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Last month, we reported on the landmark Advocate General (AG) opinion in Illumina/GRAIL. The AG...more
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The Italian Annual Market and Competition Law (Law n. 214/2023, the Law) came into effect on 31 December 2023. The Law aims to foster competition as a driver for efficiency and economic growth, in line with the Italian...more
IAA granted significant new powers under Italian Annual Market and Competition Law 2021....more
In a long-awaited decision published on 31 May 2021, the IAA found that Leadiant infringed Article 102 TFEU through a multifaceted strategy that led to it obtaining an excessive price for its CDCA Leadiant® medicine. A number...more
On 31 May 2022, the Italian Competition Authority (ICA) published its decision sanctioning the pharmaceutical company Leadiant EUR3.5 million for charging excessive prices for the sale of an orphan drug....more
This newsletter is a summary of the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Emilio De Giorgi, partner based in Milan, is our editor this month (learn more about Emilio in our Q&A feature at the...more
This newsletter is our take on the antitrust developments we think are most interesting to your business. Emilio De Giorgi, head of our Italian antitrust practice, based in Milan, is our editor this month....more
On October 4 the IAA has adopted the guidelines on how to structure an antitrust compliance programme and its treatment in the context of an antitrust investigation. They make clear that only compliance programme satisfying...more