Category: Past Events

Seminar in Mallorca, 2024Our sixth event was organized in 2024 in Mallorca. Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects: Super Bock: What’s brewing with RPM?The Super Bock judgment has stirred debates on RPM as a restriction by object. Traditionally considered as the cardinal sin of vertical restraints, the judgment sparks a doubt about this qualification, stating that fixing minimum resale prices in vertical agreements does not inherently constitute such a restriction, despite their qualification as hardcore restrictions under the VBER. We will explore the practical implications (if any!) of this judgment, assessing its potential impact on supplier pricing autonomy and the evidence requirements for competition authorities.Moderator: Pierre Galmiche – Aramis – FranceSpeakers:Joanna Affre – Affre i Wspólnicy – Poland Sara Estima Martins – SRS Legal – PortugalSebastian…

Seminar in Mallorca, 2023Our fifth event was organized in 2023 in Mallorca. Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects: Interview: The Foreign Subsidies Regulation from a transactional perspective Moderator: Judith Feldner – E+H Rechtsanwälte – AustriaSpeaker: Andrea Usai – European Commission, DG Competition (Mergers) - BelgiumCurrent challenges in competition law in M&A transactions – How to deal with (even) more notification obligations? Moderator: Judith Feldner - E+H Rechtsanwälte - AustriaSpeakers : Emma Johansson - Roschier - Sweden Silke Möller - Glade Michel Wirtz - GermanyAnna Escrigas Cañameras - Latham & Watkins - Belgium Dominance decisions: daring, daunting and dynamic? Moderator: Andrea Pomana - Mayer Brown - Belgium/GermanySpeakers: Elisabeth Eklund - Delphi - SwedenJohanna Kübler - Commeo - GermanyIsabelle Innerhofer - Binder Grösswang - AustriaMax Kadar - European…

Seminar in Stockholm, 2022Our 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 - GermanySpeakers: Ami Paanajärvi - Roschier - FinlandAlia Schweiger - E.CA Economics - Germany Frank Wijckmans - Contrast - BelgiumKim-Simone Janutta - Otto Group - GermanyEvent Horizon – The future of horizontalsModerator: Soledad Blanco-Thomas - European Commission - Belgium Speakers: Elvira Aliende - Shearman & Sterling - BelgiumPablo Figueroa - Perez Llorca - SpainStefan 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 - SwitzerlandSpeakers: Henri Piffaut - French Competition Authority - FranceDonald Slater…

Seminar in Madrid, 2021Our 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? Moderator: Simone Gambuto - Nunziante Magrone - ItalySpeakers: Guillaume Teissonière – eDreams ODIGEO - SpainZoltan Marosi – Oppenheim - HungaryAna Perdigao - Expedia Group Claudio Calcagno - GMT Economics - UK Regulate the techies Moderator: Ricardo Celli - O’Melveny & Myers - Brussels/Belgium Speakers: Andrew Ward – Cuatrecasas - Spain Annemiek Wilpshaar – European Commission - BelgiumMarixenia Davilla – Quinn Emanuel - BelgiumMiguel Perez Guerra – Google - United KingdomKeep them mergingModerator: Satu-Anneli Kauranen - Merilampi Attorneys - Helsinki/FinlandSpeakers: Maurice de Valois Turk – Oxera - NetherlandsNatura Gracia – Linklaters - United KingdomRobert Hardy – Simmons & Simmons -…

Seminar in Prague, 2019Our second event was organized in May 2019 in Prague. Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects: Verticals: The path towards 2022Moderator: Ruben Elkerbout - Stek - NetherlandsSpeakers: Johanna Kübler - Commeo, GermanyRadovan Kubáč - Nedelka Kubáč advokáti - Czech RepublicSzilvia Szekely - European Commission - BelgiumTheon van Dijk - E.CA Economics - Belgium Merger Control: What's hotModerator: Cormac Little - William Fry - IrelandSpeakers: Asko Lindqvist - Borenius Attorneys - FinlandBarbara Veronese - CEG Europe - Italy Diarmuid Ryan - Squire Patton Boggs - UK and Belgium Silke Möller - Glade Michel Wirtz - GermanyVolker Weiss - Schönherr - Belgium Political dimensions of merger controlModerator: Sarah Biontino - Biontino Europe - BelgiumSpeakers: Joséphine Fourquet - Paul Hastings - France Jürgen Schindler - Allen…

Seminar in Lisbon, 2018Our first event was organized in May 2018 in Lisbon. Five panels of outstanding speakers debated on the following subjects: Collusion through third partiesModerator: Kristian Hugmark - Roschier - Sweden Speakers: Alexander Birnstiel - Noerr - GermanyCamilla Holtse - Maersk - DenmarkAdrian Majumdar - RBB - UKMiguel Rato - Quinn Emanuel - BelgiumGrégoire Ryelandt - Deprevernet - Belgium Practical challenges of dominance casesModerator: Stephen Whitfield - Travers Smith - UKSpeakers: Daniel Colgan - DLA Piper - BelgiumDavid Hull - Van Bael & Bellis - BelgiumTero Louko - Google - BelgiumAndrea Pomana - Debevoise & Plimpton - GermanyElena Zoido - Compass Lexecon - Spain Litigation: What works when appealing decisions? Moderator: Aleksander Stawicki - WKB Lawyers - Poland Speakers: Astrid Ablasser-Neuhuber, bpv Hügel, AustriaAleksandra Boutin - Compass Lexecon…