Our next event will be organized in Mallorca on May 4-6, 2023. |
SEMINAR |
As usual, the seminar will gather five panels of outstanding speakers, discussing the most recent hot topics in European antitrust.
Current challenges in competition law in M&A transactions – How to deal with (even) more notification obligations? Moderator: Judith Feldner – E+H Rechtsanwälte – Austria Dominance decisions: daring, daunting and dynamic? Moderator: Andrea Pomana – MayerBrown – Germany Welcome to the FDI Jungle – How to Navigate through the regimes ? Moderator: Asko Lindqvist – Borenius – Finland Competition Damages Litigation: What else will be disclosed in 2023 and beyond? Moderator: Rick Cornelissen – Houthoff – Netherlands Fair play v. fair competition. Application of competition law to professional sports Moderator: Aleksander Stawicki – WKB – Poland |
REGISTRATION |
Registrations are now open. You can pre-register using the form below, your registstration will become final only after our confirmation and payment of the seminar costs. |
Previous events:
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Our fourth event was organized in 2022 in Stockholm.Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects:
• Distribution: Ready for the next generation – Moderator: Silke Möller, Glade Michel Wirtz (Germany) Speakers: Ami Paanajärvi, Roschier (Finland), Alia Schweiger, E.CA Economics (Germany), Frank Wijckmans, Contrast (Belgium), Kim-Simone Janutta, Otto Group (Germany) • Event Horizon – The future of horizontals – Moderator: Soledad Blanco-Thomas, European Commission (Belgium), Speakers: Elvira Aliende, Shearman & Sterling (Belgium), Pablo Figueroa, Perez Llorca (Spain), Stefan Thomas, Eberhard Karls University (Germany), Albert Pereda, Lonza (Switzerland) • Fiction or Reality: Who cares about effects in competition law? Moderator: Nicolas Birkhäuser, Niederer Kraft Frey (Switzerland) Speakers: Henri Piffaut, French Competition Authority (France), Donald Slater, Ashurst (Belgium), Matthias Eisenbarth, Anheuser-Busch InBev (Sweden), Thomas Graf, Cleary Gottlieb (Belgium) • Knock, knock – Can you handle your dawn raids? Moderator: Elisabeth Eklund, Delphi (Sweden) Speakers: Sarah Beeston, Van Doorne (Netherlands), Kaarli Eichhorn, Jones Day (Belgium), Dirk Van Erps, European Commission (Belgium), Helene Andersson, Delphi (Sweden) • Competition law is a barrier for sustainability – Myth or Fact? Moderator: Liga Merwin, Ellex, Riga (Latvia) Speakers: Alexander Gaigl, Oxera (Germany), Jussi Koivusalo, Dittmar & Indrenius (Finland), Mariska van de Sanden, the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (Netherlands), Laurits Schmidt Christensen, Ramboll (Denmark) |
In addition, we had the pleasure to host Prof. Philip Marsden (College of Europe) as a keynote speaker during this event. |
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Our third event was organized in 2021 in Madrid.Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects:
• “Protect the consumers, fairness in competition, a new paradigm ?” Panel moderator: Simone Gambuto, Nunziante Magrone, Italy. Speakers: Guillaume Teissonière – eDreams ODIGEO (Spain) ; Zoltan Marosi – Oppenheim (Hungary), Ana Perdigao (Expedia Group), Claudio Calcagno – GMT Economics (UK). • “Regulate the techies” – Panel moderator: Ricardo Celli, O’Melveny & Myers, Brussels/Belgium – Speakers: Andrew Ward – Cuatrecasas (Spain) ; Annemiek Wilpshaar – European Commission (Belgium) ; Marixenia Davilla – Quinn Emanuel (Belgium) ; Miguel Perez Guerra – Google (United Kingdom) • “Keep them merging” – Panel moderator: Satu-Anneli Kauranen, Merilampi Attorneys, Helsinki/Finland – Speakers: Maurice de Valois Turk – Oxera (Netherlands) ; Natura Gracia – Linklaters (United Kingdom) ; Robert Hardy – Simmons & Simmons (Belgium) ; Zoya Todorova – Dimitrov, Petrov & Co. (Bulgaria) • “Damages litigation galore” – Panel moderator: Joost Fanoy, BarentsKrans, The Hague/Netherlands – Speakers: Lesley Hannah – Hausfeld (United Kingdom) ; Toni Kallikoski – Dittmar & Indrenius (Finland) ; Pedro Callol – Callol, Coca & Asociados (Spain) ; Till Schreiber – Cartel Damage Claims Consulting (Belgium) • “Horizontals are hot again” – Panel moderator:Christine Dietz, Binder Grösswang, Vienna/Austria – Speakers: Aleko Bogdanov – European Commission (Belgium) ; Liga Merwin – Ellex Klavins (Latvia) ; Mette Alfter – Frontier Economics (Belgium) ; Sebastian Hack – Osborne Clarke (Germany) ; Tamar Dolev-Green – MSD (Israel) , Soledad Blanco Thomas (European Commission) |
In addition, we had the pleasure to host Prof. Philip Marsden (College of Europe) as a keynote speaker during this event. |
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Our second event was organized in May 2019 in Prague.Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects:
• “Verticals: The path towards 2022” – Panel moderator: Ruben Elkerbout, Stek, Netherlands – Panellists: Johanna Kübler, Commeo, Germany, Radovan Kubáč, Nedelka Kubáč advokáti, Czech Republic, Szilvia Szekely, European Commission, Belgium; Theon van Dijk, E.CA Economics, Belgium • “Merger Control: What’s hot” – Panel moderator: Cormac Little, William Fry, Ireland – Panellists: Asko Lindqvist, Borenius Attorneys, Finland, Barbara Veronese, CEG Europe, Italy, Diarmuid Ryan, Squire Patton Boggs, UK and Belgium, Silke Möller, Glade Michel Wirtz, Germany, Volker Weiss, Schönherr, Belgium • “Political dimensions of merger control” – Panel moderator: Sarah Biontino, Biontino Europe, Belgium – Panellists: Joséphine Fourquet, Paul Hastings, France, Jürgen Schindler, Allen & Overy, Belgium, Nathalie McNelis, MLex, Belgium, Sara Ashall, Solicitor, Belgium • “Abuses of dominance”. Panel moderator: Sarah Biontino, Biontino Europe, Belgium – Panellists: Joséphine Fourquet, Paul Hastings, France, Jürgen Schindler, Allen & Overy, Belgium, Nathalie McNelis, MLex, Belgium, Sara Ashall, Solicitor, Belgium • “Antitrust compliance” – Panel moderator: Elena Garcia, ThyssenKrupp Elevator, Germany – Panellists: Marie Leppard, Euclid Law, UK, Nikiforos Iatrou, McCarthy Tétrault, Canada, Sebastian Brack, Deutsche Bahn, Germany |
In addition, we had the pleasure to host Prof. Philip Marsden (College of Europe) as a keynote speaker during this event, for a debate session on “Digital Competition and Pro-Competitive Regulation”, moderated by Prof. Peter Georg Picht (University of Zurich). |
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Our first event was organized in May 2018 in Lisbon.Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects:
• “Collusion through third parties” – Panel moderator: Kristian Hugmark, Roschier, Sweden. Panelists: Alexander Birnstiel, Noerr, Germany / Camilla Holtse, Maersk, Denmark / Adrian Majumdar, RBB, UK / Miguel Rato, Quinn Emanuel, Belgium / Grégoire Ryelandt, Deprevernet, Belgium • “Practical challenges of dominance cases” – Panel moderator: Stephen Whitfield, Travers Smith, UK. Panelists: Daniel Colgan, DLA Piper, Belgium / David Hull, Van Bael & Bellis, Belgium / Tero Louko, Google, Belgium / Andrea Pomana, Debevoise & Plimpton, Germany / Elena Zoido, Compass Lexecon, Spain • “Litigation: What works when appealing decisions ?” – Panel moderator: Aleksander Stawicki, Wkb Wierciński Kwieciński Baehr, Poland. Panelists: Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber, bpv Hügel, Austria / Aleksandra Boutin, Compass Lexecon, Belgium / Martin André Dittmer, Gorrisen Federspiel, Denmark / Robert Neruda, Havel & Partners, Czech Republic / Inês Sequeira Mendes, Abreu Advogados, Portugal • “Damage claims: Hot issues and trends”. Panel moderator: Pedro Callol, Callol, Coca & Asociados, Spain. Panelists: Rick Cornelissen, Houthoff, Netherlands / Nadine Hermann, Quinn Emanuel, Germany / Anne Morfey, Hausfeld, UK / Florian Neumayr, bpv Hügel, Austria / Ricardo Oliveira, PLMJ Advogados, Portugal / Stephen Smith, Bristows, UK • “online world: from platforms to algorithms” – Panel moderator: Sebastian Janka, Noerr, Germany. Panelists: Aurélien Condomines, Aramis, France / Yusuke Kaeriyama, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Japan / John Snyder, Alston & Bird, USA /Lars Wiethaus, Charles River Associates, Belgium |