Immediately after energy watchdog Ofgem was blamed by former energy executives for playing a part in rising energy costs, the watchdog is on the defense.
Former energy regulators filed a letter to the Competition and Markets Authority, which is now investigating the energy market at the recommendation of Ofgem, advising the …read more
The chairman of Lowenstein Sandler’s antitrust group is reportedly slated to become top administrator at the firm’s new D.C. location.
Jeffrey Blumenfeld will head Lowenstein’s new office, which will open with three relocated partners and four insurance coverage lawyers from Dickstein Shapiro.
Lowenstein announced Monday that the new, 7-attorney office has “room …read more
As Western government continue to impose sanctions against Russia following the crisis in Ukraine, reports note that officials have yet to crack down on Russia’s gas industry, even as the EU’s competition case against Gazprom remains open.
Before the Ukraine crisis, the European Commission had launched an investigation into Gazprom with …read more
The International Competition Network’s commitment to competition advocacy dates back to the network’s establishment in 2001, when ICN’s founders chose competition advocacy as one of the two areas of focus for the nascent network. Recognizing that public restraints-legislation, regulations, and policies-can have deleterious effects on markets by unnecessarily restricting competition, …read more