7th Global Merger Control Conference 

This seventh edition of the conference « Global Merger Control » focuses on the proliferation of merger control regulation and enforcers. Such a proliferation leads to the inevitable question of whether, in this new regulatory environment, mergers and acquisitions have been made subject to undue obstacles. This conference is organized by Concurrences Review in partnership with Dechert, CRA and Frontier Economics.The list of attendees will be communicated to the speakers.

Concurrences + Dechert + CRA + Frontier Economics

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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
 
<HR>
08.30
Welcome & Introductory remarks 
Laurent FLOCHEL | Vice President, CRA International, Paris
Mélanie THILL-TAYARA | Partner, Dechert, Paris
 
<HR>
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
 
<HR>
10.00
Coffee Break
<HR>
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
 
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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
 
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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
 
<HR>
13.00
Lunch
 
Languages: English & French (Simultaneous translation)
 
Documentation 
<UL>
<LI>Interview with Carol Xueref (Eiffage, Ipsen), by Mélanie Thill-Tayara (Dechert) <A HREF="https://interview-carol-xueref.eventbrite.fr" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://interview-carol-xueref.eventbrite.fr</A></LI>
</UL>
<UL>
<LI>Interview with Etienne Chantrel (Autorité de la concurrence), by Mélanie Thill-Tayara (Dechert) <A HREF="https://interview-etienne-chantrel.eventbrite.fr" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://interview-etienne-chantrel.eventbrite.fr</A></LI>
</UL>
<UL>
<LI>Interview with Eugene Buttigieg (General Court of the European Union), by Laurence Bary (Dechert) <A HREF="https://interview-eugene-buttigieg.eventbrite.fr" TARGET="_blank" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://interview-eugene-buttigieg.eventbrite.fr</A></LI>
</UL>
PANEL 1
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<LI>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 <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-4-2019/alerts/competition-policy-the-beuc-suggests-that-the-burden-of-proof-that-the-merger" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-4-2019/alerts/competition-policy-the-beuc-suggests-that-the-burden-of-proof-that-the-merger</A></LI>
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<LI>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 <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-3-2019/alerts/competition-policy-the-economic-analysis-council-in-favour-of-preserving" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-3-2019/alerts/competition-policy-the-economic-analysis-council-in-favour-of-preserving</A></LI>
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<LI>Renato Nazzini, Colleen Cunningham, Giulio Federico, Sarah Harper, Lorenzo Coppi, Jacquelyn MacLennan, Innovation Economics for Antitrust Lawyers, Conference <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/conferences/innovation-economics-for-antitrust-lawyers-88828" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.concurrences.com/en/conferences/innovation-economics-for-antitrust-lawyers-88828</A></LI>
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PANEL 2
<OL>
<LI>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 <A HREF="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" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">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</A></LI>
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<LI>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 <A HREF="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" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">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</A></LI>
</OL><OL>
<LI>Christophe Carugati, Reforming merger control notification thresholds, Concurrences Review N° 2-2019, Art. N° 89868 <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-2-2019/legal-practice/reforming-merger-control-notification-thresholds-89868-en" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-2-2019/legal-practice/reforming-merger-control-notification-thresholds-89868-en</A></LI>
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<LI>Gregor Langus, Vilen Lipatov, Damien Neven, Standards of proofs in sequential merger control procedures, September 2018, Concurrences Review N° 3-2018, Art. N° 87560 <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-3-2018/law-economics/standards-of-proofs-in-sequential-merger-control-procedures" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-3-2018/law-economics/standards-of-proofs-in-sequential-merger-control-procedures</A></LI>
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PANEL 3
<OL>
<LI>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 <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-4-2019/conferences/beyond-alstom-siemens-is-there-a-need-to-revise-competition-law-goals-new" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-4-2019/conferences/beyond-alstom-siemens-is-there-a-need-to-revise-competition-law-goals-new</A></LI>
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<LI>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 <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2019/the-french-and-german-governments-publish-a-joint-manifesto-calling-for-a-new" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/february-2019/the-french-and-german-governments-publish-a-joint-manifesto-calling-for-a-new</A></LI>
</OL><OL>
<LI>Nadine Watson, Patricia Lorenzo, Impact on industry innovation of a merger between close competitors, February 2019, Concurrences Review N° 1-2019, Art. N° 89495 <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-1-2019/law-economics/impact-on-industry-innovation-of-a-merger-between-close-competitors" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-1-2019/law-economics/impact-on-industry-innovation-of-a-merger-between-close-competitors</A></LI>
</OL>
PANEL 4
<OL>
<LI>Joel Bamford, Aiste Slezeviciute, Brexit: Balancing UK and EU merger control, November 2019, Concurrences Review N° 4-2019, Art. N° 92056 <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-4-2019/international/joel-bamford" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.concurrences.com https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-4-2019/international/joel-bamford</A></LI>
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<LI>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 <A HREF="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" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">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</A></LI>
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<LI>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 <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2018/the-uk-government-publishes-a-technical-notice-on-merger-control-and" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/september-2018/the-uk-government-publishes-a-technical-notice-on-merger-control-and</A></LI>
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<LI>Ronan Scanlan, UK: Brexit - The need for a special approach to EU mergers, May 2018, Concurrences Review N° 2-2018, Art. N° 86683 <A HREF="https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-2-2018/international/uk-brexit-the-need-for-a-special-approach-to-eu-mergers-86683-en" TARGET="_blank" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-2-2018/international/uk-brexit-the-need-for-a-special-approach-to-eu-mergers-86683-en</A></LI>
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