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Lilla Nóra Kiss

Lilla Nóra Kiss

Senior Policy Analyst

Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy

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Lilla Nóra Kiss, PhD is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy. Her research focuses on international antitrust law and innovation policy, with a focus on digital platforms.

Lilla also serves as a Post-Graduate Visiting Research Fellow in Hungary Foundation’s Liberty Bridge Program, and as an Adjunct Faculty member at the Global Antitrust Institute of Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University. Lilla instructs students in Antitrust Law and Consumer Protection Law in the LLM in Global Antitrust Law & Economics program.

Lilla's educational background includes a JD, an LLM in European and International Business Law, a PhD in Law and Social Sciences, and an LLM in US Law from George Mason University. Before her research in the US, Lilla was actively involved in international research programs and taught EU business law to both JD and LLM students. In addition to her academic work, Lilla previously served as a senior counselor at the Hungarian Department of Justice, working on EU law and policy matters.

Research Areas

Recent Publications

July 25, 2025

Why the EU’s International Digital Strategy Should Prioritize Repairing Transatlantic Cooperation

Instead of distancing itself from the United States through regulation, the EU must prioritize a transatlantic tech alliance as the only viable way to compete with China and protect shared democratic interests.

July 24, 2025

Korea’s New Fairness Act Risks Chilling Innovation and Derailing Trade Talks

As senior South Korean and U.S. officials prepare to reconvene in Washington, the Korean government’s quiet decision to shelve the Platform Monopoly Act while fast-tracking the Online Platform Fairness Act sends a troubling signal. Though framed as a more balanced alternative, the Fairness Act potentially represents another form of non-tariff attack on U.S. tech firms, posing an even greater threat to innovation, legal certainty, and the broader U.S.–Korea economic relationship.

June 30, 2025

Six Ways the DMA Is Backfiring on Europe by Harming Users, Innovation, and Allies

The EU’s Digital Markets Act was sold as a blueprint for fairness and innovation. But instead of fostering competition, the DMA risks turning Europe into a regulatory island—more isolated, less competitive, and increasingly irrelevant on the world stage.

April 15, 2025

Low Tariffs Aren’t Enough: Korea Should Remove Its Trade Barriers With the United States

South Korea faces a strategic decision: Address persistent trade asymmetries, or risk straining its long-standing alliance with the United States and lose autonomy vis-à-vis China. What’s needed is a genuine reset—one grounded in open trade and closer coordination with Washington to counter mercantilist practices.

April 11, 2025

Comments Before the Malaysia Competition Commission Regarding Assessment of Malaysia’s Digital Markets

While the Interim Report of the Market Review on the Digital Economy Ecosystem under the Competition Act 2010 reflects a valuable step toward understanding market trends, it does not present clear evidence of systemic market failure that would warrant prescriptive regulatory intervention.

March 31, 2025

A Policymaker’s Guide to Digital Antitrust Regulation

Rather than adopt the European Union’s model for regulating competition, policymakers considering how to govern digital markets should carefully evaluate whether digital antitrust regulation is justified and consider whether concerns about anticompetitive behavior can be addressed with less intrusive and more cost-effective tools.

March 21, 2025

Does the DMA Intentionally Target US Companies?

While the DMA may be motivated by Europe’s commitment to its long-held ordoliberal model of competition policy, its disproportionate effects on U.S. firms are intentional.

February 26, 2025

The EU’s Competitiveness Compass: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly?

The European Commission’s Competitiveness Compass rightly identifies Europe’s economic and innovation challenges but proposes misguided solutions.

February 26, 2025

Comments to the Australian Treasury Regarding Proposal of a New Digital Competition Regime

By deciding not to pursue digital competition regulation, Australia can avoid the problems that are already materializing as a result of ex-ante regimes like the EU’s DMA.

December 31, 2024

Response to the Electronic Transactions Development Agency’s Consultation Regarding Digital Markets and Competition

Thailand’s emerging digital markets are driven by innovation, growth, and the spirit of entrepreneurship. Hastily adopting the PEA as proposed risks introducing unnecessary regulatory burdens, fostering regulatory capture, and stifling innovation without clear evidence of market failure.

December 9, 2024

Why South Korea Should Resist New Digital Platform Laws

Policymakers in South Korea are weighing a raft of digital market provisions inspired by the EU’s Digital Markets Act. Their goal is to rein in allegedly anticompetitive practices by Big Tech firms. But the proposed interventions are unwarranted and risk harming innovation, straining relations with the United States during uncertain times, and opening the door to China.

October 2, 2024

The Draghi Report: Right Problem, Half-Right Solutions for Competition Policy

The Draghi Report is a monumental but imperfect step in the right direction to correct Europe’s failing competition policy and better drive European innovation and productivity growth.

More publications by Lilla Nóra Kiss

Recent Events and Presentations

July 3, 2025

US-Korea Trade at a Crossroads: How Should Korea Respond to Trump-Era Tariff Negotiations?

Watch the high-level discussion presented by ITIF’s Center for Korean Innovation and Competitiveness featuring trade experts, regulatory analysts, and U.S.–Korea watchers from both sides of the Pacific.

May 29, 2025

FutureLaw 2025: The Future of Legal Innovation

Lilla Nóra Kiss speaks on the future of legal education and integrating legal tech in the curriculum panel.

May 28, 2025

The Digital Markets Act as Legal Design: Sovereignty and Strategy

Lilla Nóra Kiss speaks on the Digital Markets Act at the TalTech Legal Lab Annual Research Forum.

May 21, 2025

The Digital Markets Act Explained: Is the EU Rewriting the Rules For Big Tech?

Lilla Nóra Kiss speaks on the legal and economic ramifications of the Digital Markets Act at the Università del Salento.

May 19, 2025

The DOJ v. Google Ad Tech Decision: Did the Court Get It Right?

Watch this virtual webinar featuring experts who discussed this important decision, its implications for the ad tech space, and what it means for Google as its antitrust battles with the DOJ escalate.

May 7, 2025

Antitrust Around the World

Lilla Nóra Kiss delivers a critical evaluation of the DMA’s first year in practice.

April 16, 2025

The DMA’s Annual Review: A Global Perspective on Digital Competition Regulation

Watch the virtual discussion featuring experts from diverse regulatory landscapes unpack the DMA’s real-world impact, analyze global trends in digital regulation, and evaluate whether ex-ante rules are the right path forward for competition.

April 1, 2025

Unlocking Korea's Tech Potential: Strengthening U.S. Investment and Innovation

Lilla Nóra Kiss speaks on policy measures and incentives that could further strengthen Korea’s strengths as a premier destination for U.S. investment.

November 13, 2024

Korea’s Digital Market: Domestic Regulation and Global Impacts

Watch now for an expert panel discussion on how South Korea’s regulatory choices will shape its future as a global tech leader, and what the broader implications will be for its strategic positioning in the U.S.-China rivalry.

October 10, 2024

Is the DMA a Boost or Brake for European Competitiveness?

Watch now for a lively and insightful webinar featuring leading experts from Europe.

September 20, 2024

The DMA’s Brussels Effect

Lilla Nóra Kiss speaks on digital market regulation at a panel hosted by the GW Competition & Innovation Lab.

July 16, 2024

The Brussels Effect: Digital Market Regulation in East Asia

Watch now for an event hosted by ITIF's Schumpeter Project on Competition Policy, featuring leading antitrust experts from Taiwan, Japan, Korea, and the United States.

More Events & Presentations by Lilla Nóra Kiss

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