March 4, 2015

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News from Global Authorities

Today's top headlines from around the world.

EU: Google's Schmidt meets with EU competition chief

Eric Schmidt, a top executive at Google, has had a first meeting with the EU's new competition regulator to discuss a long-running probe into the company.

Germany: Baywa's Munich offices raided by antitrust regulator

US: Apparel company settles antitrust suit with the NFL

Ireland: Ryanair taking any offer for Aer Lingus

US: Largest global natural soda producer sale for $1.64 billion clears antitrust

US: SolarCity sues Arizona utility over solar anti-competitive practices

Australia: ACCC expected to approve request to raise the price of stamps

Portugal: Africa's richest female billionaire seeks to derail CaixaBank bid

UK: Barclays sets aside another $1.15 billion for currency-rigging probe

Malaysia: 14 companies fined for bakery price fixing

France: French pharmaceuticals group proposes US merger

US: Bitcoin group enters merger agreement

Antitrust Buzz

What Agenda for the Newly Appointed EU Competition Commissioner?

Mario Todino
The purpose of this article is to discuss the objectives that the newly appointed EU Competition Commissioner Margrethe Vestager should prioritize.

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From The Archives

A Response To Commissioner Wrights Proposed Policy Statement Regarding Unfair Methods Of Competition

Maurice Stucke

Federal Trade Commissioner Joshua Wright recently proposed a new legal standard to evaluate "unfair methods of competition" under Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") Act.

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Tech Worker Lawyers waive fees to conclude Silicon Valley antitrust suit

Economic Insights

Dominance Thresholds: A Cautionary Note
Douglas A. Herman (Independent), Shawn W. Ulrick (U.S. Federal Trade Commission) Seth B. Sacher (U.S. Federal Trade Commission)

As a threshold matter, high market shares are considered informative of potential underlying competitive dynamics, especially issues of market power and dominance. However, as is well known, high shares may not tell the entire story.

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