Conference Coverage
“Killer acquisitions” raise distinct concerns, says ACCC lawyer
14 November 2019
A senior lawyer in the mergers unit at Australia’s antitrust watchdog has highlighted features that make certain deals in innovative sectors receive greater scrutiny.
Info exchange is ambiguous, observers from multiple jurisdictions say
13 November 2019
The line between permissible information exchange and collusion is not as clear cut as many businesses and trade associations would prefer, lawyers from Europe, North America and Asia have said.
Ex-chief US DOJ economist sees “crisis in antitrust”
12 November 2019
A former chief economist for the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division has called out competition authorities – particularly her old agency – for both substantive and procedural failings.
Digital authorities are unnecessary, US FTC official says
12 November 2019
Despite global calls to establish new digital authorities to tackle technology platforms and data collection, a US enforcer has said competition-related concerns need to be handled by antitrust experts.
CMA: Brexit limits talk with government about big tech
29 October 2019
Brexit has affected discussions between the UK’s competition authority and its government about major technology companies, the chief executive of the authority has said.
French authority calls for digital unit
29 October 2019
France’s Competition Authority wants a digital unit to handle online platforms, the head of the authority’s merger unit has said.
Competition data remedies must change, US FTC commissioner says
25 October 2019
A wider range of remedies must be imposed against companies that misuse data in an anticompetitive way, Rohit Chopra has said.
Gig workers should form agreements, says Vestager
24 October 2019
EU competition rules do not prevent gig economy workers from entering into unions and negotiating the prices of their services, Margrethe Vestager has said.
Google counsel: digital enforcement should not alter legal certainty
14 October 2019
Enforcers should be wary about introducing tools specific to the digital sector because such measures would fundamentally reduce legal certainty, Google’s senior competition counsel has said.
CADE president: challenges to merger decisions are important
11 October 2019
Third-party challenges to merger decisions by Brazil’s competition authority are “a very important part of the process”, the agency’s president has said.