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Main Conference Day Two - CET (Central European Time, GMT+1)
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08:30 - 09:00
Registration & Refreshments
09:00 - 09:10
Chair’s Welcome
- Alexandra Rogers - Partner, Norton Rose Fulbright
09:10 - 09:50
A View from the Court
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Merger Control
09:50 - 10:35
Merger Control: Policy & Case Law Developments
- Extension of application of EU merger control regime:
- Article 22 referrals including update on Illumina/Grail
- ECJ TowerCast Decision
- Simplification of merger control procedures: do the measures achieve the aims?
- Review of recent significant cases including CK Telecoms decision
- Non-horizontal mergers
- Novel theories of harm in mergers: what should be the standard of proof?
- Failing firm defence
- Is big always bad?
- Remedies and commitments
- Gun jumping developments
10:35 - 11:00
Morning Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:50
Managing Multi-jurisdictional Mergers in the Age of Uncertainty
- Review of Microsoft/ Activision Blizzard: EU, UK and US approaches
- UK and EU divergence
- Expansion of the EC’s/NCAs’ merger control toolkit with respect to non-reportable transactions
- Article 22 referrals: Illumina/ Grail will it be the new normal or is it the exception?
- Different approaches to remedies and efficiencies by EU, UK and USA
- FDI considerations
- Practical tips for managing multi-jurisdictional mergers
- The role of strategic communications in deals
- Axel Schulz - Partner, White & Case LLP
- Niamh McCarthy - Group Lead Competition Law, IAG
- Kamya Rajagopal - Legal Counsel Antitrust, Nestlé
- Ricardo Zimbron - Director, Mergers, Competition & Markets Authority (CMA)
11:50 - 12:20
Market Definition & Economics of Merger Control
- Market definition: draft notice, policy context
- Double sided markets & fair share
- Industrial strategy, killer acquisitions, digital markets
- The role of economic analysis in merger control
- Market concentration
- Theories of harm
- Burden and standard of proof
- Quantitative techniques
- Tuomas Haanperä - Partner, Copenhagen Economics
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Foreign Subsidies Regulation
12:20 - 13:00
Foreign Subsidies Regulation: What are the Expectations & How to Comply with them
13:00 - 14:00
Extended Lunch Break
Focus Stream Sessions
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Sessions C
Sessions D
14:00 - 14:40
Review of Procedural Developments
- Regulation 1/2003
- Key takeaways from Qualcomm vs European Commission
- The importance of correct note taking and implications for whistle-blowers
- Evidence and standards of proof after Intermarché Casino Achats v Commission (Case C-693/20 P): what should the authorities do?
14:40 - 15:20
The New Competition Tool: Developments in Germany & Prospects of Further Reform in Europe
- Review of Germany’s New Competition Tool; what are the new powers and likely practical application
- Will other countries in Europe also look to introduce it?
- Why did the Commission not introduce it?
14:00 - 14:40
R&D Block Exemption
- R & D block exemption in the new horizontal guidelines
- Proposals for the revision of tech transfer block exemption
14:40 - 15:20
Information Exchange
- Key takeaways from recent cases including Banco BPM case
- Managing trade associations and industry meetings
- Online platforms and information exchange
- Information exchange in vertical relationships
- Information exchange in pre-merger situations and in the merger bidding phase
- Designing effective firewalls
- Lessons learn from recent cases
- Tobias Kruis - Director, Ethics & Compliance, Europe; Global Competition Counsel, TD SYNNEX
- Simina-Alexandra Suciu - Regulatory Compliance Officer, Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG
- Miriam Van Heyningen - Head of Legal Compliance, Tata Steel
- Robert Schulz - Head of Legal- Sales and Marketing, BSH Hausgeräte GmbH
15:20 - 15:45
Afternoon Coffee Break
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Cartels
15:45 - 16:35
Cartels: Lessons Learnt from Recent Investigations & the Rise of Novel Cartels
- Review of significant decisions at EU and national level
- The demise of leniency?
- The relationship between private enforcement and leniency applications
- Novel cartels: sustainability, labour markets etc
- Cartel screening tools: use of algorithms and machine learning and implications for cartel detection
- Strategic considerations for in-house counsel
- Axel Gutermuth - Partner, Arnold & Porter
- Dirk Middelschulte - VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever
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Dawn Raids
16:35 - 17:15
The European Commission’s Investigative Toolkit
- Dawn raids on private homes
- Preparing a company for a dawn raid
- Practical tips for dealing with dawn raids
- Handling requests for information
- ECN+ and minimum standard of investigative tools
- What lessons can be learnt from recent cases
- Alexander Israel - Partner, Cooley
17:15 - 17:20
Chair’s Closing Remarks & Close of Conference
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