Cleary Gottlieb senior attorney Philipp Kirst contributed the chapter “The application ratione temporis of the Directive’s provisions and conflicting limitation periods under national laws” to the Research Handbook on Private Enforcement of Competition Law in the EU, published by Edward Elgar Publishing.
In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy interviews Sir Philip Lowe, former Director-General of DG COMP.
In our latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy interviews Guillaume Loriot, who, following a 20-year career at DG COMP, is now the EC’s Deputy Director-General for Mergers.
On February 6, 2023, the European Commission (“Commission”) launched a public consultation on its proposed rules and procedures for merger and public procurement notifications under the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (“FSR”).
In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy interviews author, scholar and expert in international
Last year we noted that U.S. antitrust enforcement was in a period of nearly unprecedented public attention and policy debate, and also that the Biden Administration seemed likely to launch significant new policy initiatives as the year progressed.
December saw the Commission nearing the end of its investigations against Meta’s and Amazon’s alleged self-preferencing practices.
On December 15, 2022, Advocate General Rantos delivered his opinions in the European Super League (“ESL”) and International Skating Union (“ISU”) cases. Both cases concern the application of EU competition rules to sport governing bodies. Advocate General Rantos’ opinions suggest that sport governing bodies may prohibit third-party events and impose sanctions on the relevant participants as long as the governing bodies’ decisions are inherent and proportionate to achieving a legitimate objective relating to the “specific nature of sport” and the “European Sports Model.”[1]
In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy interviews Andreas Mundt, President of the Bundeskartellamt.
On December 12, 2022, the Commission published Frequently Asked Questions and Answers (“Q&A”)[1] on the application of Article 22 of the EU Merger Regulation (“EUMR”). While this represents a step in the right direction, the Q&A fails to provide enough clarity given the ample discretion Article 22 EUMR affords the Commission in reviewing mergers that do not meet EU-level notification thresholds.