Global Antitrust Hot Topics: EU, US & Global Perspectives

GLOBAL ANTITRUST HOT TOPICS:

EU, US AND GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

26 September 2019 - 12:00 pm - 5:30 pm

12.00

Registration and Welcome lunch

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12.45 - 13.15

Opening Keynote Speech

Martijn SNOEP | Chairman, Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets, The Hague

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13.15 - 14.15

A new EU Commission: Enforcement priorities in a changing world - the EU and beyond

Guillaume LORIOT | Director for Information Communication and Media, DG COMP, European Commission, Brussels

Mike WALKER | Chief Economist Adviser, CMA, London

Maureen OHLHAUSEN | Former Chairperson, Federal Trade Commission – Partner, Baker Botts, Washington D.C.

Eliana GARCES | Director of Economic Policy, Facebook, Washington D.C.

Chair: Catriona HATTON | Partner, Baker Botts, Brussels

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14.15 - 15.15

Mergers: New challenges to get your deal approved (Conglomerate and non-price effects, common ownership, foreign direct investment…)

Hanna ANTTILAINEN | Head of Unit - B4: Mergers, Energy and Environment, DG COMP, Brussels

Hugh HOLLMAN | Antitrust Legal Counsel, Saudi Aramco, Dhahran

Paul CUOMO | Partner, Baker Botts, Washington

Margaret KYLE | Chair in Markets for Technology and Intellectual Property, Mines ParisTech, Paris - Consultant, Cornerstone Research

Chair: Paul LUGARD | Partner, Baker Botts, Brussels

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15.15 - 15.45

Coffee Break

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15.45 – 16.45

In-house counsel best practices and tips: How to survive an in-depth EU Commission investigation? (Cartels & Mergers)

Sarah BIONTINO | Managing Director, Biontino Europe, Brussels

Marianne FRISELL SCHREUDER | Senior Legal Counsel, Wallenius Wilhelmsen ASA, Oslo

Nicolas POURBAIX | Legal Director, Amgen, Brussels

Chair: Matthew LEVITT | Partner, Baker Botts, Brussels

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16.45 - 17.00

Presentation of the book "Gun Jumping in Merger Control"

Nicolas CHARBIT | The Editor, Concurrences

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Drinks

Documentation

• Catriona Hatton, Yves Comtois & Andrea Hamilton (Editors), Gun Jumping in Merger Control : a Jurisdictional Guide, 6 September 2019 https://www.concurrences.com/en/all-books/gun-jumping-in-merger-control-a-jurisdictional-guide

PANEL 1

1. Wouter Wils, The obligation for the competition authorities of the EU Member States to apply EU antitrust law and the Facebook decision of the Bundeskartellamt, September 2019, Concurrences Review N° 3-2019, Art. N° 91034, pp. 58-66 https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-3-2019/articles/the-obligation-for-the-competition-authorities-of-the-eu-member-states-to-apply-91034-en

1. Peter Broadhurst, Satyen Dhana, Nathdwarawala Shachi, The EU Commission publishes a report on competition policiy in the digital era, April 9 2019, e-Competitions Bulletin April 2019, Art. N° 90078 https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/april-2019/the-eu-commission-publishes-a-report-on-competition-policy-in-the-digital-era

1. William E. Kovacic, Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Great antitrust enforcers : Maureen Ohlausen, Conference
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/conferences/great-antitrust-enforcers-maureen-ohlhausen

PANEL 2

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. Laurence Bary, Common ownership: a practitioner's view, May 2019, Concurrences Review N° 2-2019, Art. N° 89881, pp.228-235
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/review/issues/no-2-2019/legal-practice/common-ownership-a-practitioner-s-view-en

1. Izzet Sinan, Christina Renner, Andrew Lipman, The EU adopts first foreign direct investment regulation (FDI), March 19 2019, e-Competitions Bulletin March 2019, Art. N° 89910
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/march-2019/the-eu-adopts-first-foreign-direct-investment-regulation-fdi

1. Christophe Carugati, Reforming merger control notification thresholds, May 2019, Concurrences Review N° 2-2019, Art. N° 89868 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

PANEL 3

1. European Commission, The EU Commission carries out unannounced inspections in the grocery retail sector in France, May 22 2019, e-Competitions Bulletin May 2019, Art. N° 90650 https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/may-2019/the-eu-commission-carries-out-unannounced-inspections-in-the-grocery-retail

1. European Commission, The EU Commission opens investigation into the allegedly anticompetitive conduct of a multinational online platform focused on e-commerce (Amazon), July 17 2019, e-Competitions Bulletin July 2019, Art. N° 91177
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/bulletin/news-issues/july-2019/the-eu-commission-opens-investigation-into-possibly-anticompetitive-conduct-of

1. Julia Bombardier, Ingrid Rogers, Antitrust dawn raid: France vs. United Kingdom, Concurrences Review N° 1-2019, Art. N° 88884
   https://www.concurrences.com/en/conferences/great-antitrust-enforcers-maureen-ohlhausen