Antitrust Chronicle^® – The Digital Markets Act

Dear Readers,

The EU Digital Markets Act (“DMA”) will impose far-reaching obligations on large technology firms operating in the European Union, and, as a consequence, worldwide. Notably, unlike existing rules, the DMA’s definitions and obligations are designed to work without the need for an effects-based analysis. As such, they reflect the perceived need for speedy regulatory intervention in fast-moving technology markets (by contrast with the perceived lag in the enforcement of existing