GCR December 2009/January 2010
2009: The Year in Review
Journal Feature
Italy's competition bar
Italy’s Antitrust Authority provides a steady stream of work for both foreign and domestic firms. Emily Gray met the firms that are jostling for position.
Balancing act
With Italy’s Antitrust Authority handling an increasing number of consumer protection cases, competition specialists are concerned about the level of antitrust enforcement in the country. Emily Gray travelled to Rome to find out more about the developments at the authority.
An interview with Antonio Catricala
Italy’s Antitrust Authority has faced criticism for relying on commitments to resolve competition concerns and for neglecting antitrust enforcement in favour of consumer protection cases. Emily Gray asked Antonio Catricalà, chair of the authority, to respond.
European competition law snapshot - 2009 reviewed
Tony Reeves, partner at Clifford Chance LLP in Brussels, takes a look at DG Comp’s record in 2009, as part of Global Competition Review’s 2009 Competition Law Review conference
Enforcement priorities in the new administration
Remarks of Commissioner J Thomas Rosch of the US Federal Trade Commission at Global Competition Review’s 2009 Competition Law Review in Brussels, on 17 November
Competition policy challenges in Europe
Keynote speech by Philip Lowe, director general of DG Competition, at Global Competition Review’s 2009 Competition Law Review in Brussels, on 17 November
Enforcers' roundtable
At the round table session of GCR’s 2009 Competition Law Review conference, enforcers each presented three of the year’s greatest policy issues. Here we provide an abridged version of their comments
Country Survey: USA
New York Giants
The busiest city in America has a long and distinguished legal tradition. Many of the great American law firms were born here, while those from other parts of the US need to be here to be taken seriously. For law firms, New York matters. Peter Scott visited the leading antitrust practices
An interview with Jonathan Leibowitz
As the first chair of the Obama-era Federal Trade Commission, a lot is expected of Jonathan Leibowitz. Peter Scott met him in Washington, DC
Corporate Counsel
Corporate counsel interview
Anny Tubbs, Unilever



