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Mexico’s New Merger Filing Fee Regime: Analysis and Comparative Perspective

 |  May 18, 2026

  By Alejandra Palacios Prieto   On December 19th, 2025, the National Antitrust Commission (Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio, “CNA”) published an official resolution[1] approving the new fees payable for the receipt, review, and processing of each merger notification (the “Fee Resolution”). The new framework introduces a tiered system that represents a...

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Africa
Competition Law and Greedflation: Lessons from Nigeria
 |  Feb 2, 2026

By: Folakunmi Pinheiro*   I. Introduction Many countries have faced record inflation levels in recent years, driven by pandemic-induced economic responses and the war in Ukraine. Nigeria has been no...

Asia
2025: The Year Chinese Merger Control Came Back!
 |  Jan 16, 2026

By: Adrian Emch[1]   I. Introduction 2025 proved a busy year for merger control in China, as the State Administration for Market Regulation (“SAMR”) – China’s antitrust authority – beefs...

Latin America
Mexico’s New Merger Filing Fee Regime: Analysis and Comparative Perspective
 |  May 18, 2026

  By Alejandra Palacios Prieto   On December 19th, 2025, the National Antitrust Commission (Comisión Nacional Antimonopolio, “CNA”) published an official resolution[1] approving the new fees payable for the receipt,...

South Asia
Defining the Undefined: GMV and the Measurement Gap in India’s Digital Merger Control
 |  Apr 17, 2026

  By: Ravi Gangal[i]   In 2024, the Indian merger control regime was overhauled, introducing a deal value threshold (DVT) that mandates notification for transactions valued above INR 20 billion...

Europe
Tackling High Fuel Prices: Germany’s New Competition Law Toolkit
 |  Apr 7, 2026

By Lukas Rengier & Friedrich Preetz[i] Germany has just enacted a “Fuel Measures Package” (Kraftstoffmaßnahmenpaket) to counter high fuel prices. The new legislation introduces significant changes to German competition law,...

US & Canada
Enforcement Harmony: Keeping Competition Regulation and Due Process in Sync
 |  Dec 2, 2025

By: John M. Taladay and Christine Ryu-Naya*   I. Introduction Effective competition regulation seeks to foster a level playing field and promote market efficiency. To do so, some authorities are...

ICN
Happy Birthday, ICN
 |  Dec 5, 2021

By Eleanor Fox1   Happy Birthday, ICN, from a fan who knew you when. But don’t lie on laurels bed. You have lots of work ahead. It is a pleasure to wish the ICN a happy birthday and many more. I remember well when ICN was just a gleam in a few eyes. I was […]

Oceania
Public Tenders and Competition Law: Are We Acting Competitively in Australia?
 |  May 15, 2024

By Leandra Diem* & Barbora Jedličková**   The concept of competition law as it relates to public procurement is not a particularly common topic of discussion in Australia. Unlike in Switzerland...

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Cartel
Criminal Antitrust Enforcement by the California Attorney General: What Can We Expect?
 |  Aug 15, 2024

By Niall E. Lynch & Sydney Kirlan-Stout*   I. Introduction Dating to 1907, California’s Cartwright Act1 is the primary state law through which private plaintiffs and state agencies challenge allegedly...

IP Law
What’s FRAND Got to Do With It: How Will Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory Terms be Determined for Accessing Digital Platforms?
 |  Mar 17, 2024

By Richard S. Taffet and Nina Jayne Carroll1   I. INTRODUCTION FRAND is now a well-recognized acronym referring to licensing standard essential patents (“SEPs”) on fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms....