Victoria Mertikopoulou is a partner with KG Law based in Athens, Greece. Victoria’s practice focuses on EU Law, competition and antitrust, regulatory and compliance, digital economy and consumer protection. She has significant experience and in depth knowledge of EU law, substantive antitrust issues – cartels, decisions by associations of undertakings, vertical / distribution agreements and restrictive practices, abuse of dominance cases (exclusivity, rebates, predatory pricing, refusal to supply, discrimination, excessive prices), merger notification and control, state aid, as well as of procedural issues / settlement, leniency, commitments, investigations, sector inquiries, procedures before administrative authorities. Prior to joining KG Law Firm, she has served as a member of the Directorate General of Competition and, since 2012, as Commissioner – Rapporteur of the Hellenic Competition Commission; previously she worked as a lawyer, advising on matters of EU competition and commercial law, and as a stagiaire at the European Court of Justice. Additionally, she has substantial experience from her participation in European and International organizations (European Competition Network, OECD, ICN). Victoria is a regular contributor and author for some of the leading industry publications. She has also given lectures at conferences and universities on her areas of expertise.
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Over the last years, technological evolution and online platforms have brought radical changes to the European Union single market. In response to that, and in order to establish a modern legal framework which responds to the challenges of the digital era, the European Commission is consulting (...)
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In May 2020, the summary of a study of a Finnish research and consulting firm commissioned by the HCC was published on the competitiveness of the Greek mobile data connectivity market. In particular, the Hellenic Competition Commission (“HCC”) has requested from an independent Finnish (...)
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On October 25th, 2019 the Hellenic Competition Commission (the “HCC”), announced the launch of a public consultation of its revised methodology and criteria for the prioritization of cases (the draft “Prioritization Notice”) in order to facilitate its implementation and improve compliance and (...)
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According to the Digital Economy and Society Index 2019 (DESI 2019), Greece ranks 26th amongst EU countries in fast broadband coverage per household. In particular, only 66% of homes have access to fast internet of above 30 Mbps, far below the EU coverage of 83%, and less than 1% have access (...)
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Application of the EU P2B Regulation Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 (‘P2B Regulation’), issued on June 20th, 2019, refers to businesses dealing with online intermediation services and business whose websites are ranked by online search engines, and aims to ensure more transparent conditions in (...)
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The existence and application of the so-called "efficiency defence" in Article 102 TFEU has been an issue of serious contention over the last years. The 2009 Guidance Paper gave new impetus to the notion. The articles below provide an EU and a national perspective. The existence, legitimacy (...)
