Law — Publications

ProMarket - The EU’s Merger Guidelines Risk Undermining Their Own Progress

Max von Thun and Claire Lavin argue that merger guideline progress is undermined by the introduction of a bias for scale and efficiency loopholes, which give large corporations more paths to complete a merger.

Tech Policy Press - Google and Apple’s Anti-DMA Lobbying Strategy Goes All-in on Security and Privacy

Open Markets Europe policy analyst George Colville published a piece condemning an aggressive lobbying strategy mounted by Google and Apple to reframe interoperability mandated by the EU’s Digital Markets Act as threats to user privacy and security.

Project Syndicate - Europe Should Reject US-Style Competitiveness

Legal director Sandeep Vaheesan emphasizes that Europe doesn’t need to copy America’s model to be competitive; it should double down on strong competition policy to avoid the economic imbalances and harms baked into the US approach.