Navigating the Skies of Regulation and Innovation: The Case of Civil DronesThe Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is hosting a workshop in Paris, where Aurelien Portuese, Research Professor and founding director of the GW Competition & Innovation Lab at George Washington University, will be discussing his latest article, 'Navigating the Skies of Regulation […]
Vertical Integration Revisited: Evidence, Theory, and Antitrust Policy
XLII Competition Law Scholars Forum Workshop Friday, 4th October 2024 in MadridIE University/ IE Law School, Madrid (Spain) IE Tower (room T-16/01)Paseo de La Castellana 259Madrid E-28046 09:30 – 09:50 Registration and Coffee (HUB 16) 09:50 – 10:00 Welcome and Introduction: Barry Rodger (CLaSF, University of Strathclyde)and Fernando Pastor (IE Law School) 10:00–11:15 Setting the Context: Private Enforcement under EU […]
The Australian Government is consulting on a new digital competition regime designed to constrain the market power of global platforms through upfront rules. The proposals follow the ACCC’s Digital Platform Services Inquiry and mirror international regimes such as the EU’s Digital Markets Act. While the EU reforms seek to prevent anti- competitive conduct and open […]
The Public Lecture Series are engaging lectures where distinguished scholars, professionals and thought leaders share their expertise on a wide range of topics. Public Lecture : Alessandra PerrazzelliAlessandra Perrazzelli currently serves as the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy. She holds several key positions, including being a member of the Joint Directorate of […]
Mexico may be entering a new era for private competition litigation. With COFECE’s filing of the first class action in the country’s history for damages derived from a cartel, along with a related Supreme Court ruling holding that a decision issued by the competition authority satisfies the requirement of administrative finality without the need to […]
Vertical Integration Revisited: Evidence, Theory, and Antitrust Policy
2025 marks the 15th anniversary of DG COMP’s decision to launch an antitrust investigation into Google, leading to landmark cases such as Google Shopping and Google AdSense. Initially addressing (only) four allegations of abusive conduct, it soon expanded to what is known as Google Android and Google AdTech. This pioneering action has inspired further investigations […]
This webinar examined the investigation opened by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia (SIC) in docket No. 23-476228, in which the authority initiated an administrative proceeding and issued a formal statement of objections (“pliego de cargos”) against Apple for alleged anticompetitive conduct, specifically abuse of a dominant position. The case, unprecedented in Colombia, […]
This important discussion focused on two recent articles published in Volume 86, Issue 3 of the ABA's Antitrust Law Journal. The first article, by the Lab's founder Aurelien Portuese, is entitled "Dynamic Competition as a Double-Edged Sword: An Antitrust Primer" and provides a primer on the concept of dynamic competition as a double-edged sword in antitrust analysis. […]
