Tag: Competition
EU’s Competition Chief Vestager Comments On Ukraine Conflict
"The landscape of our foreign relations is changing. There is a turning point, a tremendous change for history at this moment," stated Margrethe Vestager,...
Mayer Brown Nabs Competition Litigator From Linklaters London
Commercial and competition litigator Airlie Goodman has joined Mayer Brown's London office as a partner in the Litigation & Dispute Resolution practice.
“We continue to see...
CCIA Hires New Senior VP & VP Of Global Competition Policy
The Computer & Communications Industry Association announced several new hires and promotions, as the industry advocacy group prepares for another year with Big Tech in the...
Annual European Competition Review 2021
By: Philip Bentley, Jacques Buhart, Hendrik Viaene, David Henry, Max Küttner, Karolien Van der Putten, Frédéric Pradelles & Mary Hecht (Antitrust Alert)
In our super-connected age, we are inundated with information. It...
UK Competition Watchdog Probes Drilling Giants Merger
The UK’s competition regulator is looking into the proposed merger between two offshore drilling giants, Noble Corporation and Maersk Drilling.
The Competition and Markets Authority...
Italy’s Antitrust Watchdog OKs Telecom Italia Fiber Deal
Italy's competition watchdog said it had approved Telecom Italia's unit FiberCop co-investment scheme aimed at boosting fiber rollout across the country, reported Reuters.
The watchdog...
Can WEB3 Bring Back Competition to Digital Platforms?
Like the early Internet, blockchain and Web3 applications promise a new wave of decentralization and competition – yet at the same time, it is...
France Fines Electricity Company For Abuse Of Dominant Position
France’s competition regulator said on Tuesday that it had fined the former electricity monopoly EDF for abusing its dominant market position at the expense...
Report Alleges Microsoft, Google Maybe Using Spam Ads To Stifle Competition
Confidential data reviewed by POLITICO has revealed gatekeeper search engines are funneling low-value ads to smaller search partners.
The report alleges Alphabet’s Google and Microsoft...
Freight Association Calls On EU To Investigate Shipping Sector
Freight forwarder association Clecat is asking the EC competition directorate to urgently investigate what it claims are “distortions” in the liner shipping market, reported Euractiv.
Clecat...