Manuel Abarca

17 agosto, 202017 agosto, 2020 Manuel Abarca

La saga alemana de Facebook: We Didn’t Start the Fire

13 abril, 202013 abril, 2020 Manuel Abarca

Competencia y Coronavirus: We’re all in this together

19 noviembre, 2019 Manuel Abarca

La Declaración de Utah: El Manifiesto Hipster

12 agosto, 201912 agosto, 2019 Manuel Abarca

El sistema chileno de responsabilidad civil derivada de ilícitos anticompetitivos frente a la OCDE: ¿Separate Ways?

12 julio, 2019 Manuel Abarca

Killer Acquisitions/Fusiones Asesinas: I’ve Got You Under my Skin

18 junio, 201918 junio, 2019 Manuel Abarca

Hipster Antitrust: ¿Anarchy in the US?

22 mayo, 201922 mayo, 2019 Manuel Abarca

Separar a los Gigantes Tecnológicos: ¿New Kid in Town?

Leniency and Damage Liability for Cartel Members in Brazil 12 mayo, 2021
Leniency and Damage Liability for Cartel Members in Brazil Lucas Campio Pinha, Marcelo José Braga Abstract A recent debate on leniency policies is the interplay between the public and the private competition law enforcement. The lack of a well-established set...
D Daniel Sokol
When Is Personalized Price Discount More Efficient? A Quasi-Experiment Study 11 mayo, 2021
When Is Personalized Price Discount More Efficient? A Quasi-Experiment Study Baile Lu Zhejiang University - School of Management Yuqian Xu University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - College of Business Hongyan Dai Central University of Finance and Economics Weihua Zhou Zhejiang...
D Daniel Sokol
Collusion Sustainability with a Capacity Constrained Firm 10 mayo, 2021
Collusion Sustainability with a Capacity Constrained Firm Leonardo Madio University of Padova - Department of Economics and Management; CESifo (Center for Economic Studies and Ifo Institute) Aldo Pignataro Italian Regulatory Authority for Energy, Networks and Environment (ARERA) Abstract We study...
D Daniel Sokol

Bolsas automatizadas 12 mayo, 2021
Publica el Financial Times que algunos inversores billonarios van a invertir en una bolsa – un mercado en el que se intercambiarán activos – que funcionará a base de blockchain, es decir, que las transacciones se ejecutarán en ese mercado automáticamente, como smart contracts. Este sistema puede disrumpir los mercados tradicionales – dice el FT – construyen […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
Costas a pesar del allanamiento de la demandada 12 mayo, 2021
Son ya algunas las sentencias que han resuelto pleitos relacionados con el cierre de cuentas por parte de bancos a empresas que se dedican a prestan servicios de pago. La sentencia de la Audiencia Provincial de Barcelona de 26 de febrero de 2021 ECLI:ES:APB:2021:1690 se ocupa sólo del problema de la imposición de las costas a la entidad bancaria que se alla […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL
La implantación de las acciones de lealtad en Italia 11 mayo, 2021
En este estudio se analiza la utilización por parte de las sociedades cotizadas italianas de la posibilidad de emitir acciones de lealtad, esto es, de atribuir voto doble a las acciones que permanecen más de dos años en manos del mismo accionista. Las conclusiones de los autores son intuitivas y pueden resumirse como sigue.1. Son las sociedades cotizadas co […]
JESÚS ALFARO AGUILA-REAL

EU Horizontal Rules Under Review – European Commission Publishes Staff Working Document 12 mayo, 2021
On 6 May 2021, the European Commission (“Commission”) published a staff working document (“SWD”) on its evaluation of the horizontal block exemption regulations on research & development and specialisation agreements (“H-BERs”) and the horizontal guidelines. The SWD is accompanied by an evaluation study, commissioned to provide qualitative and quantitati […]
Jacquelyn MacLennan (White & Case), Strati Sakellariou-Witt (White & Case), Tilman Kuhn (White & Case) and Peter Citron (Editor) (White & Case, Belgium)
“Anti-Subsidy” Regulation – A New Big Stick in the EU Regulatory Arsenal 6 mayo, 2021
On May 5, 2021, the European Commission (the Commission) adopted a proposal for a regulation (the Anti-Subsidy Regulation) to combat distortions of competition in the European Union (EU) caused by subsidies granted by non-EU Member States to companies doing business in the EU. The Anti-Subsidy Regulation is an important part of the von der Leyen... Continue […]
Jay Modrall (Norton Rose Fulbright, Belgium)
The Interaction Between Blockchain and Competition Law in the Indian Competition Regime 5 mayo, 2021
While the skyrocketed technological advancements add immense comfort to human lives, they bring certain tied-up gifts for humans to ponder upon. One such technology which recently had an enormous outburst in the economic structures is that of blockchains. Blockchain is one of the most revolutionary consequences of the advancement of digital commerce which is […]
Vishal Rajvansh (The Competition & Commercial Law Review) and Saumya Sinha (Sarthak Advocates & Solicitors)

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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Cálculo de multas cuando no hay volumen de negocios en el ejercicio inmediatamente anterior al de la imposición de la multa (interés casacional) 25 febrero, 2021
El artículo 63 de la Ley española 15/2007, de Defensa de la Competencia, regula las sanciones que pueden imponerse a infracciones de competencia, estableciendo según su gravedad porcentajes sobre el volumen de negocios total de la empresa infractora en el ejercicio inmediatamente anterior al de la imposición de la multa. En relación con este aspecto el Tribu […]
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 […]
Pretensiones contra Facebook en Estados Unidos 10 diciembre, 2020
La demanda que frente a Facebook en Estados Unidos contiene las siguientes pretensiones (la demanda íntegra puede consultarla aquí):1. Que se juzgue si Facebook ha violado la Sección 2 de Sherman Ley, 15 U.S.C. § 2. Recordemos que esta sección prohíbe a toda persona la monopolización o su intento, o la combinación o conspiración con cualquier otra persona o […]

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

The EU’s draft Digital Markets Act (DMA): mapping recitals onto the relevant articles 3 febrero, 2021
Caveat: this is a judgement exercise. The links I’ve made may be wrong and / or incomplete. Recitals without a specific Article: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 11, 34, 35, Articles without a specific recital: 1 (subject matter and scope), 14 (opening of market investigation), 25 (cease and desist), 33 (MS request for […]
Kevin Coates
The EU’s draft Digital Markets Act (DMA): services and obligations reference 3 febrero, 2021
[Note this is just a reference sheet of the regulated services and the obligations.] Article 2(2)(a) online intermediation services; Article 2(2)(b) online search engines; Article 2(2)(c) online social networking services; Article 2(2)(d) video-sharing platform services; Article 2(2)(e) number-independent interpersonal communication services; Article 2( […]
Kevin Coates
The EU’s draft Digital Markets Act (DMA): enforcement powers, and the curious treatment of Article 25 3 febrero, 2021
“I would draw your attention to the curious treatment of Article 25 in the recitals.” “But the recitals say nothing about Article 25.” “That is the curious treatment.” (With apologies to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.) Remedies for breaches of the DMA In the European Commission’s draft DMA, Article 25 covers the consequences for a breach […]
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

Autor: Manuel Abarca

La saga alemana de Facebook: We Didn’t Start the Fire

Competencia y Coronavirus: We’re all in this together

La Declaración de Utah: El Manifiesto Hipster

El sistema chileno de responsabilidad civil derivada de ilícitos anticompetitivos frente a la OCDE: ¿Separate Ways?

Killer Acquisitions/Fusiones Asesinas: I’ve Got You Under my Skin

Hipster Antitrust: ¿Anarchy in the US?

Separar a los Gigantes Tecnológicos: ¿New Kid in Town?