By Marco Estanqueiro[1] & Laura Alicia Mendez[2]   During the last years several significant changes have taken place in the Luxembourgish competition law, not only in strengthening the country’s legal...

By Alejandra Palacios Prieto & Rodrigo Alcázar Silva[1]   In Mexico, significant amendments to the Antitrust Law (Ley Federal de Competencia Económica, or “LFCE”) entered into force at the end...

By: Folakunmi Pinheiro*   I. Introduction Many countries have faced record inflation levels in recent years, driven by pandemic-induced economic responses and the war in Ukraine. Nigeria has been no...

By: Adrian Emch[1]   I. Introduction 2025 proved a busy year for merger control in China, as the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) – China’s antitrust authority – beefs...

By: Aura García Pabón[1]   I. Introduction Recent discussions on competition policy seem to have centered on whether competition authorities have adequate and appropriate tools to enforce laws effectively, often...

By: John M. Taladay and Christine Ryu-Naya*   I. Introduction Effective competition regulation seeks to foster a level playing field and promote market efficiency. To do so, some authorities are...

By: Seonghoon Jeon[1][2]   I. Introduction Since the enactment of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act (“MRFTA”) in 1981, Korean antitrust law has made significant strides in both scope and depth....

By Michael Frese, Justine Haimi, Julia Zhu, Marta Navarro Hernández, Rachel Yang[1] I. Introduction Pharmaceutical deals have the attention of competition regulators globally. The European Commission (“EC”) recently noted in...

By Paulo Burnier da Silveira[1]   I. Introduction In 2024, the Brazilian Competition Authority (CADE) received 712 merger notifications including several transactions with a transnational dimension (e.g. IAG/AirEuropa, Bunge/Viterra and...

By: Alexander Elbittar,[1] Carlos Lever,[2] Diana Plascencia[3] & Rubén Guerrero.[4] In response to persistent concerns over high prices and limited access to medicines in Costa Rica, the Commission to Promote...

By John Roberti, Anant Raut & Elliot Buckman [1]   I. Introduction For nearly a decade, U.S. antitrust regulators have made the enforcement of antitrust laws in labor markets one...

By: Juan Delgado & Hector Otero I. Introduction The European Commission is about to publish new guidelines for the analysis of exclusionary abuses, following the public consultation on the Draft...