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Spring 2012, Volume 4 Number 1

APR-12(1)
 |  Dec 21, 2015

A number of entities are not very happy these days with the big three credit rating agencies. And that displeasure is stretched pretty much across the board, world-wide. Those who…

Joint Venture Subsidiary What’s the Difference for Cartel Liability and Fines?
 |  Jan 7, 2013

Laura Atlee, Apr 17, 2012 Parent liability in cartel infringement proceedings has been the focus of quite a number of our commentaries. Starting with the Akzo ruling, the EU Courts have tightened…

Manipulation of Product Ratings: Credit-Rating Agencies, Google, and Antitrust
 |  Apr 17, 2012

Mark Patterson, Apr 17, 2012 The important competitive role played by information providers like credit-rating agencies is not matched by a well-developed competition analysis for the informational problems they pose.…

Credit Rating Agencies and Competition Law
 |  Apr 17, 2012

Norman Neyrinck, Nicolas Petit, Apr 17, 2012 Editor’s Note: This paper was originally published in the August 2011 issue of the CPI Antitrust Chronicle; however, given the appropriateness of the…

The Credit Rating Agencies: How Did We Get Here? Where Should We Go?
 |  Apr 17, 2012

Lawrence White, Apr 17, 2012 The three major credit rating agencies-Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), and Fitch-have attracted an increasing amount of media attention over the past five years. They…

The Performance of Corporate Credit Ratings
 |  Apr 17, 2012

Albert Metz, Apr 17, 2012 Following the performance of structured finance securities in general and residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) related securities in particular, the reputations of the major credit rating…

Class Certification in Innovation Rich Spaces – Do 23(b)(3) Classes Need to Get More Innovative?
 |  Apr 17, 2012

David Reichenberg, Apr 17, 2012 In recent years, the backdrop for antitrust class actions has increasingly been provided by technological innovation. Take the following hypothetical: Plaintiffs allege a conspiracy between…

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