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 notifying Meta of possible interim measures being used 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
| Nicholas Levy | Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, London, England |
| Michael Rosenthal | Sullivan & Cromwell LLP, Brussels, Belgium |
| Cristina Sjödin | DG Competition, Brussels, Belgium |