Wladimir Soltmann

May 1, 2024 | mondaq.com | Rachel J. Lamorte |Kathryn Lloyd |Wladimir Soltmann |Katherine F. Aragon

Recent years have seen explosive growth in online platforms, from e-commerce to professional networking to app stores. This has raised questions about the balance between access to platforms and the right of a competitor to choose its business partners. While its application to digital firms is still in its nascency, for in-house counsel, establishing familiarity with the Essential Facilities Doctrine (EFD) will be critical for risk assessment and compliance with competition laws.

Jan 3, 2024 | lexology.com | Nathalie Jalabert-Doury |Jean-Maxime Blutel |Wladimir Soltmann

IntroductionIncreased activity in conglomerate mergersTackling inflation in French overseas territoriesIncreased attention to transactions below FCA's jurisdictional thresholdsCommentIntroductionA review of the French Competition Authority's (FCA) merger control activity during the year 2023 sheds light on several notable trends.

Sep 8, 2023 | mondaq.com | Wladimir Soltmann

Published in the On-Topic Patent Hold-up and the pharmaceutical sector Authored by Wladimir Soltmann, the article focuses on how patent hold-up – at the confluence of competition law and intellectual property law – is handled by US courts. In recent years, patent hold-up has raised a number of difficulties in both the United States and the European Union.

Jul 3, 2023 | mondaq.com | Nathalie Jalabert-Doury |Wladimir Soltmann

Find out in the article Pratiques anticoncurrentielles : recours indemnitaires en cas d'entente : les avancées obtenues par les acheteurs publics, written by Nathalie Jalabert-Doury and Wladimir Soltmann, the greater threats companies face in the event of anti-competitive collusion in the context of public procurement contracts. To read this complete article visit Le Moniteur des Travaux Publics et du Bâtiment (French language/subscription required).