Is it a Parallel Universe? Competition Law in the Metaverse‪.‬ Our Curious Amalgam

It seems that metaverses will soon be ubiquitous. What are the competition law issues? Dr. Yusuke Takamiya, the antitrust/competition law partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, joins Matthew Hall and Anora Wang to discuss what metaverses are, how they are structured, the parallels with existing competition law analysis of technology markets and the specific issues raised by metaverses. Listen to this episode to learn more about this rapidly developing technology and area of competition law.
With special guest:
Yusuke Takamiya, Partner, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto
Related Links:
The Metaverse & Antitrust/Competition Law, presentation, Yusuke Takamiya, January 2023
European Parliament briefing, June 2022
European American Chamber of Commerce article, October 2022
Japan Fair Trade Commission event January 2023


Hosted by:
Matthew Hall, Partner, McGuireWoods London LLP and Anora Wang, Associate, Arnold & Porter Kaye Scholer LLP