In her second term as EU Competition Commissioner, Margrethe Vestager’s focus to date has been on securing approval for the Digital Markets Act, which was agreed on March 25, 2022. Enforcement has nevertheless remained active in other areas of EU antitrust law.

On June 16, 2022, a panel including Cleary Gottlieb partners Francisco Enrique González‑Díaz, Isabel Rooms, Antoine Winckler, Patrick Bock, Romina Polley, and François‑Charles Laprévote, moderated by Cleary partner Nicholas Levy, discussed recent developments in merger control, the prosecution of cartels, vertical restraints, abuse of dominance, and State aid.

View a recording of our discussion below.

 

 

The EU’s historic Digital Markets Act will bring about a paradigm shift in the regulation of digital markets, giving the European Commission unprecedented powers to regulate leading digital platforms and setting a global standard for other jurisdictions that are developing similar rules.

A panel of lawyers from Cleary Gottlieb’s offices in Europe and the U.S. – moderated by Nicholas Levy – discussed the implications of this landmark legislation, provided practical guidance on compliance, and endeavored to predict the future enforcement environment.

View a video recording of the webinar below.