Category: Global Blogs

Russia/Lithuania: Gazprom exits Lithuania after record fine (Competition Policy International)

Gazprom will reportedly divest its ownership in two Lithuanian gas distribution firms following Lithuania’s record-setting competition fine imposed on the Russian fuel giant.

According to reports, Russia and Lithuania had sparred in recent years over the implementation of EU rules aimed to distance gas supplies from the ownership of distribution. Lithuania …read more

US: How AT&T, Comcast mergers can help each other (Competition Policy International)

AT&T is vying for support of its proposed acquisition of DirecTV, touting the merger as a deal that would lead to service bundling and stronger competition against cable giant Comcast.

The wireless firm issued a filing to the Federal Communications Commission Thursday ahead of the regulator’s review of the $48.5 billion …read more

UK: Car insurance needs a makeover, CMA says (Competition Policy International)

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority is reportedly looking to overhaul the car insurance industry to lower prices after an investigation found unnecessary costs for customers.

According to reports, the CMA suggested placing a cap on replacement car charges sent to the insurer for the driver at fault of an accident; …read more

US: MoFo antitrust partner wins legal writing award (Competition Policy International)

A Morrison & Foerster partner and antitrust lawyer has reportedly received the Burton Award for Legal Achievement, according to reports.

Charles Barquist won the award to recognize his excellence in legal writing. Presented in conjunction with the Law Library of Congress, the award was given to Barquist for his paper, “Challenging …read more