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Certification of Compliance Programs in Mexico: Lessons from the Americas

 |  Aug 4, 2026

By: Amílcar Peredo & Gustavo González Del Castillo[1]   I. Introduction The 2025 reform of Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Law (“LFCE”), in addition to abolishing the Federal Economic Competition Commission (“COFECE”) and creating in its place the National Antitrust Commission (“CNA”) as a decentralized agency of the Ministry of Economy,...

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Africa
Competition Law and Greedflation: Lessons from Nigeria
 |  Feb 2, 2026

By: Folakunmi Pinheiro*   I. Introduction Many countries have faced record inflation levels in recent years, driven by pandemic-induced economic responses and the war in Ukraine. Nigeria has been no...

Asia
2025: The Year Chinese Merger Control Came Back!
 |  Jan 16, 2026

By: Adrian Emch[1]   I. Introduction 2025 proved a busy year for merger control in China, as the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) – China’s antitrust authority – beefs...

Latin America
Certification of Compliance Programs in Mexico: Lessons from the Americas
 |  Aug 4, 2026

By: Amílcar Peredo & Gustavo González Del Castillo[1]   I. Introduction The 2025 reform of Mexico’s Federal Economic Competition Law (“LFCE”), in addition to abolishing the Federal Economic Competition Commission...

South Asia
The Cart and the Counter: Reframing Relevant Markets in the Omnichannel Retail Economy
 |  Jul 21, 2026

By: Sonam Mathur, Shashank Mehrotra & Dhruv Dikshit (TT&A) Across jurisdictions, competition authorities have been treating the online marketplace platforms as distinct markets, separate from offline channels of distribution. This...

Europe
Tackling High Fuel Prices: Germany’s New Competition Law Toolkit
 |  Apr 7, 2026

By Lukas Rengier & Friedrich Preetz[i] Germany has just enacted a “Fuel Measures Package” (Kraftstoffmaßnahmenpaket) to counter high fuel prices. The new legislation introduces significant changes to German competition law,...

US & Canada
When Does AI Become Infrastructure?
 |  Jun 22, 2026

By: Kylie C. Kim Every generation of technology faces some version of the same question. At first it’s a product: companies compete to build a better version, customers pick among...

ICN
Happy Birthday, ICN
 |  Dec 5, 2021

By Eleanor Fox1   Happy Birthday, ICN, from a fan who knew you when. But don’t lie on laurels bed. You have lots of work ahead. It is a pleasure to wish the ICN a happy birthday and many more. I remember well when ICN was just a gleam in a few eyes. I was […]

Oceania
Public Tenders and Competition Law: Are We Acting Competitively in Australia?
 |  May 15, 2024

By Leandra Diem* & Barbora Jedličková**   The concept of competition law as it relates to public procurement is not a particularly common topic of discussion in Australia. Unlike in Switzerland...

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Cartel
Criminal Antitrust Enforcement by the California Attorney General: What Can We Expect?
 |  Aug 15, 2024

By Niall E. Lynch & Sydney Kirlan-Stout*   I. Introduction Dating to 1907, California’s Cartwright Act1 is the primary state law through which private plaintiffs and state agencies challenge allegedly...

IP Law
What’s FRAND Got to Do With It: How Will Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory Terms be Determined for Accessing Digital Platforms?
 |  Mar 17, 2024

By Richard S. Taffet and Nina Jayne Carroll1   I. INTRODUCTION FRAND is now a well-recognized acronym referring to licensing standard essential patents (“SEPs”) on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms....