementa polémica concentración de medios
Perú: No hubo competencia efectiva en licitación de corredores viales – Indecopi
Colombia: En caso histórico, Alpina sancionada por competencia desleal contra Danone
Chile: Virgin Mobile denuncia restricciones a la libre competencia
Brasil: CADE presenta lineamientos para prevenir infracciones a la competencia
India: Competition Commission rejects complaint against DLF
US: Staples, Office Depot to delay merger on FTC’s request
US: Exelon-Pepco merger rejected in DC
Australia: ACCC gives final approval to NBN’s Optus deal
US: Trade panel clears Microsoft of patent infringement
UK: Paddy Power and Betfair unveil £5 billion merger
EU: Antitrust regulators investigate precious metals trading
US: Third Point hedge fund settles Yahoo antitrust case
EU: Google says EU antitrust Charges are ‘Wrong’ and ‘Unfounded’
The Rise and Fall of Cartels with Multi-Market Colluders
Spain: CNMC release report on project to de-index Spain’s economy
Competition Buzz: Economic Foundations of Competition Laws: The Benefits of Monopoly vs. The Benefits of Competition
Panama: SAP accused of bribing in contract bids
Chile: Health Clinic group rejects price controls
Colombia/Brazil: EEB’s purchase of JMalluceli approved
Mexico: As dollar rises, regulator warns manipulators