In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Mike Walker, the CMA’s former Chief Economist. Their conversation covers a wide array of topics, including Mike’s 30-year career, his decade at the CMA, the evolution of economics and economists in EU and UK antitrust enforcement, merger control, digital regulation, and China, and much more.
Teresa Ribera’s First Year as EU Competition Commissioner
27/02/2026 | 51 mins.
In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of experts to discuss the first year of Teresa Ribera’s term as EU Competition Commissioner: Peter Guilford of Shearwater, Barbara Moens of the Financial Times, Lewis Crofts of MLex, and Javier Espinoza of Capitol Forum. Their conversation covers the Draghi Report, merger control, digital regulation, and much more.
In Conversation with Anu Bradford
19/02/2026 | 47 mins.
In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by Anu Bradford, Professor of Law and International Organization at Columbia Law School. Their conversation covers an array of topics, including the Biden Presidency’s legacy, antitrust enforcement and merger control under President Trump, the future of the EU, digital regulation, and much more.
Antitrust Enforcement under President Trump
12/02/2026 | 44 mins.
In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of lawyers from Cleary Gottlieb’s U.S. competition practice, including former officials of the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice, to discuss the first year of President Trump’s second Administration. Together, they discuss the legacy of the Biden Presidency, explain U.S. antitrust enforcement, merger control, and digital regulation over the past year, and predict the likely direction of future enforcement.
Highlights of 2025 & Predictions for 2026
04/02/2026 | 1h 39 mins.
In the latest instalment of Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review podcast, host Nick Levy is joined by a panel of lawyers from Cleary Gottlieb’s global competition practice to review the major developments of 2025 and look forward to 2026. Their conversation covers merger control, antitrust enforcement, and digital regulation in the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and China.
Welcome to Cleary Gottlieb’s Antitrust Review – a podcast focused on antitrust enforcement, policy and practice.
In a complex and noisy world, we aim to bring insight and clarity through conversations with leading individuals shaping the antitrust agenda.
Hosted by Cleary Gottlieb Partner Nick Levy, each episode will feature guests from the world of antitrust, including regulators and practitioners, to discuss critical issues that are dominating the agenda.
This podcast was prepared as a service to clients and friends of Cleary Gottlieb to report on recent developments that may be of interest. The information in it is therefore general, and should not be considered or relied on as legal advice.
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