Advanced EU Competition Law, Brussels, 2016

Mr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, ELIG Gürkaynak’s managing partner and head of our competition law and regulatory team, spoke at a panel entitled “Mergers: Practical Challenges” at the Advanced EU Competition Law, Brussels Conference on Wednesday, November 24, 2016. For a review of the presentations and post conference information, please view the conference website and program.

Key topics included:

• Major Events and Policy Issues in the Past Twelve Months
• Private Enforcement
• Cartels: Lessons Learnt from Recent Investigations
• Cartel Settlements
• Merger Control: Review of Recent Developments
• Current Trends in Economic Analysis of Merger Control
• Mergers: Practical Challenges
• Vertical Restraints
• Digital Market
• IP and Competition Law
• Information Exchange
• Dawn Raids

Featured speakers included:

• Prof. Richard whish qc (hon), Emeritus Professor of Law, King’s College London
• Marc Van Der Woude, Judge, General Court
• Carles Esteva Mosso, Deputy Director General for Mergers, DG Competition, European Commission
• Maria Jaspers, Head of Unit, Cartel Directorate, DG Competition, European Commission
• Marvin N. Price JR., Director of Criminal Enforcement, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
• Ann Marie Galvin, Legal Counsel, Competition, Unilever Legal Group
• Eddy De Smijter, Head of Unit, Private Enforcement, DG Competition, European Commission
• The Hon. Mr. Justice William McKechnie, Judge, The Supreme Court, Ireland
• Daniel Beard QC, Barrister, Monckton Chambers
• Simon Genevaz, Head of Mergers Unit, Autorité de la Concurrence