The Sherman Act is Unconstitutional as a Criminal Statute: (Part 1)
…Court jurisprudence involving the criminal application of the Sherman Act (that was easy for me). Take a look at the statute: Every contract, combination in the form of trust or…
…Court jurisprudence involving the criminal application of the Sherman Act (that was easy for me). Take a look at the statute: Every contract, combination in the form of trust or…
…violations. In 2016, the French competition authority imposed a record fine of €80 million on telecoms operator Altice for early implementation of two transactions and the exchange of commercially sensitive…
…notwithstanding, the Commission will then have to establish that the prices are “unfair,” either in themselves or when compared to the prices of competing products. The Upshot Much like its…
The European Commission increasingly issues large document requests in complex merger cases. The number of requested documents has increased significantly in recent years, from a few hundred to several hundred…
On May 10, 2017, the European Commission published the final report on its sector inquiry on competition in the e-commerce sector (the E-Commerce Report) and a mid-term review of its…
…2009, will focus on Competition Authorities, Mergers and Innovation, State Aid and Tax Ruling, and the Politics of Competition Regulation. The “Competition Authorities: Towards More Independence and Prioritization?” segment, chaired…
…jurisdiction was reversible error based on the insistence by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China that the cartel was compelled by Chinese law. The deadline for…
…behind a computer program” (here). Is there really a threat to competition? Competition authorities have already issued infringement decisions regarding the use of pricing algorithms, suggesting that the current competition…
…blog Cartel Capers, has been cited by the Seventh Circuit and was named an ABA Top 100 Blawg. www.cartelcaper.com. [2] Masayuki Atsumi is a competition lawyer with a broad range…
…He publishes a blog Cartel Capers, which covers cartels competition and compliance. www.cartelcaper.com. 2. Masuki Atsumi is a cartel lawyer with a broad range of experience admitted to practice both…