Tag: Enforcement
A Balanced Approach to Enforcement and Outreach
Feb 22, 2012
Competition policy is somewhat analogous to healthcare policy. The underlying policy objective is to foster public health (competitive markets). As an essential...
Are We Winning the Fight Against Cartels?
Jeremy West, Feb 22, 2012
"In the last two decades, the world has seen the proliferation of effective leniency programs, ever-increasing sanctions for cartel offenses,...
Normative Compliance: The Endgame
Caron Beaton-Wells, Feb 14, 2012
One consequence of the overriding focus on deterrence is that it may detract from a focus on compliance. Compliance may...
Brands, Consumer Protection, and Antitrust Why China is Special
Jenny Huang, David Stallibrass, Jan 25, 2012
From China's first and only decision to block a merger, involving the purchase of the Huiyuan juice brand...
An Analysis of China’s Merger Control System
Rong Hongzhi, Cui Shufeng, Jan 25, 2012
In the three plus years since the Anti-Monopoly Law ("AML") entered into force on August 1, 2008, China...
Merger Control Reform in Brazil
Leopoldo Pagotto, Victor Pavon-Villamayor, Nov 30, 2011
The main purpose of merger control is to secure the competitive structure of markets by identifying, ex ante,...
Brazil – The New Antitrust Law
Cecilia Vidigal, Nov 30, 2011
The Brazilian antitrust system underwent a modernization with the approval, by the Brazilian Congress, of a new bill of law...
The New Competition Law in Brazil: Challenges Ahead
EnforcementJose Antonio Ziebarth, Nov 30, 2011
The present article aims to outline the latest developments of Competition Law and Policy in Brazil. The so-called Brazilian...
Brazil’s New Competition Law: Promising but Challenging
Ana Paula Martinez, Mariana Tavares de Araujo, Nov 30, 2011
Accompanying Interview:
Besides the Article summarized below, we're pleased to present an interview with Mariana Tavares...
I’d like to propose a toast: Marking the 20th Anniversary of...
Sean Heather, Guido Lobrano, Oct 14, 2011
Anniversaries are marked by celebration, reflection, and renewals of commitment. On this occasion, the 20th anniversary of the...
