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What Should Europe’s “Do Something!” Moment Mean for Competition?
 |  Feb 26, 2025

By Cristina Caffarra[1] Mario Draghi’s recent plea “Do Something!” before the European Parliament was an exasperated call to action for European institutions failing to adopt the recommendations from his September…

Interim Measures in Abuse of Dominance Investigations: Recent Developments in Latin America
 |  Feb 25, 2025

By Paulo Burnier da Silveira[1] & Gabriela Berbert-Born[2] I. Introduction The topic of “Interim Measures in Abuse of Dominance Investigations: Recent Developments in Latin America” was recently discussed during the…

Unsustainable Differences in Antitrust Treatment of Sustainability Agreements: 2025 Likely to Bring Significant Changes to How the U.S. and the EU Analyze Sustainability Issues
 |  Feb 20, 2025

By David B. Schwartz, Julie Catala Marty, Darren Ray & Lucille Valadou[1] As companies examine their sustainability priorities in 2025, they should be aware of a large and growing rift…

Turkish Competition Authority Updates Regulation on Fines
 |  Feb 17, 2025

By Neyzar Ünübol[1] & Ali Tunçsav[2] The Turkish Competition Authority (the “TCA”) recently introduced a new regulation on monetary fines, i.e. the Regulation on Fines to Apply in Cases of…

The Latest Legislative Development and Enforcement Trends of the PRC Anti-Monopoly Law
 |  Jan 23, 2025

 I. INTRODUCTION China is experiencing a period of robust and steady antitrust enforcement and policy development. In terms of enforcement, we have witnessed an intensified focus on sectors vital to…

Semper Aliquid Novi Africam Adferre – Balancing Socio-Economic Goals with Competition Law
 |  Dec 23, 2024

By: John Oxenham, Andreas Stargard, Stephany Torres & Megan Friday* I. Introduction South Africa is a pioneer among African jurisdictions employing a consideration of the “public interest” in antitrust merger…

Industrial Liberty
 |  Dec 16, 2024

Kevin Frazier[1] I. The Forgotten Public Interest Standard Imposed on the FTC The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) does not have a limitless jurisdiction.[2] Prior to issuing a…

Mare Liberum or Mare Clausum? How Cabotage Laws Can Stifle Fair Competition in Global Shipping1
 |  Dec 4, 2024

By Cecilia Borelli2 & Daniel Favoretto3   Introduction In a world driven by the principles of free trade and global competition, alongside concerns with national security, the debate over maritime…

Causation Confusion – A Response to Judge Ginsburg & Wong-Ervin
 |  Dec 3, 2024

By A. Douglas Melamed1   In a recent column,2 Judge Douglas Ginsburg and Koren Wong-Ervin argue that the default causation standard under Section 2 of the Sherman Act is “the…

Advice for New FTC Leadership
 |  Nov 26, 2024

By Luke M. Froeb1 & Michael Vita2   I. Focus on Consumer Welfare In the 40 years preceding the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) under the Biden Administration (“Biden FTC”), consumer…

The Dust Has Settled (For Now): Reviewing the Recent Amendments to the Canadian Competition Act
 |  Nov 19, 2024

By Thomas W. Ross1   I. Introduction After an active few years involving various proposals for reform, public consultations, bills debated in Parliament and, finally, three sets of amendments to…

FTC v. Rambus and the De Facto Causation Standard Under Sherman Section 2
 |  Nov 18, 2024

By Douglas H. Ginsburg & Koren W. Wong-Ervin*   There is currently confusion in the United States over the proper causation standard under Section 2 of the Sherman Act, with…

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