Tag: Antitrust
EU: French antitrust plans could harm EU credibility says Monti
According to a report from Politico, former EU competition chief Mario Monti has delivered a stark warning that Paris is playing with fire by...
US: Senator Klobuchar to join Democratic presidential race
US Senator Amy Klobuchar will enter the 2020 presidential race on Sunday to challenge Republican President Donald Trump.
Klobuchar, 58, now in her third six-year...
India: Antitrust advocates back new e-comm guidelines
Global antitrust practitioners are lauding the new FDI in e-commerce rules, which kicked in last week, and said the new rules will prevent technology...
US: Merck cannot arbitrate rotavirus vaccine antitrust claims
Three pediatric medical practices can proceed with a proposed class action accusing pharmaceutical company Merck of illegally stifling competition to its rotavirus vaccine RotaTeq...
Excessive Drug Pricing as an Antitrust Violation
Posted by Social Science Research Network
Excessive Drug Pricing as an Antitrust Violation
By Harry First (New York University)
It is nearly four years since Martin Shkreli...
EU: Vestager urges higher defense in competition with China
According to a report by the Financial Times, Commissioner Margrethe Vestager has urged the EU to ramp up its defences against the economic threat...
US: Mahoney to receive Lifland Award
Stacey A. Mahoney, Esq. of the New York office of Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, LLP, will receive the William T. Lifland Award from the...
EU: New head of Noerr’s Antitrust & Competition practice group
Noerr has made changes at the top of its Antitrust & Competition practice group, where Fabian Badtke has taken over from group head Alexander...
EU: EC fines Bulgarian gas company €77M
The European Commission announced on December 17 that it has fined Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) €77.1 million (US$87.6 million) for blocking competitors’ access to...
US: Freshfields hires Antitrust Pro from DOJ
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer is continuing to grow its US antitrust capabilities, this time bringing onboard Andrew Ewalt, a longtime Department of Justice (DOJ) official...
