Power Out: Portuguese Energy Giant Fined €40M
On September 25th the Lisbon Court of Appeal (TRL) upheld the essence of a 2022 ruling by the Portuguese Competition
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AG’s Opinion in Heureka – On The Temporal Application of EU Damages Directive and Why Does it (Not) Matter
Summary of Facts On 21 September 2023 the Advocate General Juliane Kokott presented her opinion in the Case C-605/21, Heureka
Read MoreThe Appropriation of Article 5(2) DMA: Google’s Commitments under Section 19a of the German Competition Act
On 5 October 2023, the German competition authority adopted its first tangible evidence of enforcement surrounding its new competition rules
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Mergers & Acquisitions Update: A Closer Look at the Impact of the FTC and DOJ’s Proposed HSR Act Filing Reform on Private Equity Firms
On June 27, 2023, the FTC and DOJ (together the “Agencies”) announced a notice of proposed rulemaking (“NPRM”) proposing extensive
Read MoreThe CNMC Fines Amazon and Apple with €194 million for Restricting Inter and Intra-Brand Competition in the Sale of Apple Products on the Spanish Amazon Marketplace
On 12 July 2023, the Spanish National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) issued its decision in the case S/0013/21 –
Read MoreMorocco Introduced New Merger Control Thresholds
Effective 24 May 2023 the Moroccan legislator introduced new, increased merger control notification thresholds. While the increase in notification thresholds
Read MoreLimitation Periods for Continuous Infringements and Post-Brexit Divergence in Damages Actions: AG Kokott’s Opinion in Heureka v. Google (C‑605/21) and Umbrella Interchange Fee Claimants v. Umbrella Interchange Fee Defendants ([2023] CAT 49)
On 21 September 2023, Advocate General (AG) Kokott delivered an opinion on the application of limitation rules for antitrust damages
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FTC Sues Private Equity Firm and Anesthesiology Practice for Antitrust Violations
On September 21, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) sued Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) and U.S. Anesthesia Partners,
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International Law Talk Podcast: Habemus Gatekeepers – The EC Has Now Adopted Its First DMA Designation Decisions
The wheels of the DMA have started turning and so have the International Law Talk episodes. I had the pleasure
Read MoreThe Case of Microsoft: Why Software Monocultures Also Play a Role Beyond Antitrust Considerations
After the rumor mill had been bubbling for weeks in advance, it became official at the end of July 2023:
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