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Litigation
Damages estimation for alleged abuse of dominance in the market for electricity distribution
Lear assisted one of the main distributor in the Italian electricity market in developing defensive strategies apt to rebut the accusations of abuse of dominance made (along 2019) by two different companies active in the retail electricity market. In the first case, Lear assisted its client in developing a defensive strategy against the competitor’s accusation […] Read more
Litigation
Assessment of damages in the retail electricity market for alleged unfair commercial practices
Lear is assisting a leading operator in the electricity retail market in a damages action started by a competitor. The competitor claims that Lear’s client has implemented unfair commercial practices aimed at winning back customers switched to the competitor.
Policy Assessment
Public consultation on regulation of airports tariffs
Lear assisted one of the main Italian airport operators in the preparation of its position paper in the public consultation issued by the Italian Transport Regulator concerning its proposals for the regulation of airport charges.
Procurement
Economics impact evaluation of the adoption of auction mechanisms alternative to the sealed bid first price
Lear provided an independent economic assessment for an Italian waste management and recycling consortium on the optimal auction mechanism to adopt for the allocation of the collected material. Starting from a thourough economic literature review of all the auction mechanisms (i.e. sealed bid-first price, English auction, Dutch auction and Vickrey auction), Lear carried out economic […] Read more
Litigation
Damages quantification in the e-commerce sector
Lear was appointed by a firm active in the e-commerce sector to quantify the damage arising from an abuse of dominant position by a competitor in an adjacent market. The abuse of dominant position was ascertained by the European Commission.
Litigation
Dispute in the Italian copyright sector
Lear assisted an Italian collecting society in rebutting a damages claim made by one of its competitors. The competitor alleged inter alia to have been denied access to information constituting an essential input to operate in the market and estimated damages accordingly.
Litigation
Dispute in the Italian broadcasting sector
Lear assisted an Italian broadcaster claiming damages resulting from discrimination in promotion efforts. Lear economists were involved in proceedings before the court appointed expert aimed at ascertaining the extent of the discrimination that the broadcaster was subjected to.
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