News & Events

Some of the events, conferences, publications and projects we have worked on are listed below. Some other projects are not listed as we must respect client confidentiality in sensitive areas.

19 June 2018 - Cartels, Competition Economics

The Italian Competition Authority’s investigation against Kedrion and Grifols

The Italian Competition Authority (ICA) has started an investigation into Kedrion and Grifols, two providers of therapeutic products derived from human blood plasma, for their joint participation in a tender launched by the Italian Healthcare System (SSN). The ICA is concerned that the joint bid has unduly restricted competition for the award of the tender. Read more

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15 June 2018 - #Economics, Antitrust, Competition Law

Paolo at Trento Summer School 2018

The fourth edition of the Trento Summer School on Advanced EU Competition Law & Economics will take place in Moena (Italian Dolomites) from 17th to 24th June 2018.
This event is organized by the Osservatorio Permanente sull’Applicazione delle Regole di Concorrenza and provides the opportunity to deepen the relationship between competition law and economics by anlayzing competition rules from both a theoretical and empirical perspective. Read more

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12 June 2018 - Competition Economics, Cooperation and Vertical Agreements

Italian Competition Authority’s investigation against RadioTaxi

The Italian Competition Authority (ICA) is investigating into the top three cab dispatching companies operating in Rome – including Lear’s client Radiotaxi 3570 –  for the alleged foreclosure effects of the non-compete clause which prevents taxi drivers associated with one of the three cab dispatching companies from accepting calls for service from competitors. Read more

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7 June 2018 - #Economics

Paolo Buccirossi intervening at a conference organized by Banca d’Italia

Banca d’Italia and Consiglio di Stato organized a conference on “Administrative Justice and demands of the economic system”, which took place at Koch Palace in Rome on 6th June. Paolo Buccirossi has taken part to a roundtable discussing the role of economic analysis within administrative proceedings. Read more

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29 May 2018 - Policy Assessment, State aid

Lear has been awarded a Framework Contract for the provision of services in the area of State aid policy for DG Competition

The subject of this FWC is to conduct evaluation and impact assessment studies regarding one or more State aid policy instruments (legislation, guidelines, notice etc.) from an inter-disciplinary perspective and in accordance with the Commission’s binding evaluation and impact assessment standards. Read more

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16 May 2018 - Public Procurement, Technical Assistance, Training

Workshop on Recommendations for an enhanced public procurement system in Serbia

On 9^th of May 2018, Lear organized this Workshop in Belgrade in collaboration with the Serbian Ministry of Public Administration and Local Self-Government.
The Workshop was the occasion to present the Strategic Vision and the Recommendations for an enhanced public procurement system in Serbia. Read more

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4 May 2018 - Competition Economics, Mergers

New publication on “ Concorrenza, mercato e diritto dei consumatori”

Paolo Buccirossi and Salvatore Nava have contributed to the volume “Concorrenza, mercato e diritto dei consumatori”. The volume aims at providing a comprehensive view on competition law and consumer protection, also in light of the most recent case law. The volume also looks at the interaction between law and economics when it comes to competition matters. Read more

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28 March 2018

Vacancies for a junior consultant

Lear is looking for a Junior Consultant to support its existing staff on the delivery of their current portfolio of work and to build on the continuing success and growth of its business. Read more

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20 March 2018 - #Economics, #Europeanlaw

Lear is a partner of the European Master in Law and Economics (EMILE)

The programme, organized by the Erasmus Mundus Law and Economics Consortium, provides the unique opportunity for interdisciplinary studies of law and economics at two or three European and non-European universities.
More info on EMILE can be found here

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14 March 2018 - Cooperation, Public Procurement, Remedies

Regional conference of the bodies in South-Eastern Europe in charge of remedies in public procurement

On 15th of March 2018, the first Regional Conference of the review bodies dealing with complaints in the field of public procurement will take place in Belgrade.
The Conference – organized by LEAR – will gather presidents and representatives of the review bodies of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. Read more