An interview with Joseph Wayland

Joseph Wayland is credited by many as reversing the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division’s fortunes in civil litigation. Hired to head the civil enforcement division in 2010 and appointed as acting assistant attorney general in 2012, Wayland led the division’s first successful litigated merger challenge in nearly a decade in H&R Block, and its subsequent challenge of AT&T/T-Mobile, which ended with the parties abandoning the deal. Katy Oglethorpe talks to him about his courtroom successes, the future of merger enforcement at the department, and life since returning to his former firm, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett last year

Washington, DC's antitrust bar

The US capital's antitrust bar is on the verge of a generational shift – yet it remains as deep and talented as ever. Ron Knox and Katy Oglethorpe examine the top teams working in the hub of antitrust law.

An interview with Chris Fonteijn

Chris Fonteijn
The Netherlands’ Authority for Consumers & Markets, a new authority that has combined the Competition Authority, telecoms regulator and consumer protection agency, officially opened its doors today. GCR spoke to its head, Chris Fonteijn, in London at the Office of Fair Trading.

EU cartel settlements: are they working?

Flavio Laina, head of the cartel settlement unit at the European Commission’s Directorate General for Competition, Marc Hansen, partner at Latham & Watkins and Gerwin Van Gerven, partner at Linklaters, take an in-depth look at the EU cartel settlements system. By David Vascott

Playing catch-up

Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission has been a capable agency for some time, but has struggled to promote the importance of competition law among both the public and the business community. With significant changes to the competition agenda on the way, that looks set to change, writes Faaez Samadi

Taiwan’s competition bar

Despite the low profile of Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission on the international stage, there’s enough competition work around to keep a handful of firms busy. Faaez Samadi meets the teams handling the leading cases

An interview with Shiow-Ming Wu

Shiow-Ming Wu
After securing a second term as chair of Taiwan’s Fair Trade Commission, Shiow-Ming Wu is driving through institutional and legislative changes that will put the enforcer on the antitrust map. Faaez Samadi sat down with him to discuss his plans

To amparo or not to amparo?

José Alberro, director at Berkeley Research Group in California, examines stock market punishment and enforcement of the Mexican Federal Competition Commission decisions

Comments from BIAC

GCR’s interview with Frédéric Jenny was arranged through the OECD’s Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC). Here, BIAC’s Competition Committee chair Lynda Martin Alegi, of Baker & McKenzie, and special adviser Calvin S Goldman QC, of Blake Cassels Graydon, say a few words on the important role Jenny has played at the OECD

Argentina’s competition bar

With competition policy a low priority for Argentina’s government, work for the major law firms’ antitrust departments is increasingly scarce. Merger control represents the bulk of most activity, while behavioural matters are few and far between. Stefano Berra finds out which firms are still going strong in Buenos Aires

An interview with Ricardo Napolitani

Ricardo Napolitani heads Argentina’s National Commission for the Defence of Competition. He talks to Stefano Berra about his country’s competition regime and whether the system is working for the best

The inflation buster

Competition law in Argentina has become largely irrelevant or, worse, a tool used by the government for other economic goals. Stefano Berra finds out why

Mexico’s antitrust bar

Mexico continues to be one of the most stringent and active antitrust jurisdictions in Latin America. Ron Knox examines the top practices in the market

The longest fight

Since its very inception, Mexico’s competition agency has been battling against companies that dominate much of the country’s economy. There have been dark days in the battle against the country’s monopolists, which observers say cost consumers billions every year. But now, a new draft law offers hope for those who crave deep economic and legal reforms. Ron Knox explores the past and present of Mexico’s fight

An interview with Eduardo Perez Motta

Over the eight years he has been the head of Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission, Eduardo Perez Motta has seen some drastic changes in the country’s competition landscape. He helped usher in two major reforms to the competition law, and has helped the public, the media and the courts to better understand the principals – and the importance – of a competitive economy. Last month, he sat down with Ron Knox in Miami to talk about the importance of his advocacy efforts, the ongoing fight against monopolists and his work as chairman of the International Competition Network (ICN)

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