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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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Litigation
Dispute in the cement and concrete markets – ongoing
Lear is assisting a major producer of cement and concrete in several damages claims brought by clients active at different levels of the supply chain. The actions for damages follow an investigation by the Italian Competition Authority which had found that companies in the market for cement had coordinated their pricing behaviour. Lear’s economists are […] Read more
Litigation
Assessment of damages in the retail electricity market for alleged unfair commercial practices – ongoing
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. Lear developed economic arguments aimed at showing that the request for damages was unfounded as the […] Read more
Litigation
Damage assessment for a breach of contract in the cloud services sector – ongoing
Lear is assisting a leading operator active in the telecommunication sector which participated to a tender aimed to secure suppliers of cloud services for Italian public organizations. The tender required Lear’s client to partner up with a cloud services provider, which decided to withdraw from the agreement shortly after Lear’s client’s bid was declared successful. […] Read more
Litigation
Dispute on the contributions due to fund the telecom regulator
Lear provided an Italian telecom operator with an economic analysis aimed at proving that the criteria used by the sector regulator to determine the contributions due to fund its regulatory activities are discriminatory, unfair and likely to distort competition.
Competition Economics
Alleged abuse of dominant position in the online advertising sector
Lear assisted an association representing the Italian online advertising industry in setting out how the conducts of certain market participants may constitute a breach of art. 102 TFEU, with the aim of reporting it to the Italian Competition Authority. The Italian Competition Authority decided to launch an investigation aimed at ascertaining the existence of such […] Read more
Competition Economics, State Aid
Quantification of damages eligible for State aid during COVID-19 outbreak
Lear has been appointed by an Italian company active at national level to quantify the damages eligible for support under the fifth amendment of the Temporary Framework for State Aid, which aims at providing companies with a contribution to compensate for the lower revenues due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. Lear’s analysis provides an in-depth […] Read more
Competition Economics
Regulation in the sector of TV and online media services and tlc services
Lear has been appointed by the leading private TV and online media firm in Italy to provide support in connection with the sector regulator AGCOM’s procedure to evaluate the risks related to common ownerships in media and tlc firms, a position held by one of the media company’s shareholder. Lear’s task has been to provide […] Read more
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