GCR May 2011
Surveys: Washington, DC Spain India's Competition Law United States v AU Optronics Corp IATA interview
Journal Feature
Restraining liberty before a verdict is in sight
The US Department of Justice’s antitrust division is unforgiving in its fight against international cartels. Jason Brown, Mark S Popofsky and Anthony Biagioli of Ropes & Gray LLP, take an in-depth look at United States v AU Optronics Corp and the DoJ’s broader policy of imposing travel restrictions in international cartel cases.
India’s Competition Act
As the Competition Commission of India prepares for merger control provisions to take effect, Varun Chopra, advocate at the Supreme Court of India, takes a look at the development of the country’s competition law.
Country Survey: Spain
Born again
The competition team at Martínez-Lage has operated under several guises in its 25 years at the forefront of Spanish antitrust enforcement. Emily Gray looks at the firm’s latest incarnation.
Spain's competition bar: new entrants
International competition groups are making headway in the Spanish market, which was traditionally dominated by domestic firms. Emily Gray looks at three antitrust practices winning plaudits – and cases – in Madrid. Baker & McKenzie, Hogan Lovells and Linklaters LLP are all new entrants to GCR’s Spain survey.
Country Survey: USA
Washington, DC’s leading firms for government antitrust
On the occasion of the 59th annual ABA Spring Meeting, Rachel Bull and Ron Knox visited Washington, DC to conduct GCR’s largest government antitrust survey
An interview with Jon Leibowitz
As US Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz begins his second term at the agency, Rachel Bull asks him about the ever-present clearance battles with the DoJ, the commission’s ceaseless fight against pay-for-delay deals and whether a Google investigation is on the cards
An interview with Christine Varney
April marked two years since Christine Varney took over as head of the US Department of Justice’s antitrust division. Ron Knox asks her about the DoJ’s enforcement record, personnel changes at the division and the use of section 2 as a tool to challenge single-firm conduct
Country Survey: Spain
An interview with Luis Berenguer
Luis Berenguer has led Spain’s National Competition Commission (CNC) since its inception in 2007. After making the agency one of the most active competition enforcers in the world, he is now preparing to step down. Emily Gray interviewed him
Spanish Inquisition
Spain’s National Competition Commission is facing a backlash from companies who claim its aggressive enforcement actions violate their fundamental rights of defence. Emily Gray investigates
Spain’s competition bar
The hyperactivity of Spain’s National Competition Commission has helped to render antitrust lawyers immune from the effects of a struggling economy. Emily Gray looks at the Spanish competition practices riding the wave of behavioural cases being generated by the CNC.
Corporate Counsel
An interview with Leslie Allan Lugo
Title: Senior legal counsel and division counsel
Company: International Air Transport Association
Age: 53
Previous employment: American Airlines in Texas, Crowell & Moring LLP in Washington, DC
Global Briefing
TAIWAN: Fair Trade Commission fines two airlines for unreasonable vertical restraints
Stephen Wu and Yvonne Hsieh
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
Taipei
TAIWAN: Commission issues precedent-setting patent pool decision
Stephen Wu and Yvonne Hsieh
Lee and Li, Attorneys-at-Law
Taipei
DENMARK: Bid-rigging on the Danish market for laboratory analyses
Jan-Erik Svensson
Gorrissen Federspiel
Copenhagen
CROATIA: New block exemption regulations take effect
Danijel Pribanic´
Wolf Theiss
Zagreb



