Introduction
Advocate General Emiliou delivered three interlocking Opinions concerning decisions of football governing bodies. Two of these cases were brought to challenge elements of the FIFA…
As we approach the second anniversary of the EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR), we take stock of the latest statistics and offer practical insights for private equity (PE) sponsors. Drawing on…
The Problem
Ukraine’s decade-long selective distribution practices in the pharmaceutical market are currently facing unparalleled antitrust scrutiny. This follows the introduction of controversial…
2024 marked the third year in which the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) exercised its statutory powers amid the challenges of the full-scale war. Yet, as of 2025, the regulator has…
Executive Vice President (EVP) Ribera is on a “mission impossible” to develop a “new approach to competition policy” “support[ing] European companies to innovate, compete and lead world-wide and…
The proceedings against Vifor Pharma/HCI Solutions
In December 2016, the Swiss Competition Commission (ComCo) fined HCl Solutions AG (HCI) around CHF 4.5 million for abuse of a dominant market…
Legal presumptions play an important role in competition enforcement. They can translate decades of judicial experience and economic learning into workable, practical tools for efficient enforcement…
Merger control has long been a cornerstone of competition enforcement in Germany, with the Federal Cartel Office (“FCO”) known for wielding its mandate decisively and not shying away from blocking…
The Swedish Competition Authority ("SCA") is sharpening its tools for tackling harmful mergers. On 27 March 2025, the Authority adopted new regulations and general guidelines for merger notifications…
This article makes a modest pitch: The Trump‑Vance Administration should hire venture capitalists (“VCs‑in‑Residence”) in antitrust agencies to help predict the trajectory of emerging technologies.…
