June 24, 2014
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Antitrust Buzz 
When viewed in comparison with the EU and US, China's merger review policies are often perplexing. Our Asia Column aims to clarify the approach of China's Ministry of Commerce in order to enable potential merging parties to identify early on some of the possible sticking points, adapt their message and engage with the appropriate stakeholders.
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Economic Insights
The study of Spanish jurisprudence shows that there is substantial agreement with the European Commission on a number of relevant issues. There are also major discrepancies. This paper argues how to align Spanish competition law with EU proposals - it can be done by the mere action of Spanish courts when given the opportunity to resolve damages claims for the breach of competition law.
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Antitrust and IP

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Class Actions

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Mergers and Acquisitions

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Market Structure

New York takes the wheel in Comcast merger case

From The Archives
Google announced its acquisition of AdMob in November 2009 when the "mobile revolution" had just begun. Since, disruptive new competitors and new technologies have changed the way advertisers and publishers approach mobile advertising, and the FTC was correct in a 2010 decision that predicting AdMob's future competitive significance in 2010 was nearly impossible.
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