Cleary Antitrust Watch

Cleary Antitrust Watch, published by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, focuses on developments in antitrust and competition law. The blog covers topics such as merger control, antitrust enforcement actions, regulatory reviews including the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation, competition authority decisions, and economic analysis in competition cases. It also addresses issues related to digital markets, state aid, and international trade impacts on competition. The blog includes commentary on significant cases, policy changes, and interviews with key figures in antitrust law, providing insights into both legal and economic aspects of competition regulation globally.

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According to the German Ministry of Economics, the “German Gatekeeper Rule”[1] has proven to be an effective means of ensuring fair competition on digital markets. In its Evaluation, published earlier this month,[2] the Ministry praised the Rule for…

On January 9, 2026, the European Commission published long-awaited guidelines on its enforcement of the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”) (the “Guidelines”).[1] In addition to delineating the FSR’s jurisdictional scope, the Guidelines clarify three key concepts: (1) when a foreign…