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THE GLOBAL MERGER CONTROL CONFERENCE

Agencies and general counsel: what's on their radar?

Conference Center Capital 8, Paris, Friday 6 December 2019 I 08:30  – 13:00

08.00

Registration & Breakfast

08.30

Welcome & Introductory remarks

Laurent FLOCHEL | Vice President, CRA International, Paris

Mélanie THILL-TAYARA | Partner, Dechert, Paris

09.00

Killer acquisitions: Should they be prevented?

Svend ALBAEK | Adviser - CET, DG COMP, Brussels

Luís CAMPOS | Associate Director, Frontier Economics, Paris

Etienne CHANTREL | Head of Mergers Unit, Autorité de la concurrence, Paris

François GARNIER | Executive Vice President & Group General Counsel, Ipsen, Paris

Elizabeth KRAUS | Deputy Director for International Antitrust, US FTC, Washington D.C.

Moderators: Mike COWIE | Partner, Dechert, Washington D.C.

Clemens YORK | Partner, Dechert, Frankfurt

10.00

Coffee Break

10.15

Merger judicial review: Is it really worth it?

Hanna ANTTILAINEN | Head of Unit - Mergers, DG COMP, Brussels*

Eugène BUTTIGIEG | Judge, General Court of the European Union, Luxembourg

Stéphane HOYNCK | Rapporteur public, Conseil d’Etat, Paris

Greg MCCURDY | Director - Global Competition Law, Uber, San Franscisco

John MCINNES | Litigation Director, CMA, London

Moderators: Laurence BARY | National Partner, Dechert, Paris

Hans-Jürgen MEYER-LINDEMANN | Partner, Dechert, Frankfurt

11.15

In-house Counsel Showcase Session: Industrial policy considerations in merger control

Pascal BELMIN | Head of EU Regulatory Affairs, Airbus Group, Brussels

Susan HINCHLIFFE | Global Executive Counsel, General Electric, London

Clara INGEN-HOUSZ | Chief Compliance Officer - Head of Legal, Saint Gobain, Paris

Christian WÖRZ | Head of Competition Litigation & Antitrust Economics, Deutsche Bahn, Berlin*

Carol XUEREF | Board director – Strategic committees, Eiffage, Ipsen, Paris

Moderators: Mélanie THILL-TAYARA | Partner, Dechert, Paris

Michael WEINER | Partner, Dechert, New York

12.15

Brexit and antitrust: The way forward without the UK at the table? What should companies expect?

Sir Jonathan FAULL | Chair of European Public Affairs, Brunswick Group, Brussels

Moderator: Alec BURNSIDE | Partner, Dechert, Brussels

13.00

Lunch

Languages: English & French (Simultaneous translation)

Documentation 

• Interview with Carol Xueref (Eiffage, Ipsen), by Mélanie Thill-Tayara (Dechert)
  https://interview-carol-xueref.eventbrite.fr

• Interview with Etienne Chantrel (Autorité de la concurrence), by Mélanie Thill-Tayara (Dechert)
  https://interview-etienne-chantrel.eventbrite.fr

• Interview with Eugene Buttigieg (General Court of the European Union), by Laurence Bary (Dechert)
  https://interview-eugene-buttigieg.eventbrite.fr

PANEL 1

1. Alain Ronzano, Competition policy: The BEUC suggests that the burden of proof that the merger does not distort competition should be placed on companies, in order to avoid killer acquisitions, 2 October 2019, Concurrences Review N° 4-2019, Art. N° 91898 https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-4-2019/alerts/competition-policy-the-beuc-suggests-that-the-burden-of-proof-that-the-merger

1. Alain Ronzano, Competition policy: The EAC, in favour of preserving competition policy, advocates ex post control of "killer" innovation acquisitions (Competition and trade: which policies for Europe?), 16 May 2019, Concurrences Review N° 3-2019, Art. N° 90690 https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-3-2019/alerts/competition-policy-the-economic-analysis-council-in-favour-of-preserving

1. Renato Nazzini, Colleen Cunningham, Giulio Federico, Sarah Harper, Lorenzo Coppi, Jacquelyn MacLennan, Innovation Economics for Antitrust Lawyers, Conference
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/conferences/innovation-economics-for-antitrust-lawyers-88828

PANEL 2

1. Nicholas Levy, Judicial review of merger decisions: An overview of EU and national case law, 14 August 2019, e-Competitions Bulletin Mergers judicial review, Art. N° 90747 https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/special-issues/mergers-judicial-review/judicial-review-of-merger-decisions-an-overview-of-eu-and-national-case-law-en

1. Ana Cacho Lacarra, Romana Hajnovicova, Treatment of innovation and other non-price factors in merger review, May 2019, Concurrences Review N° 2-2019, Art. N° 90423
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-2-2019/law-economics/treatment-of-innovation-and-other-non-price-factors-in-merger-review-2017-2018-90423-en

1. Christophe Carugati, Reforming merger control notification thresholds, Concurrences Review N° 2-2019, Art. N° 89868
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-2-2019/legal-practice/reforming-merger-control-notification-thresholds-89868-en

1. Gregor Langus, Vilen Lipatov, Damien Neven, Standards of proofs in sequential merger control procedures, September 2018, Concurrences Review N° 3-2018, Art. N° 87560
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-3-2018/law-economics/standards-of-proofs-in-sequential-merger-control-procedures

PANEL 3

1. Bernard Amory, Charles de Navacelle, Henry de la Barre, Simon J. Evenett, Beyond Alstom-Siemens: Is there a need to revise competition law goals? (New Frontiers of Antitrust - Paris, June 14th, 2019), November 2019, Concurrences Review N° 4-2019, Art. N° 91853 https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-4-2019/conferences/beyond-alstom-siemens-is-there-a-need-to-revise-competition-law-goals-new

1. Martin Favart, The French and German governments publish a joint manifesto calling for a new European industrial policy with changes to merger control and State aid rules, 19 February 2019, e-Competitions Bulletin February 2019, Art. N° 89639
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2019/the-french-and-german-governments-publish-a-joint-manifesto-calling-for-a-new

1. Nadine Watson, Patricia Lorenzo, Impact on industry innovation of a merger between close competitors, February 2019, Concurrences Review N° 1-2019, Art. N° 89495
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-1-2019/law-economics/impact-on-industry-innovation-of-a-merger-between-close-competitors

PANEL 4

1. Joel Bamford, Aiste Slezeviciute, Brexit: Balancing UK and EU merger control, November 2019, Concurrences Review N° 4-2019, Art. N° 92056 www.concurrences.com https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-4-2019/international/joel-bamford

1. Phedon Nicolaides, The EU Commission and the UK propose a draft withdrawal agreement following the Brexit referendum : the State aid provisions, 14 November 2018, e-Competitions Bulletin November 2018, Art. N° 88404
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/november-2018-en/the-eu-commission-and-the-uk-propose-a-draft-withdrawal-agreement-following-the-88404

1. Alexi Dimitriou, Nigel Parr, The UK Government publishes a technical notice on merger control and competition enforcement if there is no Brexit deal, 13 September 2018, e-Competitions Bulletin September 2018, Art. N° 88387
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2018/the-uk-government-publishes-a-technical-notice-on-merger-control-and

1. Ronan Scanlan, UK: Brexit - The need for a special approach to EU mergers, May 2018, Concurrences Review N° 2-2018, Art. N° 86683
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-2-2018/international/uk-brexit-the-need-for-a-special-approach-to-eu-mergers-86683-en

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