Competition Law Forum: Antitrust Marathon

The first leg of the Antitrust Marathon was held at the Institute of Consumer Antitrust Studies, Loyola University Chicago School of Law in October 2007. For more info on this event, please click here. For a transcript of this event, please click here.

The second leg of the Antitrust Marathon will take place at the Competition Appeal Tribunal in London on 11 April 2008 from 9 am to 4 pm. The four discussions will be on the following topics:

  • European Economic Freedom: American Structuralism Revisited? What Room for Consumer Harm?
  • Abuse vs. Non-horizontal Mergers: Conflicting Theories of Harm?
  • Bundling: Are US and European Views Converging?
  • Remedies

The meeting will be co-chaired by:

  • Dr Philip Marsden, British Institute of International and Comparative Law; and
  • Prof Spencer Weber Waller, Loyola University Chicago School of Law

The participants on the day will include:

  • Christian Ahlborn, Linklaters
  • David Bailey, Competition Appeal Tribunal
  • Gerald Barling QC, Competition Appeal Tribunal
  • Prof Margaret Bloom, King's College London
  • John D. Bodrug, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP
  • Dr Maher Dabbah, Queen Mary, University of London
  • Charles Dhanowa OBE, Competition Appeal Tribunal
  • Tony Donaldson, Office of Fair Trading
  • Ted Henneberry, Heller Ehrman LLP
  • Prof Valentine Korah, University College London
  • Dr Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, Centre for Competition Policy
  • Becket McGrath, Berwin Leighton Paisner
  • Scott Megregian, McDermott Will & Emery
  • Frances Murphy, Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
  • John Pheasant, Hogan &. Hartson
  • Ian Rose, McDermott Will & Emery UK LLP
  • Adam Scott, Competition Appeal Tribunal
  • Maurice Stucke, University of Tennessee School of Law
  • Dr Mike Walker, CRA International
  • Prof Richard Whish, King's College London

Conference papers for the second leg of the Antitrust Marathon include: