Tag: Enforcement
Antitrust Chronicle® – Interlocking
Dear Readers,
Minority shareholdings and interlocking directorships between competitors are, and have always been, a widespread practice in certain industries. Given that, on their face,...
Transatlantic Perspectives On Interlocking Directorates
This article highlights the potential anticompetitive risks raised by interlocking directorates between competitors, as facilitating collusion, and possibly reducing the intensity of competition, especially...
The Peculiar Case of Horizontal Directors
Directors wield increasing influence in corporate America, making pivotal decisions regarding corporate affairs and management. A robust literature recognizes directors’ important role and examines...
Interlocking Directorates Under Section 8 of The Clayton Act: Driving a...
The U.S. Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission have recently announced an aggressive approach to enforcing Section 8 of the Clayton Act, which...
Interpreting Competition in Interlocking Directorates: Why The 1990 Amendments may Exclude...
Consistent with the Biden administration's push for vigorous antitrust law enforcement, enforcers have begun to employ Section 8 to target interlocking directorates. Upon closer...
Section 8 Interlocks: Managing Increasing Enforcement Challenges
Section 8 of the Clayton Act prohibits interlocking directorates and officerships in various circumstances. In recent months, the Department of Justice has said that...
How to Bake Cybersecurity Regulations: Ingredients for Better Results
In most countries and economic sectors, organizations have traditionally faced few cybersecurity regulations. However, as the cybersecurity threat has worsened and the dependence on...
Regulating Cybersecurity
With the increasing dependence of our societies on computer systems and the Internet, and the explosion of so-called "smart" and connected devices, cybersecurity is...
Robinson-Patman Redux: A Visit to Falls City
By Richard M. Steuer1
The Robinson-Patman Act is attracting growing attention as a tonic for small businesses. Created during the Great Depression, the Act has...
Trends in Gun-Jumping: CCI on a Gun-Jumping Spree
By Anisha Chand & Siddharth Bagul1
With the expansion of the Indian economy, and as corporate transactions come back to pre-Covid levels, the Indian competition...
