Since Christine Varney stepped down from the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division last year, observers have speculated as to whether the Obama administration would choose a new nominee to take over the division full-time. But with a presidential election less than a year away, time is running out. Ron Knox examines the White House’s choice

Tony Reeves, partner at Clifford Chance LLP in Brussels, takes a look at DG Comp’s record in 2011, as part of GCR Live’s Law Leaders Europe conference

Since GCR carried out its Ireland survey, published last month, Ireland’s government appointed a new head of the Competition Authority, Isolde Goggin. GCR talked to Goggin, the authority’s first female leader, about her first weeks in the new role

Ricardo Napolitani has been in charge of Argentina’s National Commission for the Defence of Competition for three years. Faaez Samadi spoke to him at GCR Live’s Law Leaders Europe conference in Brussels about recent competition enforcement developments in Argentina

The Big Apple continues to hold its own as one of the country’s true centres for competition law. Ron Knox meets New York’s best and brightest

An active authority, strict antitrust rules and increasing interest from foreign companies have ensured plenty of work for Israel’s competition bar. Faaez Samadi looks at the firms taking the lead

After a summer of public unrest, Israel’s Antitrust Authority has found itself in the spotlight. The authority is keen to play its part in restoring order to the economy, but are the measures being taken to increase its powers a step too far? Faaez Samadi looks at the issues

David Gilo became the leader of Israel’s Antitrust Authority in April. Since then, historic public protests over living costs have erupted across the country, and the authority has gained significant powers to stamp out anti-competitive behaviour. Faaez Samadi speaks to Gilo about an eventful first six months in charge.

Title: Head of Antitrust Europe
Company: Michelin, Paris

Jan-Erik Svensson
Gorrissen Federspiel
Copenhagen

Niko Hukkinen and Maria Troberg
Roschier Attorneys Ltd
Helsinki

D Ziv Abramovich
Lapidot, Melchior, Abramovich & Co
Jerusalem

Ancuta Leach and Claudia Chiper
Wolf Theiss
Bucharest

Zuzana Sláviková
Wolf Theiss
Bratislava

Olle Rislund
Cederquist
Stockholm

Olle Rislund
Cederquist
Stockholm

Stephen Wu and Yvonne Hsieh
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
Taipei

Stephen Wu and Yvonne Hsieh
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
Taipei

Ronan Harty and Edward Moss
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
New York