GCR December 2011
In this issue:
Surveys: New York, Israel US Assistant Attorney General Year in review Isolde Goggin interview Ricardo Napolitani interview
Journal Feature
The holding pattern
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
European competition law snapshot: 2011 reviewed
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
An interview with Isolde Goggin
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
An interview with Ricardo Napolitani
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
Country Survey: USA
New York’s finest
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
Country Survey: Israel
Israel’s competition bar
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
Centre stage
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
An interview with David Gilo
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.
Corporate Counsel
Corporate counsel interview: Johanne Peyre
Title: Head of Antitrust Europe
Company: Michelin, Paris
Global Briefing
DENMARK: Danish Competition Council closes case after commitments to amend voluntary industrial standard
Jan-Erik Svensson
Gorrissen Federspiel
Copenhagen
FINLAND: New Finnish Competition Act in force
Niko Hukkinen and Maria Troberg
Roschier Attorneys Ltd
Helsinki
ISRAEL: Commissioner targets switchgear cartel
D Ziv Abramovich
Lapidot, Melchior, Abramovich & Co
Jerusalem
ROMANIA: Competition Council investigates fuel market
Ancuta Leach and Claudia Chiper
Wolf Theiss
Bucharest
SLOVAKIA: Significant amendments to merger control rules
Zuzana Sláviková
Wolf Theiss
Bratislava
SWEDEN: Court imposes record fines for margin squeeze
Olle Rislund
Cederquist
Stockholm
SWEDEN: Swedish dairy merger puts into question the relevance of failing firm
Olle Rislund
Cederquist
Stockholm
TAIWAN: Raise in maximum amount of fine and adoption of leniency programme for cartels under the TFTA
Stephen Wu and Yvonne Hsieh
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
Taipei
TAIWAN: TFTC imposed fines on parallel pricing
Stephen Wu and Yvonne Hsieh
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
Taipei
UNITED STATES: DoJ’s first unilateral conduct case in over a decade resolved
Ronan Harty and Edward Moss
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
New York


