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Welcome to Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review – a podcast focused on antitrust enforcement, policy and practice. In a complex and noisy world, we aim to bring insight and clarity through conversations with leading individuals shaping the antitrust agenda. Hosted by Cleary Gottlieb Partner Nick Levy, each episode will feature guests from the world of antitrust, including regulators and practitioners, to discuss critical issues that are dominating the agenda. This podcast was prepared as a service to clients and friends of Cleary Gottlieb to report on recent developments that may be of interest. The information in it is therefore general, and should not be considered or relied on as legal advice.

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September 30, 202653 min

In Conversation With the Booking/eTraveli Team

In our latest Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy hosts a panel discussion of the European General Court’s judgment upholding the European Commission’s landmark prohibition of the Booking/eTraveli transaction. Enrique Gonzalez-Diaz, who represented Booking before the Court, Chris Cook, Anita Magraner Oliver, Amaryllis Müller, and RBB Economics’ Dan Gore explain the facts of the case, the significance of the Commission’s decision, and the implications of the Court’s judgment for EU merger control.

September 11, 202648 min

In Conversation With Andrew Ferguson

In our latest Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Anthony Andrew Ferguson, Chair of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the objectives of antitrust enforcement, America First Antitrust, the consumer welfare standard, the unitary executive theory, Big Tech, and much more.

July 21, 202650 min

In Conversation With Anthony Gardner

In our latest Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Anthony Gardner, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the Draghi Report, Brexit, Europe’s future, the Trump Administration, China, antitrust enforcement, and much more.

July 2, 202652 min

In Conversation With Nicolas Petit

In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Nicolas Petit, Professor of Competition Law at the European University Institute in Florence. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including Europe’s future, the Draghi Report, the purpose of competition law, the EC’s Draft Merger Guidelines, the role of innovation, Big Tech, AI, and much more.

June 22, 202651 min

In Conversation with Guillaume Loriot at GCR Live: Europe

In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Guillaume Loriot, the EC’s Head of Mergers at GCR Live: Europe. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the EC’s Draft Merger Guidelines, the Draghi Report, the jurisdictional scope of EU merger control, the role of innovation, international cooperation, and much more.

June 11, 202657 min

In Conversation With Andreas Mundt

In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Andreas Mundt, President of the German Federal Cartel Office. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the objectives of competition law, the Draghi Report, merger control, antitrust enforcement, digital regulation, international cooperation, and much more.

May 14, 20261 hr 17 min

The EC’s Draft Merger Guidelines

In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the EC’s draft Merger Guidelines. Sir Philip Lowe, Sir Jonathan Faull, Barbara Moens, Jorge Padilla, Ethel Fonseca, Kirsten Edwards-Warren, Enrique González-Díaz, Anita Magraner Oliver, and Chris Cook discuss a wide array of topics, including the importance of scale, industrial policy, dynamic competition, innovation, resilience, and efficiencies in assessing mergers.

May 6, 202654 min

In Conversation With Sarah Cardell

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive of the Competition and Markets Authority. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the objectives of competition law, the UK Government’s strategic steer, merger control, antitrust enforcement, consumer protection, digital regulation, and much more.

April 15, 20261 hr 6 min

In Conversation With Gail Slater

In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Gail Slater, former Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including the objectives of antitrust law, the conservative case for vigorous antitrust enforcement, merger control, political lobbying, digital regulation, and much more.

April 1, 202654 min

In Conversation With Bjarne Tellmann

In the latest episode of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Bjarne Tellmann, CEO of FjordStream Advisors and author of Law in the Era of AI: Clients, Firms, and the Future of the Legal Industry . Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including innovation and digital transformation in the legal industry, how AI is set to reshape the provision of legal services, and the implications of AI for corporate counsel, law firms, and law schools.