We certainly experienced interesting times in 2012. Before the year fades away in the anticipation of even more excitement to come (already we have William Baer at DOJ, Josh Wright…

Francisco Enrique Gonzalez-Diaz, Jan 10, 2012 The debate about the antitrust treatment of minority shareholdings and interlocking directorships is certainly not new. The European Commission did, however, re-open the discussion…

Francois Renard, Jan 25, 2012} Since the entry into force of its antitrust rules, China has approved transactions subject to “restrictive conditions,” also called “remedies” or “commitments” in other jurisdictions,…

Patrick Harrison, Kristina Nordlander, Feb 22, 2012 In the landmark 2005 Article 102 TFEU case regarding Losec, AstraZeneca was fined EUR 60 million for conduct that would not have been…

Joseph Murphy, Mar 29, 2012 The DG Comp posting speaks about ignorance not being a defense. But ignorance is not and never was the issue. It is the reality that…

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 the noose…

Hill Wellford, Apr 30, 2012 Government officials, academics, and some industry participants recently have suggested that holders of so-called “standards-essential patents” (“SEPs”), meaning patents that are technically essential to the practice…

Maher Dabbah, May 29, 2012 …Despite this rich history and past glory, Islamic countries did not carry the mechanism of economic regulation, in the form of Hisba, into modern times. Indeed,…

Anant Raut, Jun 13, 2012 The DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit against Apple and various book publishers, alleging an unlawful conspiracy to raise eBook prices,evoked a swift and visceral reaction online. Mac-o-philes…

Robert Leibenluft, Jul 16, 2012 The past few years have been marked by increased consolidation among health care providers. Hospitals are merging with each other, physician groups are combining to…

David Cardwell, Paul Lugard, Oct 05, 2012 Nowadays, it is undisputed that innovation is a key driver of consumer welfare. As a result, unwarranted restraints on desirable innovative activity as…

Pal Szilagyi, Oct 30, 2012 Looking at recent developments in Hungarian competition law and policy first gives us the impression that nothing exciting is happening. Most developments are business as…