30th Annual Competition Conference

4 Sep - 5 Sep 2026

Session information

Preserving and restoring competition in real time: interim measures and remedies in antitrust investigations

Friday 4 September (1145 - 1300)

Description

Interim measures have reemerged as a critical enforcement tool as agencies grapple with rapid developments in fast moving markets − in particular in digital and AI markets. Recent actions, including the European Commission imposing on Meta interim measures to address the exclusion of third-party AI assistants from WhatsApp, signal a willingness to intervene early to prevent irreparable competitive harm. At the other end of a case, agencies have had difficulties but also successes in crafting appropriate remedies. The panel will discuss how agencies around the world deploy these powers both at the beginning and end of a case with a focus on achieving results, and how parties under investigation and complainants can strategically navigate these issues.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Sarretta McDonough Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, California, USA; North American Regional Representative, Antitrust Section
Andrew Ward Gomez-Acebo & Pombo, Madrid, Spain; Working Group Officer, Antitrust Section

Speakers

Jose Alexandre Buaiz Neto Pinheiro Neto Advogados, Brasilia, Brazil
Timothy Lamb Meta, Paris, France
Nicholas Levy Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, London, England
Cristina Sjödin DG Competition, Brussels, Belgium