Happy New Year to OCA listeners everywhere! Antitrust was a hot topic in 2024, and it's poised to get even hotter in 2025. In Our Curious Amalgam's year-end special episode, six of our regular hosts offer their perspectives on 2024's notable developments and trends in criminal antitrust enforcement, monopolization and merger challenges, international competition law, consumer protection, and data privacy. Listen to practitioners' insights regarding the emerging topics and themes of the coming year that will no doubt be featured in future OCA episodes.

With special guests:

Brendan Coffman, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods LLP, James Hunsberger, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP and Derek Jackson, Cohen & Gresser LLP

Hosted by:

Alicia Downey, Downey Law LLC and Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

India is now one of the most important competition law jurisdictions in the world. With direct court action against anti-competitive practices not an option, how can a third party seek to persuade the Competition Commission of India to become involved? Abir Roy, partner and co-founder of Sarvada Legal, joins Matthew Reynolds and Matthew Hall to discuss the underlying rules and practical issues involved in bringing an information (complaint) before the CCI. Listen to this episode to learn more about precedent cases, the evidence required, the various stages of an investigation, timeframes, confidentiality, remedies, the availability of compensation and other issues involved in this area.

With special guest:

Abir Roy, partner and co-founder, Sarvada Legal

Related Links:

Order in Alphabet/Google case 2022
Order in Alphabet/Google case 2024
Competition Commission of India webpage (Filing of Information)
Competition Commission of India press release (Meta fine)

Hosted by:

Matthew Reynolds, Huth Reynolds LLP and Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods London LLP

The FTC's unfair competition enforcement policy under FTC Act Section 5 has frequently been in the headlines the past two years. What is the history of Section 5 enforcement and how has the Commission utilized this tool since issuing its 2022 Policy Statement on unfair methods of competition? Hosts Jeny Maier and Sergei Zaslavsky explore the many aspects of Section 5 unfair competition enforcement with guest Dan Graulich. Listen to this episode to learn about the past, present, and potential future of the FTC's unfair competition enforcement policy.

With special guest:

Daniel Graulich, Baker & McKenzie LLP

Related Links:

FTC 2022 Policy Statement

The FTC's Section 5 Initiatives: Where Things Stand Under the Biden Administration

Hosted by:

Jeny Maier, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP and Sergei Zaslavsky, O’Melveny & Myers LLP