Prof Pınar Akman
@profakman.bsky.social
Competition Law Professor, University of Leeds - Judge, UK Competition Appeal Tribunal - Member, Innovation Advisory Group, Financial Conduct Authority - https://essl.leeds.ac.uk/law/staff/175/professor-pinar-akman
It was great to present preliminary thoughts from my work-in-progress on #antitrust #remedies for #bigtech at VU Amsterdam upon invitation @profschrepel.bsky.social. The paper aims to devise principles for effective remedy design in big tech cases. 🙏 to Thibault & colleagues for their hospitality.
March 31, 2025 at 1:02 PM
It was great to present preliminary thoughts from my work-in-progress on #antitrust #remedies for #bigtech at VU Amsterdam upon invitation @profschrepel.bsky.social. The paper aims to devise principles for effective remedy design in big tech cases. 🙏 to Thibault & colleagues for their hospitality.
It was wonderful to speak at #GCRLive #GCRLawLeadersGlobal in beautiful Miami Beach last week. I spoke at both plenary panels: 1st, on the economists' plenary (a career first 😉) and 2nd, the plenary on the "antitrust agenda" to discuss whether #antitrust needs new laws or new enforcement posture.
February 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
It was wonderful to speak at #GCRLive #GCRLawLeadersGlobal in beautiful Miami Beach last week. I spoke at both plenary panels: 1st, on the economists' plenary (a career first 😉) and 2nd, the plenary on the "antitrust agenda" to discuss whether #antitrust needs new laws or new enforcement posture.
Greatly enjoyed the two panels I spoke at last Friday at the international conference organised in Paris by Int’l Center for Law & Economics European University Institute Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute | ALTI IE Law School. The panels discussed various aspects of #competition #antitrust
January 20, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Greatly enjoyed the two panels I spoke at last Friday at the international conference organised in Paris by Int’l Center for Law & Economics European University Institute Amsterdam Law & Technology Institute | ALTI IE Law School. The panels discussed various aspects of #competition #antitrust
Great to wind up the year in Istanbul where I spoke at the #competitionlaw working group conference of TÜSİAD Turkish Industry and Business Association expertly organised and led by Dr. M. Fevzi Toksoy. Our fireside chat with Antonio Capobianco (OECD)
December 19, 2024 at 10:52 AM
Great to wind up the year in Istanbul where I spoke at the #competitionlaw working group conference of TÜSİAD Turkish Industry and Business Association expertly organised and led by Dr. M. Fevzi Toksoy. Our fireside chat with Antonio Capobianco (OECD)
Further thoughts on the Guidelines can be found in our joint work with the brilliant Chiara Fumagalli and @massimomotta.bsky.social at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
December 11, 2024 at 9:35 AM
Further thoughts on the Guidelines can be found in our joint work with the brilliant Chiara Fumagalli and @massimomotta.bsky.social at papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
It will be hard to beat a conference where one runs into Hugh Grant and Andrew Garfield at breakfast ☺️
November 28, 2024 at 8:53 PM
It will be hard to beat a conference where one runs into Hugh Grant and Andrew Garfield at breakfast ☺️
Great to have spoken at #LearCompetitionFestival in Rome once again this year. I spoke about #labourmarkets and #competition, chaired #competitionauthority roundtable and took part in judging and awarding #YoungCompetitionTalent Award. @CBLP_Leeds @Law_Leeds
November 28, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Great to have spoken at #LearCompetitionFestival in Rome once again this year. I spoke about #labourmarkets and #competition, chaired #competitionauthority roundtable and took part in judging and awarding #YoungCompetitionTalent Award. @CBLP_Leeds @Law_Leeds
My research stay at @UofTLaw where I deep dive into research for my upcoming monograph on #ecommerce & #verticalrestraints #competitionlaw for the coming weeks kicks off. Amazing city, fantastic Law School and the friendliest people - couldn’t have picked a better place.
November 28, 2024 at 5:43 PM
My research stay at @UofTLaw where I deep dive into research for my upcoming monograph on #ecommerce & #verticalrestraints #competitionlaw for the coming weeks kicks off. Amazing city, fantastic Law School and the friendliest people - couldn’t have picked a better place.
Happy to have contributed to Antitrust Enforcement Symposium at @PembrokeOxford over the weekend. My remarks focused on #powerf="/hashtag/power" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#power, antitrust analysis of #power and structural vs situational power, and uncertainty around how eg #DMA considers power dynamics at macro level.
November 28, 2024 at 5:43 PM
Happy to have contributed to Antitrust Enforcement Symposium at @PembrokeOxford over the weekend. My remarks focused on #powerf="/hashtag/power" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#power, antitrust analysis of #power and structural vs situational power, and uncertainty around how eg #DMA considers power dynamics at macro level.
Grateful to the Portuguese Competition Authority for the invitation to present my research on the evolution of the #CJEU case law on #abuseofadominantposition. The podcast we recorded discussing my findings and thoughts on #Article102Guidelines will be available on
November 28, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Grateful to the Portuguese Competition Authority for the invitation to present my research on the evolution of the #CJEU case law on #abuseofadominantposition. The podcast we recorded discussing my findings and thoughts on #Article102Guidelines will be available on
Great to have participated at 22nd Annual Meeting of #EuropeanAssociationofCompetitionLawJudges as a member of the #CompetitionAppealTribunal. Excellent opportunity to hear about recent national cases from EU MSs & exchange views, at a venue full of history #Kammergericht Berlin.
November 28, 2024 at 6:41 PM
Great to have participated at 22nd Annual Meeting of #EuropeanAssociationofCompetitionLawJudges as a member of the #CompetitionAppealTribunal. Excellent opportunity to hear about recent national cases from EU MSs & exchange views, at a venue full of history #Kammergericht Berlin.
I was delighted to deliver a keynote at @MaCCIcomp Annual Conference in Mannheim. I presented my latest research on #abuseofdominance & #Article102. Some great questions & feedback re standard for abuse & forthcoming #EUCommission #Guidelines. Thx to @peitz_martin for the invite.
November 28, 2024 at 7:52 PM
I was delighted to deliver a keynote at @MaCCIcomp Annual Conference in Mannheim. I presented my latest research on #abuseofdominance & #Article102. Some great questions & feedback re standard for abuse & forthcoming #EUCommission #Guidelines. Thx to @peitz_martin for the invite.
Great to have spoken at Lear Competition Festival (LCF) in Rome last week on #innovation & #mergercontrol & to have participated in the award ceremony of the #YoungTalentCompetitionAward as a member of the scientific committee.
November 28, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Great to have spoken at Lear Competition Festival (LCF) in Rome last week on #innovation & #mergercontrol & to have participated in the award ceremony of the #YoungTalentCompetitionAward as a member of the scientific committee.
It’s been a great pleasure hosting Dr Qian Wu, competition academic, from Beijing Normal University as a visiting scholar @CBLP_Leeds. Qian’s working on bundling consent by #digitalplatforms comparing US and EU #competition and #dataprotection law. w @or_brook @DrPeterWhelan
November 28, 2024 at 10:23 PM
It’s been a great pleasure hosting Dr Qian Wu, competition academic, from Beijing Normal University as a visiting scholar @CBLP_Leeds. Qian’s working on bundling consent by #digitalplatforms comparing US and EU #competition and #dataprotection law. w @or_brook @DrPeterWhelan
Great to have spoken at #CRESSE conference this week in Rhodes on a special policy session on the implementation challenges and evaluation of the #DigitalMarketsAct. I discussed the relation between the #DMA’s objectives and scope and the challenges in evaluation these may cause,
November 28, 2024 at 10:23 PM
Great to have spoken at #CRESSE conference this week in Rhodes on a special policy session on the implementation challenges and evaluation of the #DigitalMarketsAct. I discussed the relation between the #DMA’s objectives and scope and the challenges in evaluation these may cause,
I am honoured, and very excited, to be appointed to the @CATribunal by the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business. The CAT is the UK's specialist court whose function is to hear and decide cases involving competition or economic regulatory issues.
November 28, 2024 at 11:29 PM
I am honoured, and very excited, to be appointed to the @CATribunal by the Minister for Enterprise, Markets and Small Business. The CAT is the UK's specialist court whose function is to hear and decide cases involving competition or economic regulatory issues.
In Bangkok last week as an @UN expert, I provided training to officials from the Thai competition authority & other regulators & other stakeholders on #competition law and policy in #digitalmarkets, presented my #empirical research on #onlineplatforms and participated in
November 28, 2024 at 11:29 PM
In Bangkok last week as an @UN expert, I provided training to officials from the Thai competition authority & other regulators & other stakeholders on #competition law and policy in #digitalmarkets, presented my #empirical research on #onlineplatforms and participated in
Go Ireland, go Azerbaijan #Eurovision2023
November 28, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Go Ireland, go Azerbaijan #Eurovision2023
Congratulations @omarmashjari for successfully negotiating his viva last week @Law_Leeds. Omar's #PhD focuses on #refusaltodeal as an abuse of a dominant position in #EUcompetitionlaw. @DrPeterWhelan and I are grateful to his examiners Profs Jurgita Malinauskaite & Surya Subedi.
November 28, 2024 at 11:29 PM
Congratulations @omarmashjari for successfully negotiating his viva last week @Law_Leeds. Omar's #PhD focuses on #refusaltodeal as an abuse of a dominant position in #EUcompetitionlaw. @DrPeterWhelan and I are grateful to his examiners Profs Jurgita Malinauskaite & Surya Subedi.
to discuss all aspects of the #competition law prohibition of #abuseofdominance and #monopolization. Get yours with a 25% discount using code Q2LW25 at checkout at: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-abuse-of-dominance-and-monopolization-9781839108716.html...
November 29, 2024 at 2:13 AM
to discuss all aspects of the #competition law prohibition of #abuseofdominance and #monopolization. Get yours with a 25% discount using code Q2LW25 at checkout at: https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/research-handbook-on-abuse-of-dominance-and-monopolization-9781839108716.html...
Happy to have spoken at #GCRLive Telecoms, Media and Tech at Freshfields in London today. I spoke on the #DigitalMarketsAct and the possible challenges in its implementation and success @gcr_alerts
November 29, 2024 at 12:55 AM
Happy to have spoken at #GCRLive Telecoms, Media and Tech at Freshfields in London today. I spoke on the #DigitalMarketsAct and the possible challenges in its implementation and success @gcr_alerts
A catastrophe has hit Turkey & Syria this week. The death toll is over 11000, thousands more homeless & wounded. The affected area in TR is broadly the same size as the UK. If you can donate, the following are reliable orgs in TR: https://ahbap.org/disasters-turkey;...
November 29, 2024 at 2:13 AM
A catastrophe has hit Turkey & Syria this week. The death toll is over 11000, thousands more homeless & wounded. The affected area in TR is broadly the same size as the UK. If you can donate, the following are reliable orgs in TR: https://ahbap.org/disasters-turkey;...
Fascinating talk by @delaFeriaR at @jmdigov conference on #taxingrobots, why it’s a bad idea and why it’s being considered as a policy instrument, nevertheless #digovleeds22 @Law_Leeds @CBLP_Leeds
November 29, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Fascinating talk by @delaFeriaR at @jmdigov conference on #taxingrobots, why it’s a bad idea and why it’s being considered as a policy instrument, nevertheless #digovleeds22 @Law_Leeds @CBLP_Leeds
Delighted to have spoken at Lear Competition Festival #LCF2022 in Rome on the #moreeconomicapproach in EU #competitionlaw, participate in the jury of the #YoungTalentCompetitionAward and chair a panel of European #NationalCompetitionAuthorities. Thanks @Learlab for the invite.
November 29, 2024 at 6:21 AM
Delighted to have spoken at Lear Competition Festival #LCF2022 in Rome on the #moreeconomicapproach in EU #competitionlaw, participate in the jury of the #YoungTalentCompetitionAward and chair a panel of European #NationalCompetitionAuthorities. Thanks @Learlab for the invite.
It was great presenting my #empirical research on #onlineplatform users in Vienna at Vienna Competition Law Days #VCLD2022. Thank you @VRobCompLaw for the invitation and the warm welcome #CompLawHub. Paper👇
November 29, 2024 at 6:21 AM
It was great presenting my #empirical research on #onlineplatform users in Vienna at Vienna Competition Law Days #VCLD2022. Thank you @VRobCompLaw for the invitation and the warm welcome #CompLawHub. Paper👇