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• Competition law, Digital regulation — 15/06/2023

  Geradin Partners gives evidence to UK Parliament on the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill

  The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill will put in place a new regulatory regime in the UK for the Big Tech firms. The legislation… Continue

• Competition law, Digital regulation, Events and Sponsorship — 05/05/2023

  Geradin Partners to sponsor two international games law events

  Geradin Partners is proud to sponsor games law events such as Games Industry Law Unpacked in Warsaw on 9-11 May and the Games Industry Law… Continue

• Competition law, Digital regulation, Events and Sponsorship — 22/03/2023

  Geradin Partners hosts London cloud gaming event

  On 8 March, competition law firm Geradin Partners hosted an event in London about cloud gaming. It follows the launch of two major competition inquiries… Continue

• Competition law — 07/03/2023

  The Responsible Online Commerce Coalition (ROCC): Businesses team up to ensure a level playing field in e-commerce

  The Responsible Online Commerce Coalition (ROCC) is a trade association for businesses that rely on Amazon and other large online commerce platforms to reach their customers. Founded… Continue

• Competition law, Digital regulation, Interviews — 24/11/2022

  Damien Geradin interviews Andreas Schwab MEP, architect of the EU’s Digital Markets Act

  Damien Geradin, founding partner of Geradin Partners, had the opportunity to interview Andreas Schwab MEP, the Chief Rapporteur at the European Parliament who led the… Continue

• Competition law — 13/09/2022

  Geradin Partners to lead damages actions in EU and UK against Google on behalf of publishers

  Geradin Partners has today announced that it will bring parallel damages actions in the UK and the Netherlands (covering the EEA) on behalf of publishers… Continue

• Competition law, Mergers, joint ventures — 02/09/2022

  Geradin Partners represents Veolia in its €13 billion acquisition of Suez

  Partners Tom Smith and Stijn Huijts represented Veolia Environnement, a global leader in waste management, in the UK merger control aspects of its global acquisition… Continue

• Awards and recognition, Competition law — 16/12/2021

  Geradin Partners recommended in leading competition law and data protection directories – GCR 100 and GDR 100

  16 December 2021 Geradin Partners is very pleased to be recommended again in the GCR 100 list of top European competition law firms in Global… Continue

• Competition law, Digital regulation, Uncategorized — 26/11/2021

  Geradin Partners has launched a blog covering healthcare in the digital era, called The Thicket.

  Geradin Partners has launched a blog covering healthcare in the digital era, called The Thicket.   The way healthcare is provided is going through dramatic change…. Continue

• Competition law, Digital regulation — 14/06/2021

  Google fined € 220 million by French Competition Authority over abusive ad tech practices, Geradin Partners acting for complainant News Corp

  June 7, 2021 – the French Autorité de la concurrence delivered the first-ever decision in the world establishing that Google’s ad tech practices are in… Continue

• Competition law, Uncategorized — 01/05/2021

  End-product- vs component-level licensing of standard essential patents in the Internet of Things Context

  Damien Geradin and Dimitrios Katsifis publish paper on the complex issues raised by end-product- vs component-level licensing of standard essential patents in the Internet of… Continue

• Competition law — 14/07/2020

  PKN Orlen Secures European Commission’s Clearance for Grupa Lotos merger

  Geradin Partners represented PKN Orlen in securing conditional clearance from the European Commission for its proposed merger with Grupa Lotos. PKN Orlen and Grupa Lotos… Continue

• Competition law, Digital regulation, Uncategorized — 12/05/2020

  Geradin Partners sets up Platform Law Practice

  Brussels, 12 May 2020 Digital platforms like search engines, social networks, online marketplaces or app stores have dramatically changed our lives and brought considerable benefits…. Continue

• Competition law — 03/05/2020

  The antitrust case against the Apple App Store

  The Apple App Store is the only channel through which app developers may distribute their apps on iOS. First launched in 2008, the App Store… Continue

• CMA News, Competition law, Digital regulation — 20/02/2020

  Online platforms and digital advertising market study: Observations on CMA’s Interim Report

  Prof. Damien Geradin and Dimitrios Katsifis submitted their personal observations on the CMA’s Interim Report on its online platforms and digital advertising market study. Part… Continue

• Competition law, Uncategorized — 20/02/2020

  Taking a dive into Google’s Chrome cookie ban

  Thought Paper Series 14 January 2020: After months of speculation, Google finally announced its plan to phase out third-party cookies on Chrome within the next… Continue

• Competition law, Events and Sponsorship — 11/02/2020

  “Competition law enforcement in the 21st century: Are the rules and institutions fit for purpose?”

  GERADIN PARTNERS will co-sponsor the conference “Competition law enforcement in the 21st century: Are the rules and institutions fit for purpose?”, which will take place… Continue

• Competition law, GP in the News — 10/01/2020

  Vestager considers shifting burden of proof for big tech

  Damien Geradin has been quoted in this GCR article, observing that it is “a core legal principle” that enforcers or plaintiffs have the burden of… Continue

• Competition law — 16/10/2019

  ‘Trust Me, I’m Fair’: Analysing Google’s Latest Practices in Ad Tech From the Perspective of EU Competition Law

  In a first paper released in January 2019, we explained the mechanics of online display advertising and real-time bidding with a focus on the tools… Continue

• Competition law — 10/06/2019

  Google’s (Forgotten) Monopoly – Ad Technology Services on the Open Web

  This paper focuses on online display advertising, whereby publishers display advertisements on their website against remuneration. This form of advertising represents a critically important source… Continue