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Alba Ribera Martínez (VU Amsterdam, The Netherlands), Barbara Justen (University of Vienna), Eva Fischer, Lena Hornkohl (University of Vienna, Austria), João Otávio Bacchi Gutinieki (Univ. of São Paulo, Brazil & Univ. of Vienna, Austria), Nils Imgarten (University of Göttingen, Germany), Peter Citron (White & Case, Belgium)

Summer Break and Summer Treat

August 5, 2026

During August, the Kluwer Competition Law Blog will be taking a summer break. We will resume publishing on 1 September 2026. In the meantime, we will continue to welcome submissions so that we can…

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Cedric Ryngaert (University of Utrecht), Lena Hornkohl (University of Vienna, Austria)

How Far Is Too Far? Seagate v. NHK Spring and the Extraterritorial Reach of US Antitrust Law

August 4, 2026

The extraterritorial application of US antitrust law has long generated tension between effective enforcement and respect for the regulatory autonomy of foreign states. This blog post examines that…

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João Otávio Bacchi Gutinieki (Univ. of São Paulo, Brazil & Univ. of Vienna, Austria)

Lost in Translation: Cease-and-Desist Agreements and Private Enforcement in Brazil

August 1, 2026

The private enforcement of competition law in Brazil is intriguing. While legislation has clearly provided for compensation for damages resulting from anticompetitive practices since the 1990s, basic…

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Eduardo Silva de Freitas (Asser Institute), Lena Hornkohl (University of Vienna, Austria)

Fact-checking the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (DIHK) position statement on ‘Collective Enforcement of Rights: Limiting Strategic Lawsuits and Regulating Litigation Funding’

July 31, 2026

Antitrust (collective) actions are expensive, which means that third-party funding is necessary for consumers and qualified entities seeking compensation for harm caused by infringements of…

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Bruno Becker, Stephanie Penereiro, João Pedro Serafin (Berardo Lilla Advogados)

When Does a Foreign-to-Foreign Deal Trigger a Brazilian Filing? CADE Draws the Line

July 30, 2026

BackgroundBrazilian merger control has no express de minimis exception for foreign-to-foreign transactions. In 2026, CADE tested – and ultimately rejected – an attempt to create one through case…

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Pablo Figueroa, Julia M. Böhme (Pérez-Llorca, Spain)

Spanish FDI and Government-Controlled Entities

July 29, 2026

BackgroundOne of the particularities of the Spanish FDI regime is that most Sovereign Wealth Funds (“SWFs”) and other entities which are ultimately controlled by a foreign government, including…

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Mônica Fujimoto (Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa)

Beyond Enforcement: The Apple App Store Case and the Need to Rethink Brazil’s Antitrust Framework

July 28, 2026

The Apple App Store case before Brazil’s Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) raises the broader institutional question of whether traditional antitrust proceedings can provide the…