By Christian Bergqvist1   Introduction It came somewhat unexpectedly when DG COMP, EU’s competition arm, issued a Statement of Objection (“SO”)2 in June 2024 to Microsoft for having included Teams…

By Giuseppe Colangelo*   Over the past decade, the intersection of privacy and antitrust has become a significant focus in the literature on data’s role in digital markets.1 In a…

By Nitika Bagaria1 & and Arzu Mammadova2   Disclosure: One of the authors has advised a third-party in various jurisdictions on some of the matters discussed in this article.  …

By Alan Favoretto2 & Daniel Favoretto3   I. Introduction Despite its sector-specific nature, telecommunications are the basis of the world economy’s digital transformation, as well as numerous applications that impact…

By Thorsten Käseberg1    Over the last 10 years, “choke points” have become a standard notion for trade and security policymakers in our conflict-driven, globalized interdependent world. Choke points may…

By Brad Staples & Rachel Brandenburger1   Introduction Businesses are facing unprecedented challenges. Changes in the geopolitical landscape call into question (and even reverse) many of the key assumptions that…

By Cristina Caffarra1   The recent conference “Antitrust, Regulation and the Next World Order” (Homepage – Antitrust, Regulation and the Next World Order (bruxconference2024.com) showed that while there is still…

By Neyzar Ünübol1   In a recent decision, the Turkish Competition Authority (“TCA”) announced its final decision regarding an investigation into  allegations that EssilorLuxottica S.A. (“EssilorLuxottica”) had restricted competition in…