In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a group of economists and lawyers to discuss one of the most interesting questions in contemporary EU merger control – the role of innovation and the circumstances in which an otherwise anti-competitive merger should be approved because of its projected positive effect on investment and innovation. Jorge Padilla and Neil Dryden of Compass Lexecon, Ethel Fonseca and Katie Curry of RBB, and Chris Cook of Cleary Gottlieb provide a masterclass in explaining the relevant policy, economic, and legal issues.

In this instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Olivier Guersent, Director General of DG COMP. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the EU’s future, the role of antitrust enforcement, the Draghi Report, merger control, digital regulation, international cooperation, and much more.

In the latest instalment of our Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Cani Fernández, President of the Spanish Competition Authority. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the role of competition law, the Draghi Report, merger control, cartel enforcement, sustainability, digital regulation, and much more.

In the latest instalment of our Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Aviv Nevo, Chief Economist at the Department of Justice under President Obama and Director of the Bureau of Economics at the Federal Trade Commission under President Biden.

They discuss antitrust enforcement under President Biden, why economics matters, the consumer welfare standard, the 2023 Merger Guidelines, the risks of politicization, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Ariel Ezrachi, Professor of Competition Law at Oxford University.  Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the role of competition law, the risks of politicization, digital regulation, algorithmic collusion, dark patterns, AI, and much more.

In the latest instalment of our Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Marcus Bokkerink, Chair of the U.K. Competition & Markets Authority until his resignation earlier this year.  Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the CMA’s role, objectives, and achievements, theGovernment’s growth agenda, the role of politics in antitrust enforcement, merger control, digital regulation, and much more. 

In this instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy speaks with Cristina Caffarra, one of the leading competition economists in Europe and among the most engaged commentators on policy, regulation, and enforcement in the world. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the role of competition enforcement, industrial policy, the Biden Administration’s legacy, the Draghi Report, digital regulation, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of lawyers from Cleary’s U.S., Brussels and London offices, together with Sir Jonathan Faull, Peter Guilford, John Fingleton, and Stuart Hudson, to discuss President Trump’s appointments to the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice and the likely direction of U.S. enforcement, the early days of Teresa Ribera’s tenure as Competition Commissioner, and the implications of the Labour Government’s appointment of a new chair of the U.K. Competition & Markets Authority.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy speaks with Lucia Bonova, one of the European Commission’s Digital Markets Act leadership team. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including Commissioner Vestager’s legacy, implications of the Draghi Report, what to expect under incoming Commissioner Ribera, digital regulation, and much more.

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Eleanor Fox, one of the leading jurists and commentators on antitrust policy, law, and enforcement over the past 50 years.  Their conversation covers an array of topics, including U.S. enforcement under President Biden, what to expect under Present Trump, the fate of the progressive agenda, Big Tech, and much more.