Category: Global Blogs

US: Antitrust lawyer marks first non-IP hire for DLA Piper (Competition Policy International)

The co-chairman of DLA Piper’s antitrust unit has reportedly joined Baker & Hostetler, its first expansion of the Philadelphia office beyond an intellectual property focus.

Reports say DLA Piper’s Carl Hittinger will join the Philadelphia firm as partner and litigation coordinator. His hiring marks the first non-IP addition to the Baker …read more

China: Priceline thwarts major travel booking merger plans (Competition Policy International)

Two of China’s largest online travel booking sites are in discussions to merge, but the plans have been derailed thanks to US-based Priceline’s entrance into the picture.

Ctrip and rival Qunar have been in merger discussion for two years. But their market share is small compared to Priceline, which is worth …read more

US: FCC’s Wheeler may regulate the Internet like phones (Competition Policy International)

The Federal Communications Commission has continued to controversially explore the idea of Net Neutrality and how to regulate the Internet as FCC Commissioner Tom Wheeler said officials are now considering regulating the Internet like phones.

According to reports, the FCC is considering ruling the Internet like phone companies are regulated to …read more

EU: Chamber of Commerce slams China for unfair intimidation practices (Competition Policy International)

The European Union Chamber of Commerce has acknowledged what it called an “alarming” trend from China regarding its antirust crackdown on foreign companies, and is reportedly speaking out to defend the treatment of the probed firms.

The chamber said this week that it has received reports of Chinese regulators employing intimidation …read more