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Antitrust Chronicle – 25 Years of Leniency… Where Do Things Stand?

Dear Readers, It is generally accepted that leniency programs…

By CPI on January 21, 2019

“Leniency Plus” and its Potential Minuses

By Tara L. Reinhart – Many companies avail themselves…

By CPI on January 21, 2019

The Future of Cartel Deterrence and Detection

By Rosa M. Abrantes-Metz & Albert D. Metz – …

By CPI on January 21, 2019

Leniency Will Remain an Essential Part of The EU’s Cartel Enforcement Toolkit

By Alexandros Papanikolaou – This contribution offers thoughts on…

By CPI on January 21, 2019

Antitrust Chronicle – Behavioral Antitrust

Dear Readers, We are pleased to kick off 2019…

By CPI on January 9, 2019

Should Antitrust Survive Behavioral Economics?

By Avishalom Tor – The accepted economic justification for…

By CPI on January 9, 2019

The EU Google Decisions: Extreme Enforcement or the Tip of The Behavioral Iceberg?

By Amelia Fletcher – The recent EU Google decisions may…

By CPI on January 9, 2019

Facts Over Theory: The Contribution of Behavioral Economics to Competition Law

By Andreas Heinemann – Traditionally, economic analysis is based…

By CPI on January 9, 2019

Antitrust Chronicle – Year of the Dog: Recent Developments in China

Dear Readers, We are delighted to release our CPI…

By CPI on March 16, 2018

Antitrust Enforcement of the NDRC and SAIC: Retrospect and Prospect

By Susan Ning, Wu Han & Jia Menglin – …

By CPI on March 16, 2018

Overview of Chinese Merger Control in 2017

By Michael Han, David Boyle & James Muirhead – …

By CPI on March 16, 2018

Strategies in Bringing Antitrust Civil Claims in China

By Wu Peng, Cheng Cheng, Zhang Xiangyu & Zhang…

By CPI on March 16, 2018

Antitrust Chronicle – The Digital Economy – Mergers

As the fast-moving digital economy has quickly grown, mergers…

By CPI on February 19, 2018

Data, Innovation, and Potential Competition in Digital Markets – Looking Beyond Short-Term Price Effects in Merger Analysis

By Terrell McSweeny & Brian O’Dea – Evaluating mergers…

By CPI on February 19, 2018

Data in EU Merger Control

By Miranda Cole – Much has been said (and…

By CPI on February 19, 2018

Digital Markets in EU Merger Control: Key Features and Implications

By Eleonora Ocello & Cristina Sjödin – This article…

By Exagono on February 19, 2018

In The News

EU: EU antitrust watchdog considering Apple probe: Vestager
17 Mar 2019

The European Union’s competition watchdog is considering opening a probe of Apple over allegations that it uses its app store to gain an advantage on its own services over rivals’, the authority’s chief said on Thursday. Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, told German newspaper Tagesspiegel her watchdog would examine if there were parallels with Google, which […]
Germany: Infineon names new CFO
17 Mar 2019

Infineon Technologies, the German chipmaker, has named Sven Schneider as its next chief financial officer, replacing Dominik Asam who is moving to aircraft maker Airbus. Schneider, hired on a three-year contract, joins from industrial gases group Linde and will start his new job on May 1, Infineon said on Thursday. Full Content: Wall Street Journal Want […]
Germany: Deutsche Bank starts merger talks with Commerzbank
17 Mar 2019

Germany’s two biggest banks are discussing a merger that could result in a national powerhouse capable of competing with Wall Street. Deutsche Bank, Germany’s largest lender by far, confirmed Sunday that it was holding merger talks with Commerzbank. The German government holds a 15% stake in Commerzbank. “In light of arising opportunities, the management board […]
US: Antitrust suit against Sutter Health to proceed
17 Mar 2019

Sutter Health failed in its attempt to persuade a San Francisco Superior Court judge to dismiss key claims in the antitrust lawsuit that California Attorney General Xavier Becerra filed about a year ago. “Yesterday’s court ruling is a giant step in the right direction,” Becerra said. “Hospitals that participate in anti-competitive practices to the detriment of their […]
US: Jury finds Apple infringed three Qualcomm patents
17 Mar 2019

On Friday, March 15, Qualcomm won a legal victory against iPhone maker Apple, with a jury in federal court in San Diego finding that Apple owes Qualcomm about US$31 million for infringing three of its patents, reported the New York Times. Qualcomm last year sued Apple alleging it had violated patents related to helping mobile […]