Wednesday, 01 February 2012
Chile’s National Competition Tribunal (TDLC) has fined two of the country’s largest pharmaceutical companies US$38 million for colluding to fix the price of drugs. It is the largest penalty ever imposed by the authority.
Friday, 13 January 2012
Chile’s Supreme Court has upheld the National Competition Tribunal’s fine of Radio Bio-Bio, rejecting appeals from both the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) and the radio station itself.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Chile’s Free Competition Defence Court has suspended the merger of telecom companies Entel and GTD after the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) highlighted potentially anti-competitive effects and suggested a number of remedies.
Wednesday, 04 January 2012
Chile’s Competition Tribunal has fined Liberty Media’s owner John Malone 1.9 billion pesos (US$3.6 million) for failing to respect remedies imposed on a merger. It is the first time Chile has fined an individual for infringing commitments in a merger review.
Friday, 16 December 2011
Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence (CADE) has approved a US$3.2 billion merger between Brazilian airline TAM and Chilean flag carrier LAN – but lawyers say time will tell whether conditions imposed are sufficient to prevent excessive concentration on certain routes serviced by the new company.
Tuesday, 06 December 2011
For the first time, Chile’s National Economic Prosecutor (FNE) used its search-and-seize powers to open cartel proceedings.
Thursday, 24 November 2011
Two Coca-Cola bottling companies in Chile have agreed with four rivals to stop using exclusionary practices, bringing an end to an abuse of dominance trial against them.
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
Chilean domestic airline PAL has withdrawn its appeal before the country’s Supreme Court against the merger of rival Latin American carriers LAN and TAM.
Thursday, 06 October 2011
Chile’s Supreme Court will review the clearance of the merger between airlines LAN and TAM, together called LATAM, after both companies and a rival challenged the country’s National Competition Tribunal’s (TDLC) conditional clearance of the deal.
Thursday, 22 September 2011
Rival Latin American carriers LAN Airlines and TAM Linhas Aereas say they are still processing the implications of a decision by a Chilean competition court to attach nearly a dozen structural and behavioural conditions to the companies’ proposed merger.
Wednesday, 08 June 2011
Chile’s National Economic Prosecutor (FNE) has launched two proceedings at the country’s Competition Tribunal against five bus companies for colluding to fix prices, allocate markets, and block new entrants across the country.
Premium Article - Thursday, 28 April 2011
Urenda Rencoret Orrego & Dörr Abogados has hired Ignacio Barón as head of the firm’s antitrust practice.
Premium Article - Thursday, 21 April 2011
Chile’s National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE) has launched proceedings against two Coca-Cola bottling companies for allegedly abusing their dominance.
Premium Article - Monday, 18 April 2011
Featured In: April 2011 (Vol. 14 Iss. 4)
Chile is a rising star in the Latin American competition world. Its antitrust enforcer, the National Economic Prosecutor’s Office (FNE), is among the most respected in the region, ready and willing to bring cases in a country where litigation reigns supreme. Ron Knox explores which competition practices are thriving amid the changes
Premium Article - Monday, 18 April 2011
Featured In: April 2011 (Vol. 14 Iss. 4)
A year ago, Felipe Irarrázabal left the private bar to take over as head of Chile’s National Economic Prosecutor’s Office. Since then, he has overseen one of the most high-profile merger challenges in the country’s history, as well as the first criminal prosecutions for price-fixing. Ron Knox asks him to reflect on the past year
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