The Seventh Annual Trans-Atlantic Antitrust Dialogue
Tuesday 1 May 2007 09:00 to
Wednesday 2 May 2007 16:30
Location
Brunei Gallery, SOAS, University of London, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London, WC1H 0XGParticipants
Keynote speeches will be offered by:
- Philip Collins, Chairman, Office of Fair Trading
- Philip Lowe, Director General, DG-Competition, European Commission
Confirmed speakers and chairs:
- Professor Margaret Bloom, King's College London
- Alex Nourry, Clifford Chance LLP
- Cristina Caffarra, Vice President, CRA
- Rod Carlton, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Peter Davis, Deputy Chairman, Competition Commission
- John Fingleton, CEO, OFT
- Peter Freeman, Chairman, Competition Commission
- Mark Friend, Allen & Overy LLP
- Daniel Gordon, OFT
- Ingrid Gubbay, Principal Campaign Lawyer, Which?
- Michael Hutchings OBE, Competition Law Forum
- William Kovacic, Commissioner, US Federal Trade Commission
- Alena Kozakova, Principal Economist, Which?
- Sir Jeremy Lever, KCMG, QC, Monckton Chambers
- Matthew Levitt, Partner, Lovells
- Adrian Majumdar, RBB Economics
- Miguel de la Mano, DG-Competition, Commission European Commission
- Philip Marsden, Director of the Competition Law Forum, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
- Frank Maier-Rigaud, DG-Competition, European Commission
- Jerry Masoudi, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice
- Gabriel McGann, Senior Competition Counsel, Coca-Cola
- David Meyer, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Enforcement, US Department of Justice
- Rob Murray, Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll PLLC
- Ali Nikpay, Senior Director, Advisory Policy and International Section, OFT
- Simon Priddis, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Simon Pritchard, Director of Mergers, OFT
- Aidan Robertson, Brick Court Chambers
Topics:
- Substantive merger analysis in recent cases: old theories, new theories, empirical evidence and efficiency defences
- Fix-it first and Phase 1 merger remedies
- Consumer welfare: what is your theory of harm?
- Private enforcement and consumer redress
- Agencies roundtable
- Failing markets/markets not working well; what can you do about it?
- Consistency of decisions across jurisdictions … or chaos?
Programme:
To access a copy of the programme for this event please click here.
British Institute of International and Comparative Law member's can receive an extra 20% discount when booking five or more members onto this event. For further details please email: m.hall@biicl.org
The Seventh Annual Trans-Atlantic Antitrust Dialogue
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This year's conference has sessions on mergers, consumer welfare, consumer redress, markets working poorly, and consistency (or chaos?) of decision-making. Keynote speeches will be offered by Philip Collins, Chairman of the Office of Fair Trading, and Philip Lowe, Director General of DG-Competition, European Commission. Our conference includes our annual Roundtable with the Authorities with senior officials from the US, UK, and European Commission debating pressing issues of the day.
6.5 CPD hours may be claimed by both solicitors and barristers through attendance on 1 May and 5.5 CPD hours may be claimed by both solicitors and barristers through attendance on 2 May.
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