14th New Frontiers of Antitrust Conference

Agencies: US Federal Trade Commission, UK Competition Appeal Tribunal, UK Competition and Markets Authority, Turkish Competition Authority, Tribunal de Defensa de la Libre Competencia, The Central Intellectual Property and International Trade Court of Thailand, Taiwan Fair Trade Commission, Swiss Competition Commission, Superintendencia de Competencia, Spanish Competition Authority, Salvadorian Competition Authority, Portugal Permanent Representation to the EU, Peruvian National Institute for Competition and Intellectual Property, Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, OECD, National Communications Authority, Ministry of Finance of Thailand, Ministere de l’Économie de France, Malaysia Competition Commission, Italian Competition Authority, Hungary Permanent Representation to the EU, Hungarian Competition Authority, German Permanent Representation, General Court of the EU, French Treasury, Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority, FCCPC, European Commission, European Banking Authority, EFTA Surveillance Authority, Ecuadorian Competition Authority, DGCCRF, DG Trésor, DG COMP, Department of Communications and Digital Technologies, Croatian Competition Agency, CPC, Court of Justice of the European Union, Council of State, Conseil Superieur de l’Audiovisuel, Competition Council of Lithuania, Competition Authority of Kenya, COFECE, Bundeskartellamt, Belgian Competition Authority, Autorité de la concurrence, etc.

Corporations: Servier, Scope, Sanden International, Samsung, Safran, Rolls Royce, Richemont International, R4l, Qlik, Pfizer, Österreichsiche Post, OCP, Nokia, News Corp, Netflix, Nestlé, Natura Bissé International, Msc Mediterranean Shipping Company, Mastercard, Lyondellbasell, LVMH, Louis Dreyfus Company, Liberty Global, Levi Strauss & Co., La Banque Postale, L’oréal, Is Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, International Airlines Group, Inter Cars, Infobip, Imperial Chemical Industries (Trading As Ici Paints Akzonobel), Imerys, Iata, Honeywell, Groupement Des Cartes Bancaires, Groupe Monnoyeur, Groupe Canal+, Genesis Pharma, Genc, GE Renewable Energy, Fortum, Flügger Group, Ferrero, Europcar Mobility Group, ESB, Ericsson, Epex Spot, Engie, Enerjisa, Enel, E.On, Elanco, Edreams Odigeo, Eba Clearing, DPDHL, Deutsche Post / DHL, Delivery Hero, Dassaultsystemes, Credit Agricole, Colgate Palmolive, CNPA, Chanel, Centrient Pharmaceuticals, Capgemini, Cacib, British American Tobacco, BNP Paribas, Bhel, Bertelsmann, BBVA, Bayer, Bauer Media Group, Avril, Audemars Piguet, Arcelormittal, Apple, Anglo American, Amazon, Amadeus ITG, Akzonobel, Air Liquide, Abbott Laboratories, 3ds, etc.

Law firms: Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, Wilmerhale, Willkie Farr & Gallagher, White & Case, Weil Gotshal & Manges, Webber Wentzel, Watson Farley & Williams, Vilgerts, Viguié Schmidt & Associés, Van Bael & Bellis, Vallette Viallard Avocats, Uria Menendez Abogados, Tozzinifreire Advogados, Taylor Wessing, Suciu Popa & Associates, Stoica & Asociatii, Stibbe, Steptoe & Johnson, Stephenson Harwood, Skadden, Simmonscooper Partners, Simmons & Simmons, Sidley Austin, Sheppard Mullin, Shearn Delamore, Shearman & Sterling, Sense Avocats, Roschier Attorneys, Reed Smith, Quinn Emanuel, Quevedo Abogados, Popovici Nitu Stoica & Asociatii, Pokorny, Wagner & Partners, PLMJ, Pinsent Masons, Havel & Partners, Greenberg Traurig, Gowling Wlg, Gonzalez Calvillo, Gómez Acebo & Pombo, Gide Loyrette Nouel, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, Gattai, Minoli, Agostinelli & Partners, Gate Avocats, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Fréget Glaser & Associés, Flint, Flinn, Figueiredo E Velloso Advogados, Fieldfisher, Fidal, EY Law, Eversheds Sutherland, Euclid Law, Erdem Erdem Avukatlik Ortakligi, Ellex Valiunas, Eisenberger & Herzog, DLA Piper, Dittmar & Indrenius Attorneys, Dimitrova & Partners Law Firm, Dickson Minto, Dentons, Demarest, Deloitte Legal, Delcade Avocats & Solicitors, Dechert, Debevoise & Plimpton, De Dios & Goyena, DC Legal, Davis Polk & Wardwell, D.K. Avgitidis & Associates Law Firm, Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas, Crowell & Moring, CRD Avocats, Covington & Burling, Collyer Bristow, Cobalt Legal, Clifford Chance, Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr, Cleary Gottlieb, Cechová & Partners, Cabinet Borrel, Cabinet Bensimhon, Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner, Brodies, Bredin Prat, Bowmans, Borenius Attorneys, Bona Law, Bird & Bird, Binder Grösswang, Bdgs Associes, Bctg Avocats, Bclp, Barnert Egermann Illigasch, Baker Mckenzie, Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners, Avonhurst, Attis Legal, Atlas Law Partners, Ashurst, Arnold & Porter, Ari Law Firm, Alston & Bird, Allende & Brea, Allen & Overy, Advokatfirman Vinge, Advokatfirman Delphi, Advokatfirmaet Pwc, A&L Goodbody, A. Scarante & Partners Law Firm etc.

Economic Consultancies: The Brattle Group, Tabe Consulting, Saga Economics, RBB Economics, Positive Competition, Oxera Consulting, MAPP Economics, KPMG, Itam, GMT Economics, Gidari, Genesis Analytics, FTI Consulting, Frontier Economics, Flint Global, Cornerstone Research, Copenhagen Economics, Compass Lexecon, Charles River Associates (CRA), Berkeley Research Group, Analysis Group, Alvarez & Marsal, etc.

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Panel 1- The Revival of Industrial Policy at a Time of Polycrisis: Is Competition Policy Losing Grounds?

1. The “Articulation between competition law and policy and industrial policy: what perspectives? Conference”, 14 March 2023

2. Marjolein De Backer, Alec J. Burnside, Anton Hartl, Simon Holmes, Suzanne Kingston, Alexander Koprivnikar, Manish Mohan Govil, Siún O’Keeffe, Peter Georg Picht, Elise Provost, Nicole Rosenboom, Sahar Shamsi, Khushi Singh, Delphine Strohl, Ralph Taschke, Sustainability and competition policy, February 2023

3. Merit Olthoff, Paul van den Berg, Sarah Erne, Joanna Goyder, Malte Symann, Christopher Sickinger, The EU Commission puts out for consultation a draft Implementing Regulation on proceedings pursuant to the Foreign Subsidies Regulation, 6 February 2023

4. Philippe-Emmanuel Partsch, Achet-Billa Saleh, The EU Parliament and Council see their Foreign Subsidies Regulation enter into force, imposing new notification requirements for companies from third countries active in the Union, 12 January 2023

5. Michel Debroux, Foreign subsidies: The European Parliament and Council adopt Regulation on foreign subsidies distorting the internal market, to be implemented gradually, 14 December 2022

6. Benoît Cœuré, Charlotte Colin-Dubuisson, Gildas de Muizon, Benoît Cœuré: Fundamentals and novelties in competition policy, November 2022

Panel 2 - The Interplay Between Public and Private Enforcement: Have We Got The Balance Right?

1. Antonio La Pergola, Luca Prete, Burden of proof in competition law: An overview of EU and national case law, 30 March 2023

2. The “Competition law enforcement : Articulation public and private enforcement Conference”, 15 February 2023

3. Alexandre Lacresse, Private enforcement: The Court of Justice of the European Union rules on the applicability in time of the provisions of Directive 2014/104 and allows in private enforcement proceedings the production of evidence created ex novo from information in the possession of the defendant or a third party (PACCAR), 10 November 2022

4. Margot Vogels, Charlotte Nassogne, The EU Court of Justice rules that ‘relevant evidence’ under the Damages Directive is not limited to pre-existing documents (PACCAR / DAF Trucks / AD and others), 10 November 2022

5. Anne-Sophie Choné-Grimaldi, Presumptions in competition law, November 2022

6. Wouter Wils, Private enforcement of EU antitrust law and its relationship with public enforcement: Past, present and future, May 2017

Panel 3 - Establishing Abuses of Dominance: Is The Effects-Based Approach Administrable?

1. European Commission, The EU Commission announces Guidelines on exclusionary abuses and amends Guidance on enforcement priorities, 27 March 2023

2. Katarzyna Czapracka, Assimakis Komninos, Niccolò Piga, The EU Court of Justice confirms that an effects-based approach applies to exclusive dealing and clarifies the narrow circumstances under which the conduct of distributors can engage the liability of a dominant company (Unilever Italia), 19 January 2023

3. European Court of Justice, The EU Court of Justice upholds the General Court’s judgment imposing a fine of approximately € 20 million on the Lithuanian national rail company for abuse of dominance (Lietuvos geležinkeliai), 12 January 2023

4. European Court of Justice, The EU Court of Justice AG Kokott clarifies the standards of proof for the existence of non-coordinated effects satisfying the concept of ‘significant impediment to effective competition’ on an oligopolistic market where the merged entity does not have a dominant position (Telefónica UK / Hutchison 3G UK), 20 October 2022

Panel 4 - Getting The Deal Through: How To Navigate The Increased Complexity of Regulatory Conditions?

1. European Commission, The EU Commission conditionally approves the acquisition of a leading video game publisher by a Big Tech company (Microsoft / Activision Blizzard), 15 May 2023

2. UK Competition Authority, The UK Competition Authority rejects the proposed commitments of a Big Tech company and blocks its proposed acquisition of a leading video game publisher (Microsoft / Activision Blizzard), 26 April 2023

3. European Court of Justice, The EU Court of Justice AG Ćapeta opines that EU law does not preclude national legislation which allows for the screening of foreign direct investment of third country provenance even if implemented via an EU-based company (Xella Magyarország), 30 March 2023

4. UK Competition Authority, The UK Competition Authority narrows the scope of concerns in its phase 2 review of a merger between a Big Tech company and a leading video game publisher (Microsoft / Activision Blizzard), 24 March 2023

5. Nicholas Levy, Mergers & Judicial review: An overview of EU and national case law, 16 March 2023

6. Katarzyna Czapracka, Jérémie Jourdan, Assimakis Komninos, Tilman Kuhn, Nina Frie, The EU Court of Justice confirms that the national authorities can review ex post below-threshold mergers under abuse of dominance rules (Towercast), 16 March 2023

7. UK Competition Authority, The UK Competition Authority provisionally holds that the .7B acquisition of a gaming firm will lead to higher prices and fewer choices for UK gamers (Microsoft / Activision), 8 February 2023

8. Bernard Horowitz, Foreign economic collection, CFIUS, Regulation (EU) 2019/452, and the circuitous journey towards EU-wide foreign direct investment screening, February 2023

9. Catherine Gordley, The EU Court of Justice AG Kokott supports the use of Article 102 TFEU to assess a merger ex post provided that the transaction was not initially assessed using traditional tools (Towercast), 13 October 2022

10. Barbara Monti, Regulation: The European Commission launches the review of EU Regulation 1/2003 on procedural rules of anti-competitive practices, 30 June 2022