This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Nicolas Petit, Miguel Rato, Jun 30, 2007 Introduction It has become conventional wisdom to view the rulings handed down by the Court of First Instance (CFI) in Airtours, Schneider, Tetra Laval and Impala as unprecedented setbacks for the European Commission (the Commission) that […]

In this issue: The Brussels Summit and European Competition Law Antonio Bavasso, Jun 26, 2007 An Unfortunate Turn for Europe As the curtain closes on the Brussels summit it is time to reflect on the implications of the removal of the reference to “free and undistorted” competition from the Union’s objectives. Credit Suisse: U.S. Antitrust […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Timothy Brennan, Jul 13, 2009 The handling of cases under the rubrics “monopolization,”single-firm conduct,” or “abuse of dominance” continues to be debated by the competition policy community. This debate, as evidenced by the Antitrust Division’s Sept. 2008 single-firm conduct report, followed by the […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Richard Gilbert, Jul 12, 2008 The U.S. Federal Trade Commission alleged adverse effects on innovation in about forty percent of all merger challenges between 1996 and mid-2008. The percentage was much higher for challenges in industries with unusually high research and development intensity, […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Philip Lowe, Jul 12, 2008 Innovation and competition go hand in hand. Innovative markets are competitive markets and innovative companies succeed in them. In the European Commission, as in competition authorities across the world, our focus is on ensuring that this happens in […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Pierre-André Buigues, Robert Klotz, Jul 10, 2008 n its long-awaited ruling of April 10, 2008, the Court of First Instance upheld the decision of the European Commission imposing on the German incumbent operator Deutsche Telekom a fine of EUR 12.6 million for abuse […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Thomas Brown, Whitney McCollum, Jul 10, 2008 Oh how times have changed. Two years ago, when one of us last sat down to write about antitrust and the residential real estate industry, housing prices were rising around the United States. Some cracks had […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Payal Shah, Claire Webb, Alan Weinschel, Jun 29, 2007 In Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC v. Billing et al., No. 05-1157, 2007 WL 1730141 (U.S., June 18, 2007), the Supreme Court limited the ability of plaintiffs to bring antitrust claims for conduct that […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Svetlana Gans, Connie Robinson, Jun 29, 2007 Introduction In a 7-1 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court recently determined that the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is better equipped than judges and juries to determine the legality of underwriting activities, such as syndication and […]

Carsten Grave, Jun 29, 2007 On April 24, 2007 the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition (“DG Comp”) began its public consultation on the new “Commission Notice on remedies acceptable under Council Regulation (EEC) No 139/2004 and under Commission Regulation (EC) No 802/2004″ when it published a draft of this text (“Draft Remedies Notice”), accompanied […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Keith Sharfman, Jun 29, 2007 Last week, in Credit Suisse Securities v. Billing, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed a variety of antitrust claims brought by investors against underwriters from whom they had purchased securities, on the theory that securities underwriting is implicitly immune […]

This article is part of a Chronicle. See more from this Chronicle Antonio Bavasso, Jun 26, 2007 As the curtain closes on the Brussels summit it is time to reflect on the implications of the removal of the reference to “free and undistorted” competition from the Union’s objectives. Commissioner Kroes is of course saying today […]