Robert holds a MA in European Union Law (Merit) and post-graduate Diploma (Merit) from King’s College, London. He holds a Juris Doctorate Degree, is a Member of the New York Bar and received his B.A. in English (magna cum laude) from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. Robert is interested in various aspects of EU Law, but particularly European Competition Law and the Single Market. He has also written for European Competition Law Review, Global Competition Litigation Review and is a regular contributor to the King’s College London European Union Law Blog.
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On July 11, 2014 in Sasol and Others v European Commission , the General Court considered whether a presumption providing for the liability of parent companies due to the anti-competitive conduct of their subsidiary constituted an error of law and whether an incorrect legal standard had been (...)
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On June 19, 2014, in FLS Plast A/S v European Commission the European Court of Justice considered application of a strict rebuttable presumption under EU Law, which provides for a parent company to be held liable for its subsidiary’s anti-competitive market conduct, where the parent company (...)
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New Guidelines for State Aid to Energy Infrastructure – A Helpful Move Toward Europe 2020 ?* 1. Introduction On April 9, 2014, the European Commission adopted in principle new State aid guidelines, which will now encompass the application of State aid to energy infrastructure within the (...)
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Proposed Changes to Simplified Merger Notification Procedure* I Introduction On March 27, 2013, the Commission invited public comments regarding a proposal to simplify procedures under the EU Merger Regulation.[1] Changes would include altering market share thresholds relating to which (...)
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