The UK’s Office of Fair Trading promoted Simon Williams to senior director of cartels and criminal enforcement on 7 April.

The UK’s Office of Fair Trading has issued its revised proposed merger control guidelines for formal consultation.

US and EU enforcement officials were unanimous at the roundtable finale of the ABA’s antitrust spring meeting, saying that contrary to popular opinion, the US and EU are on "convergent paths".

Michael Hausfeld, co-founder of plaintiff firm Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll PLLC, shares his thoughts on the cartel roundtable in GCR’s March edition.

Magic Circle firm Allen & Overy makes an appearance in the inaugural GCR 20, thanks to its size, pedigree and estimation among rivals. A&O’s 78-strong practice boasts 12 Who’s Who nominees, the majority in Europe – including Brussels partner Martin Bechtold, poached from Clifford Chance in October 2006, and Michael Reynolds, who is particularly known for his work for Sun Microsystems, one of the original complainants in the Microsoft case, which reached a conclusion at court of first instance this year.

Greg Olsen, the head of Jones Day’s competition practice in London, has rejoined his former firm, Clifford Chance.

Michael Salinger, the US Federal Trade Commission’s former chief economist, has moved to economics consultancy LECG.

The European Commission is investigating Ineos Enterprises’ acquisition of Kerling, amid concerns that the deal could reduce competition in the market for PVC.

Economics consultancy ESMT Competition Analysis has appointed a vice president from CRA International.

UK water regulator Ofwat is consulting on radical measures to boost competition in the water sector in England and Wales.

On 30 May the UK’s communications regulator, Ofcom, adopted a decision finding that an exclusive contract for the provision of broadcast access services did not violate UK or EC competition law.

To mark Global Competition Review's 10th birthday, James Clasper invited some of Washington’s top antitrust lawyers to reflect on a decade of practising law in the United States.