Thomas has particular experience advising clients on allegations of anticompetitive practices, including several significant Article 102 investigations by the European Commission – Qualcomm (exclusivity payments), Qualcomm (predation) and TSMC (pricing practices). He has also advised on a range of merger cases across the EU and national jurisdictions, including: NVIDIA/Arm, Discovery/Warner Media, Amazon/MGM, Google/Fitbit, FCA Group/PSA, Disney/Fox, General Electric/Danaher, Marsh & McClennan/JLT, Hutchison 3G UK/Telefonica Ireland, Hutchison 3G Italy/Wind. Thomas has sectoral experience across a range of industries, with a focus on technology, intellectual property, media and telecommunications.
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Understanding competition between ecosystems is increasingly important in competition cases concerning digital markets. This article contributes to the debate on reforming the traditional approach to market definition in digital markets, calling for an increased focus on indirect ecosystem (...)
