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Here you can find the recent competition policy and public procurement projects in which Lear has been involved.
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Damage quantification for a major football team
Lear is assisting Milan A.C. in the damages action against three media agencies who, according to a decision by the Italian Competition Authority, coordinated their bids for the tender for the broadcasting rights of Italian football matches abroad. Lear is also assisting the Lega Serie A , the top Italian football league, in the same […] Read more
Litigation
Unfair commercial practices in the banking sector
Lear assisted Deutsch Bank in lodging an appeal against a decision of the AGCM who sanctioned the bank for an unfair practice in the provision of investment services to retail customers. In setting the sanction, the AGCM took into account the alleged harm caused by the illegal practice. Lear’s submission shows that the damage estimation […] Read more
Litigation
Damage assessment in a margin squeeze case
Lear has been appointed by one of the main mobile and fixed telecom operators to support it in the appeal against a judgement of the Court of Milan who condemned it to pay damages for around € 54 mln. Paolo Buccirossi acted as the party’s economic expert to work along the court appointed expert to […] Read more
Litigation
Arbitration dispute in the Mexican market for fixed satellite services
Eutelsat, a French satellite operator, has initiated a dispute against the Mexican Government, in relation to the requirement of partially reserving its capacity on the satellites located in the orbital positions assigned to Mexico for the free and exclusive use of the Government.
Litigation
Damages quantification in the telecommunication sector
Lear has been appointed by one of the main operators active in the retail sector of telecommunication services in order to quantify the damage arising from the abuse of dominant position by a competitor, which has been ascertained by the Italian Competition Authority. Lear’s economists are developing arguments apt to support client’s request, using econometric […] Read more
Litigation
Damages quantification in the IT services sector for universities and public administrations
Lear has been appointed by an Italian e-business systems provider for universities and public administrations to quantify the damage resulting from the illicit conducts of the largest Italian university consortium operating in the same sector. The consortium, operating together with the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research (MIUR), breached the European state aid law […] Read more
Litigation
Damages quantification in the football broadcasting rights market
In 2019, three media agencies were sanctioned by the Italian Competition Authority for coordinating their bids for the tender, organized by the Italian football league, for the broadcasting rights of Italian football matches abroad. The damage quantification was assessed by Lear itself. In this context, Lear economists have been appointed ex post to apportion the […] Read more
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