Ief Daems

Chair at Association of Inhouse Competition Lawyers (ICLA)

Speaker

Ief Daems is Chair of the Association of Inhouse Competition Lawyers (ICLA). ICLA is an informal association of inhouse competition lawyers with more than 550 members across the globe. The Association does not represent companies but is made up of individuals who are inhouse experts in competition law. In his day-to-day role, Ief is Associate General Counsel, Legal Director Competition Law EMEA at Cisco. He advises Cisco on EU and national competition law matters, and supports the company’s global corporate development activities from an antitrust perspective. He is also engaged in policy advocacy, in the field of competition law and standardization. He previously worked as Senior Legal Counsel at Samsung Electronics, and as competition lawyer at the Brussels offices of two international law firms. Ief holds a MSc in International and European Politics from the University of Edinburgh, and a Master of Law from the University of Leuven.