Javier Perez on FIFA as a no-poach buyer cartel, first panel of 48th CLASF workshop Universidade Porto

Rugby 🏉 time after lunch at CLASF Richard Bunworth , University College Dublin “Home Advantage: The Irish Rugby Football Union's Eligibility Restrictions in Light of the Diarra Case” at 48th CLASF workshop on competition law in the sporting context, at Universidade Porto

Final panel of 48th CLASF workshop at Universidade Porto “Widening the Lens: Sports Authorities and Organizations and the Role for Competition Law” featuring interventions bu Andreas Stephan & Peter Dawson, Angus MacCulloch Barry Rodger

I often hear arguments for national and 'public interest' in merger control. Perhaps. But where's the line? Why not include regional and inter-regional policies too? Francisco Marcos' recent post masterfully highlights the risks of such political expansionism truthonthemarket.com/2025/06/19/how…

Great piece by Francisco Marcos! This is an affront to the rule of law. "How Spain Is Politely Killing a Bank Merger": truthonthemarket.com/2025/06/19/how…

Mañana se celebra en la NovaSBE el Congreso Anual de AEDE en el que participará nuestro of counsel Francisco Marcos con la ponencia "The Unclaimed Bill: Why Public Entities Fail to Seek Antitrust Damages" aede-laweconomics.eu/cogreso-2025

Hoy martes dia 1 de julio con ola de calor, el Retiro permanece cerrado . Con hoy son 18 días en 2025 que el parque está totalmente cerrado . A este ritmo se cerrará mas de un mes este año. José Luis Martínez-Almeida se va al Club de Campo , que es privado y no se ve afectado .

Another great piece on the BBVA-Sabadell merger (and the government's illegal intervention on it) by Francisco Marcos: "Merger Control or Political Tool? Lessons from Spain’s Attempt to Stall the Sabadell Merger": truthonthemarket.com/2025/07/08/mer… (via Truth on the Market).

Ayer, salvando el monzón que está dando tregua, logramos ascender al Sharong Peak… y tuvimos una maravillosa sorpresa….

Francisco Marcos Truth on the Market truthonthemarket.com/2025/08/12/tru…

ICYMI: a Truth on the Market post by Francisco Marcos examines how the DOJ's recently applied "truth cartel" theory risks weaponizing the Sherman Act against editorial discretion, violating the First Amendment, and undermining consumer welfare. 🔗 in comments

XLIV CLASF workshop “Industrial Policy, Mercantilism, and Competition Law in a Post-Draghi World” Friday 26/9/25 , Collège de France, 75005 Paris Amphithéâtre Mireille Delmas-Marty (salle 5) Place Marcelin-Berthelot, 75231 Paris Cedex 05