Features
The Aspen Italy decision: A "quick look" assessment leaves open questions
15 October 2018
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom partner Ingrid Vandenborre and associate Stanislas de Villoutreys advise Aspen Pharmacare in relation to the ongoing proceeding of the European Commission that excludes Italy. In their commentary, they consider that the Aspen decision of Italy’s Competition Authority, upheld by the Regional Administrative Tribunal of Lazio’s judgment, has skipped the unfairness analysis set out by European Court of Justice in United Brands. The commentary is based on the Aspen decision and judgment as published.
Do you need competition approval to buy a single share?: Indian merger control and non-controlling minority acquisitions
03 October 2018
Proposed amendments to the Competition Commission of India’s merger control regulations again raise the issue of its jurisdiction over non-controlling minority shareholding acquisitions. Arshad (Paku) Khan and Anisha Chand of Khaitan & Co discuss the possibility that it might not.
The Irish Question
24 July 2018
Ireland’s close relationship with multinational companies has agitated the European Commission, which accuses it of offering anticompetitive state aid. Hettie O’Brien looks at whether the small nation can afford to lose its corporate allies
The view from the left coast
24 July 2018
As a deputy attorney general in the antitrust section of the California Attorney General’s Office, Emilio Varanini has a front-row seat in watching for competition problems that might arise in the world’s fifth-largest economy. He talked with Pallavi Guniganti about how he and his colleagues are prioritising antitrust enforcement in the Trump era
An interview with Brian McHugh
24 July 2018
Brian McHugh joined Ireland’s Competition and Consumer Protection Commission last August after spending 15 years at Northern Ireland’s Utility Regulator. He spoke with Pallavi Guniganti in late May about how his experience as a regulator applies to his role as a commissioner; the use of behavioural economics; and the CCPC’s push for the empowerment of national competition authorities
Waiting for the dust to settle
19 July 2018
The European Commission yesterday issued its long-anticipated decision and a record fine against Google for abusing its dominance through restrictions on its Android mobile device operating system. Tom Madge-Wyld gauged reaction to the decision, which lawyers say answered some big questions, but raised several more.
An interview with Devender Kumar Sikri
17 July 2018
Devender Kumar Sikri stepped down as chairman of the Competition Commission of India on 12 July. He spoke with Tom Madge-Wyld about the enforcer’s due process record, as well as the need for new fining guidelines and other potential changes to the country’s Competition Act
John Pecman: the GCR exit interview, part II
11 June 2018
After more than three decades of working at the Competition Bureau of Canada as an economist, John Pecman stepped down on 30 May as the Commissioner of Competition. Last month, he spoke with Pallavi Guniganti alongside McMillan partner James Musgrove, who provided the private practitioner perspective.
John Pecman: the GCR exit interview
08 June 2018
After more than three decades of working at the Competition Bureau of Canada as an economist, John Pecman stepped down last week as the Commissioner of Competition. He spoke with Pallavi Guniganti alongside McMillan partner James B Musgrove, who provided the private practitioner perspective, last month.
An interview with Isabelle de Silva
07 June 2018
France’s Competition Authority has ditched the idea of introducing deal value thresholds to its merger control regime. Isabelle de Silva, president of the authority, told Tom Madge-Wyld why, citing potential risks to predictability and legal certainty.