The Merger Control Forum 2024
Benefit from expert insight offered on key aspects of UK and EU merger control. Hear regulators, in-house counsel and private practitioners address recent cases, updates and developments.
In-person | 18th April 2024 | The Dilly, London
Complimentary attendance for In-House Counsel
Join your colleagues and peers from throughout the competition law eco-system to delve into the developing issues, intricacies and complexities in UK and EU Merger Control.
Benefit from direct insight offered by Regulators, In-House Counsel and Private Practitioners on issues both perennial and recent that have impacted the field.
Hear direct from a leading regulatory representative
In just one content-packed yet comprehensive day, learn about:
Theories of Harm
- Substantive Analysis
- Developing Theories
- The Impact of Big Tech
and Digital Markets
Remedy Tools
- What can be considered an effective remedy tool
- Conflicting and divering approaches to remedies
- How are they developing as a result of
developments in the digital sector
Jurisdictional Issues
- Article 22 and call-in powers
- The impact of initial enforcement orders
- Managing multi-jurisdictional mergers
and multiple regulation authorities
Investigations
- The impact of machine learning and
Artifical Intelligence on investigation tools
- Threshold of evidence
- The use of internal documents
Foreign Subsidy Regulation
- How are foreign subsidies regulated
by the European Commission
- Screening processes and how they
diverge in differing jurisdictions
- Foreign Investments
Analysing Recent Cases That Have Made Headlines
- Microsoft Activision
- Booking eTraveli
- Adobe Figma
- Vodafone 3G network
- Illumina Grail
Meet Your Event Advisory Board
Stijn Huijts
Partner
Geradin Partners (Belgium)
Geradin Partners (Belgium)
Elin Moen
Partner
BAHR (Norway)
BAHR (Norway)
Jonathan Ford
Antitrust & Foreign Investment Partner
Linklaters
Linklaters
Ingrid Vandenborre
Partner, Antitrust/Competition
Skadden
Skadden
Ian Giles
Head of Antitrust and Competition, Europe, Middle East and Asia
Norton Rose Fulbright
Norton Rose Fulbright
Karin Roberts
Partner
Delphi (Sweden)
Delphi (Sweden)
Your Expert Speakers Include
Paul Stoddart
Principal
RBB Economics
RBB Economics
William Turtle
Partner
Slaughter and May
Slaughter and May
Becket McGrath
Partner
Euclid Law
Euclid Law
Gregor Langus
Vice President
Cornerstone Research
Cornerstone Research
David Little
Partner
Latham & Watkins
Latham & Watkins
Fiona Carlin
Partner, Head of the EU Competition & Regulatory Affairs
Baker McKenzie
Baker McKenzie
Buddy Eastwood
Regional Director
Consilio
Consilio
Conor Opdebeeck‑Wilson
Partner
Cleary Gottlieb
Cleary Gottlieb
Lisa Cutting
Director - Monitoring Trustee
Forvis Mazars
Forvis Mazars
Niklas Maydell
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
Ross Ferguson
Partner
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
Rikki Haria
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Matthew Sinclair-Thomson
Partner
Kirkland & Ellis
Kirkland & Ellis
Ronan Scanlan
Partner
Steptoe (UK)
Steptoe (UK)
Monica Hilseth-Hartwig
Director Legal, Competition Law
Norsk Hydro ASA
Norsk Hydro ASA
Leonidas Theodosiou
Partner
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius
Mat Hughes
Partner & Managing Director
AlixPartners
AlixPartners
Davina Garrod
Partner
Akin
Akin
Oliver Latham
Vice President
Charles River Associates
Charles River Associates
Georgios Yanouchos
Counsel
Clifford Chance
Clifford Chance
Alison Berridge
Barrister
Monckton Chambers
Monckton Chambers
Victoria Newbold
Partner
Orrick
Orrick
Pablo Berbel Fernandez
Référendaire
EU General Court
EU General Court
Paul Gilbert
Partner
Cleary Gottlieb
Cleary Gottlieb
Event Partners
Knowledge Partner
Contact Us
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