In the latest instalment of our Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Aviv Nevo, Chief Economist at the Department of Justice under President Obama and Director of the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission under
On May 8, 2025, the European Commission (the “EC”) launched a public consultation on the EU Merger Guidelines (together, the “Guidelines”), which describe the framework applied by the EC to assess the competitive impact of horizontal and non-horizontal mergers (the
In the latest instalment of our Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Ariel Ezrachi, Professor of Competition Law at Oxford University. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the role of competition law, the risks of
In January 2025, the French Competition Authority (the “FCA”) launched a public consultation on the introduction of a merger control framework for transactions that fall below the current turnover-based notification thresholds.[1] Whereas three options were presented in the consultation,
On March 18, 2025, a legislative proposal was opened for consultation that, if enacted, would enable the Dutch Authority for Consumers and Markets (“ACM”) to “call in” transactions that currently do not meet notification thresholds for merger review.[1] The
On March 18, 2025, the German Federal Court of Justice (“FCJ”) confirmed the designation of Apple Inc. (“Apple”) as a company of “paramount significance for competition across markets” (“PCMS”) under Section 19a(1) of the German Act against Restraints of Competition (“ARC”)
On January 9, 2025, the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (“MOFCOM”) released its decision in a trade and investment barrier investigation into the European Union’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”).
On March 5, 2025, the European Commission (EC) launched a public consultation on the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR). The consultation will run to April 2, 2025.
In the latest instalment of our Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Marcus Bokkerink, Chair of the U.K. Competition & Markets Authority until his resignation earlier this year. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the
On January 28, 2025, the Grand Chamber of the Court of Justice issued a much-awaited preliminary ruling that clarifies when national laws that prohibit the transfer of antitrust compensation claims to bring a collective action breach EU law.[1] The