ALLEGED HORIZONTAL AGREEMENT IN THE MARKET FOR OPERATING LEASE IN ROMANIA

Lear’s economists assisted the members of ASLO (Asociatia Societatilor de Leasing Operational), i.e. the Romanian industry trade association of operating leasing companies, investigated by the Romanian Competition Council for having allegedly enabled an exchange of sensitive commercial information among its associates. In order to rebut the allegations of the Romanian Competition Council, Lear developed analyses seeking to show that the level of aggregation of information exchanged among ASLO members could not enable coordination due to significant product heterogeneity.