While on site at the 2025 Spring Meeting of the ABA Antitrust Law Section, the Our Curious Amalgam team recorded interviews with senior competition agency enforcers from all over the world. In the first segment of this episode, Anora Wang speaks with Ellie Siu, Senior Legal Counsel of the Competition Commission of Hong Kong. Next Matthew Hall interviews Michael Aguinaldo, the Chairperson of the Philippine Competition Commission. And finally, Anora Wang checks in with Commissioner Reiko Aoki of the Japan Fair Trade Commission. You’ll hear what’s been happening in their respective agencies as well as a little bit about what makes them happy outside of competition law.

With special guests:

Ellie Siu, Senior Legal Counsel, Hong Kong Competition Commission, Michael Aguinaldo, Chairperson, Philippine Competition Commission, and Reiko Aoki, Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission

Related Links:

Hong Kong Competition Commission
Philippine Competition Commission
Japan Fair Trade Commission

Hosted by:

Alicia Downey, Downey Law LLC, Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP, and Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods London LLP

Merger control and antitrust enforcement continues to develop rapidly in Africa. What is happening in the key jurisdictions of Egypt, South Africa, Nigeria and COMESA? John Oxenham, lawyer at Primerio, and Nicolas Bremer, lawyer at Bremer, join Matthew Hall to discuss developments. Listen to this episode to learn more about the status of African antitrust and merger control enforcement generally and these jurisdictions specifically.

With special guests:

John Oxenham, partner, Primerio and Nicolas Bremer, partner, Bremer

Related Links:

COMESA Competition Commission website
ECOWAS Regional Competition Authority website
Egyptian Competition Authority website
The Competition Commission website (South Africa)
Federal Competition & Consumer Protection Commission website (Nigeria)

Hosted by:

Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods London LLP

While on site at the 2025 Spring Meeting of the ABA Antitrust Law Section, the Our Curious Amalgam team recorded interviews with senior competition agency enforcers from all over the world, including Germany and Portugal. In the first segment of this episode, James Hunsberger interviews Andreas Mundt, the President of Germany's Federal Cartel Office (Bundeskartellamt) and Chair of the Steering Group of the International Competition Network (ICN). Next, Jeny Maier's speaks with Nuno Cunha Rodrigues, the President of the Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC). Listen to this episode to hear what’s been happening in their respective agencies and what makes them happy outside of competition law.

With special guests:

Andreas Mundt, President, Bundeskartellamt and Nuno Cunha Rodrigues, President, Autoridade da Concorrência

Related Links:

Federal Cartel Office of Germany (Bundeskartellamt)
International Competition Network
Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC)

Hosted by:

Alicia Downey, Downey Law LLC, James Hunsberger, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP, and Jeny Maier, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP