EC Merger Guidelines and FSR Revision: Taking Stock

Event Details

 This event will focus on the European Commission's ongoing revision of the Merger Control guidelines and the Foreign Subsidies Regulation (FSR) guidelines. It offers a unique opportunity to engage with leading experts from the European Commission, in-house legal teams, economists, and academics. Together, we will explore the latest developments and insights, providing a platform for open and substantive discussions on the focused papers and public consultation feedback.

Topics include:

• Merger Review Unplugged: A Conversation with Guillaume Loriot
• Reform of Merger Guidelines: Perspectives and Pathways
• FSR Consultation: Bridging Policy and Practice

This event is organised in partnership with Latham & Watkins.

Speakers and moderators

• Guillaume Loriot, Deputy Director-General for Mergers, Directorate-General Competition, European Commission
• Eddy de Smijter, Head of Unit, Foreign Subsidies, Directorate-General Competition, European Commission
• Laura Connolly, Legal Counsel, CVC
• Grania Holzwarth, Competition Policy Legal Counsel, Deutsche Telekom
• Dr. Liza Lovdahl Gormsen, Senior Research Fellow in Competition Law and Director, Competition Law Forum, British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL)
• Adina Claici, Managing Director, Berkeley Research Group (BRG)
• Kirsten Edwards-Warren, Founding Partner, Econic Partners
• Damien Gerard, General Rapporteur, Belgian Competition Authority
• Linlin Liang, Director of Communication and Research, China Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (CCCEU)
• Anthemis Economou, Partner, Latham & Watkins
• Tilman Kuhn, Partner, Latham & Watkins
• Christos Malamataris, Partner, Latham & Watkins

Pricing and Registration

This event is open to members of the Competition Law forum at BIICL and invited guests.

If you would like to attend this event please contact The Events Team