8 julio, 2020 – Derecho y Políticas de Libre Competencia en América Latina

8 julio, 20207 julio, 2020 Juan David Gutiérrez R.

“El derecho al debido proceso en el procedimiento administrativo sancionador en materia de defensa de la competencia” – Segundo coloquio virtual del capítulo América Latina de ASCOLA

Robbin' Hood 27 enero, 2021
Robbin' Hood Harry First New York University School of Law Abstract Is it an antitrust offense to sell face masks at a high price in the midst of a pandemic? In this essay I address this question by examining two...
D Daniel Sokol
The Simple Economics of Wholesale Price-Parity Agreements: The Case of the Airline Tickets Distribution Industry* 26 enero, 2021
The Simple Economics of Wholesale Price-Parity Agreements: The Case of the Airline Tickets Distribution Industry Jorge Padilla, Salvatore Piccolo, Nadine Watson Abstract This paper clarifies the differences between retail and wholesale price-parity agreements in vertical industries. In contrast to traditional...
D Daniel Sokol
Super platforms, big data, and competition law: the Japanese approach in contrast with the USA and EU 26 enero, 2021
Super platforms, big data, and competition law: the Japanese approach in contrast with the USA and EU Toshiaki Takigawa ABSTRACT This article examines antitrust issues concerning digital platforms equipped with big data. Recent initiatives by the Japanese competition agency are...
D Daniel Sokol

La responsabilidad de la sociedad colectiva y la de los socios 22 enero, 2021
La Audiencia Provincial de Pontevedra resuelve el recurso de apelación de la Sra Juana en su sentencia de 27 de noviembre de 2020 (los hechos están recogidos aquí) sobre la base de los siguientes argumentos:1º Estamos ante una sociedad colectiva irregular que tiene personalidad jurídica y, por tanto, puede ser demandada2º El problema de si la Sra. Juana hab […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
La revisión de la relación de canje en las fusiones en Alemania y en los EE.UU. 22 enero, 2021
foto: @thefromthetreeLa protección de la minoría en una fusión puede hacerse a través de una property rule, una liability rule y a través de una full fairness review. A través de una “regla de propiedad” que consistiría en exigir el consentimiento del minoritario, esto es, imponer una regla de unanimidad para decidir sobre las fusiones. Ningún derecho hace t […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
¿Cuándo deja de ser socio un socio que se separa? 18 enero, 2021
Foto: JJBOSEDice la Sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de 15 de enero de 2021 que en el momento en el que se le paga su cuota de liquidación. Es un error. Y un error contra legem dado lo que dispone el art. 13.1 LSP («Los socios profesionales podrán separarse de la sociedad constituida por tiempo indefinido en cualquier momento. El ejercicio del derecho de separ […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL

Main Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Serbia 21 enero, 2021
What were competition law developments in Serbia during 2020 worth mentioning and what to keep an eye on 2021? Merger control Merger notification thresholds remain unchanged A well-known trait of Serbia’s merger control regime is extremely low merger filing thresholds – they are so low, in fact, that around a half of all merger notifications in... Continue […]
Dragan Gajin (Doklestic Repic & Gajin)
Main Developments in Competition Law and Policy 2020: Portugal 20 enero, 2021
This overview covers the main developments in competition law in Portugal in the course of 2020. This year is inevitably marked by the outburst of the Covid-19 pandemic, which seriously affected the world economy generating enormous costs for companies in most sectors. This situation was reflected in an unprecedented wave of State aid granted by... Continue […]
Miguel Mendes Pereira (DLA Piper Portugal), Carla Marcelino (DLA Piper Portugal) and Rita Pimentel Torres (DLA Piper Portugal)
Irish Merger Control 2020 – Your 3-Minute Update 19 enero, 2021
5 Key Takeaways More Deals Take Longer More deals than ever before involved extended CCPC reviews. Of 42 deals notified, 10 involved merger review delays of at least 3 months. Two “Phase 2” reviews, both on going as of 15/01/2021, have each taken 11 months already. According to the CCPC, this trend reflects “the complex... Continue reading
Philip Andrews (McCann FitzGerald) and Laura Treacy (McCann FitzGerald)

House Passes Antitrust Whistleblower Protections Authored by Senators Grassley, Leahy 10 diciembre, 2020
Congratulations to Senator Chuck Grassley and Patrick Leahy for the passage in the House of Representatives of their bipartisan legislation that has already passed the Senate that aims to protect whistleblowers who come forward with information on criminal antitrust violations. In a December 8, 2020 Press Release Senator Grassley said, “The Criminal Antitr […]
Robert E. Connolly (Law Office of Robert Connolly)
A Look Back at Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Antitrust Opinions While on the Supreme Court 19 septiembre, 2020
As tributes pour in for U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg following news of her passing on September 18, the jurist is being remembered for her efforts to support women’s rights. This post is intended to provide a look back at Ginsburg’s contributions to antitrust law during her time on the High Court from... Continue reading The post A Look Bac […]
Jeffrey May (Wolters Kluwer)
Seven U.S. business review letters in seven months reflect interest in Antitrust Division’s views on proposed business conduct 30 julio, 2020
The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division has issued more business review letters in 2020 than in any year since 2002. Recent years have averaged only one letter. So why is there this sudden interest in a statement of the Antitrust Division’s enforcement intentions with respect to proposed business conduct? Concerns about how the Antitrust... Continu […]
Jeffrey May (Wolters Kluwer)

Competition Bureau Reiterates Narrow Enforcement Position For No-Poaching and Wage-Fixing Agreements Between Competing Employers 5 diciembre, 2020
December 3, 2020 Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses the Competition Bureau’s (Bureau) recent statement on no-poaching and wage-fixing agreements between competing employers. Such agreements have increasing been the subject of debate following U.S. enforcement in relation to tech c […]
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Hockey Helmet Performance Claims Case Illustrates Competition Act Compliance Requirements 21 noviembre, 2020
November 21, 2020 Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses recent enforcement by the Competition Bureau against an ice hockey helmet manufacturer in relation to allegedly unsupported performance claims. The Legal Update includes an overview of the case, requirements imposed by the Compet […]
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Competition Bureau Navigates the Pandemic 4 noviembre, 2020
November 4, 2020 Practical Law Canada Competition (of which I am Lawyer Editor) has published a new Legal Update, which discusses highlights of the Commissioner of Competition’s address on October 21, 2020 at the Canadian Bar Association’s annual competition law conference, which took the form of an online symposium this year. The Commissioner focused on […] […]
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Tres razones procesales por las que el private enforcement del sistema antitrust norteamericano es más eficiente (por Prof. Dra. Mª Victoria Torre Sustaeta) 17 enero, 2021
Resulta ineludible, sobre todo en el marco de la “aplicación privada”, o mejor, tutela judicial del Derecho de la Competencia, atender a sus orígenes, si con ello nos referimos al sistema artífice y ejemplo a seguir por la Unión. Y no solo en el ámbito jurídico material, sino también en el de su enforcement ya que su comprensión evidenciará muchas de las dif […]
Nuevas sanciones en la UE por prácticas restrictivas en el mercado farmacéutico ("pay for delay") 27 noviembre, 2020
La Comisión UE ha multado una vez más (recuérdense los asuntos Lundbeck o Servier) por prácticas conocidas como "pay for delay" en el ámbito del mercado farmacéutico, concretamente en relación con el medicamento genérico. La coexistencia de "empresas originarias" (o "innovadoras"), que tienen la exclusiva (patente) respecto a un […]
El "Buy Box" de Amazon como medio para abusar de su posición de dominio 10 noviembre, 2020
La UE ha dado un paso importante para sancionar a Amazon por abuso de posición de dominio (aquí la nota de la Comisión), confirmando así los rumores existentes. Si finalmente se considera que ha abusado de tal posición de dominio Amazon puede ser sancionada hasta con 24.000 millones de euros (la sanción máxima es la correspondiente al 10% del volumen de nego […]

Comisión Europea v Google 28 agosto, 2015
Hace cuatro meses, la Comisión Europea le envió a Google [Diclaimer: este blog se aloja en un sitio de Google] su Statement of Objections (SO) en la que indicaba qué le objetaba a dicha firma (síntesis: buscador, android tal vez, otros que no recuerdo). La investigación comenzó en 2010, convengamos. En síntesis, se decía:"Google systematically positions […]
Francisco Agüero
i am back 28 agosto, 2015
El último post fue hace varios meses. Razones para escribir, abundan. Razones para no escribir, pueden ser mayores. Como sea: I am back.
Francisco Agüero
U. of Chicago Summer Institute Law and Economics: Economic Analysis of Contracts and Commercial Law 14 enero, 2015
Un interesante programa en Derecho & Economía imparte la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad de Chicago, en julio de este año. Me parece recomendable (disclaimer: postulé a él), y hay docentes del nivel de Eric Posner, Randal Picker, entre otros.Más información, acá: http://www.law.uchicago.edu/lawecon/summerinstitute P.D.. El deadline se ha extendido, […]
Francisco Agüero

Data: the uniqueness of the dataset and the slope of the value curve 1 noviembre, 2020
Some questions to ask about datasets and the importance of that data for markets, firms and allegations of market power: Is the data already replicated elsewhere? Is the data replicable? Is it rivalrous? If it is does the value of the dataset continue to increase with the size of the dataset? And if so, up […]
Kevin Coates
Ex-post and ex-ante rules 6 agosto, 2020
Ex-post and ex-ante rules: why competition law and regulation don't easily fit into one or other category.
Kevin Coates
Access and Interoperability and Antitrust 16 julio, 2020
Many of you will have seen a lecture I’ve given on several occasions since around 2011 when I discuss antitrust issues around interoperability. My basic concern is that the competition rules – and I’m thinking in particular of the EU’s 2004 Microsoft Decision and the 2007 General Court upholding of that decision – see interoperability […]
Kevin Coates

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Derecho y Políticas de Libre Competencia en América Latina

Competencia y Regulación en América Latina | Antitrust and Regulation in Latin America | Concorrência e Regulamento na América Latina

Día: 8 julio, 2020

“El derecho al debido proceso en el procedimiento administrativo sancionador en materia de defensa de la competencia” – Segundo coloquio virtual del capítulo América Latina de ASCOLA