Cleary Gottlieb Shortlisted by Concurrencies for Antitrust Writing Awards 2026

Cleary Gottlieb lawyers have authored multiple articles shortlisted for the 2026 Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards.  

The following articles were shortlisted in the Academic category: 

Procedure 

• “The FSR’s Beginnings: Ten Substantive and Procedural Questions and a Few First Answers” (by François-Charles Laprévote, and Wanjie Lin) 

Mergers 

• ”How the Draghi Report May Impact EU Merger Control” (by Nick Levy, Elena Chutrova, and Aleksandra Wierzbicka) 

Cross-border 

• “The EU’s Foreign Direct Investment Trilemma” (by François-Charles Laprévote, Thomas Harbor) 

The following articles were shortlisted in the Business category: 

Europe 

• “European Union: Assessing the Competitive Value of Data in Merger Control” (by Robbert Snelders, Conor Opdebeeck-Wilson, and Maud Lesaffre) 

Africa & Middle East 

• “How Are Competition Laws Heating Up in the Middle East? An Insider’s Guide to the Recent Surge in Legislation and Enforcement” (by Isabel Rooms, Chris Macbeth, and Daniela Weerasinghe)

Click on the links above to read and vote for each article.

The Antitrust Writing Awards are dedicated to promoting competition scholarship and advancing competition advocacy through recognition of the finest antitrust writings published annually. Winners will be announced on March 24.

Learn more about the awards on Concurrences’ website.