A number of entities are not very happy these days with the big three credit rating agencies. And that displeasure is stretched pretty much across the board, world-wide. Those who…

Laura Atlee, Apr 17, 2012 Parent liability in cartel infringement proceedings has been the focus of quite a number of our commentaries. Starting with the Akzo ruling, the EU Courts have tightened…

Mark Patterson, Apr 17, 2012 The important competitive role played by information providers like credit-rating agencies is not matched by a well-developed competition analysis for the informational problems they pose.…

Norman Neyrinck, Nicolas Petit, Apr 17, 2012 Editor’s Note: This paper was originally published in the August 2011 issue of the CPI Antitrust Chronicle; however, given the appropriateness of the…

Lawrence White, Apr 17, 2012 The three major credit rating agencies-Moody’s, Standard & Poor’s (“S&P”), and Fitch-have attracted an increasing amount of media attention over the past five years. They…

Albert Metz, Apr 17, 2012 Following the performance of structured finance securities in general and residential mortgage-backed securities (“RMBS”) related securities in particular, the reputations of the major credit rating…

David Reichenberg, Apr 17, 2012 In recent years, the backdrop for antitrust class actions has increasingly been provided by technological innovation. Take the following hypothetical: Plaintiffs allege a conspiracy between…