The Irish Competition Law Forum

Bringing together competition law experts from Ireland, the UK and EU for in-depth analysis on highly relevant Irish competition law matters.

12th Feb | In-Person | Dublin, Ireland

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Agenda

Registration
9.00am

Chairperson's Opening Remarks
9.30am

Darach Connolly, Partner
DLA Piper

Morning Keynote: Insights from the CCPC
9.40am

Insights from Sectoral Regulators
10.10am

This session will feature representatives from regulatory bodies such as the CMA, Coimisiún na Meán, the Data Protection Commission and ComReg 

  • Focus areas of various regulatory agencies  
  • Jurisdictional priorities 
  • Regulatory interplay and collaboration 

Networking & Refreshment Break
10.50am

Managing Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Powers
11:10am

  • Managing the new enforcement powers of the CCPC 
  • Dawn Raids: Are they on the rise and are the warranted 
  • The use of evidence in cases

Dr. Kasturi Moodilayar, Associate
Addleshaw Goddard

Examining Merger Control in Ireland and the EU
11:50am

  • Recent trends in merger decisions 
  • The role of theories of harm in merger cases 
  • Use of Phase II investigations and increasing information requests 
  • Coordinating multi-jurisdictional cases with the EC and CCPC 

Kate McKenna, Partner
Matheson

Daniel Gore, Partner
RBB Economics

Networking & Lunch Break
12:30pm

Afternoon Keynote: Insights from the European Commission
1:30pm

Analysing FDI Filing and Screening
2.00pm

  • Implementation of Ireland’s new FDI screening regime  
  • How the Irish regime aligns with the EU FDI Regulation  
  • Industries under scrutiny: tech, pharma 

Matthew Sinclair-Thomson, Partner
Kirkland & Ellis

Navigating the DSA, DMA and Further Digital Markets Regulation
2.40pm

  • Impact of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on Irish businesses and platforms 
  • Interaction between competition law and data privacy in tech markets  
  • Algorithmic collusion and digital pricing strategies 
  • The impact of artificial intelligence 

Networking & Refreshment Break
3:20pm

Understanding Remedy Tools and their Uses
3:40pm

  • The use of structural and behavioural remedies in cases 
  • Recent cases and how remedies were used  
  • Regulatory guidance on remedies 
  • The role of monitoring trustees 

Highlight Recent Updates in Cartels
4:20pm

  • Updated methods of cartel detection
  • Ramifications of algorithmic pricing
  • Cross-boarder matters
  • Lessons from recent cartel decisions

Chairperson's Opening Remarks
5:00pm

9.00am
Registration
9.30am
Chairperson's Opening Remarks
Darach Connolly - Partner - DLA Piper
9.40am
Morning Keynote: Insights from the CCPC
10.10am
Insights from Sectoral Regulators

This session will feature representatives from regulatory bodies such as the CMA, Coimisiún na Meán, the Data Protection Commission and ComReg 

  • Focus areas of various regulatory agencies  
  • Jurisdictional priorities 
  • Regulatory interplay and collaboration 
10.50am
Networking & Refreshment Break
11:10am
Managing Regulatory Investigations and Enforcement Powers
  • Managing the new enforcement powers of the CCPC 
  • Dawn Raids: Are they on the rise and are the warranted 
  • The use of evidence in cases
Dr. Kasturi Moodilayar - Associate - Addleshaw Goddard
11:50am
Examining Merger Control in Ireland and the EU
  • Recent trends in merger decisions 
  • The role of theories of harm in merger cases 
  • Use of Phase II investigations and increasing information requests 
  • Coordinating multi-jurisdictional cases with the EC and CCPC 
Kate McKenna - Partner - Matheson
Daniel Gore - Partner - RBB Economics
12:30pm
Networking & Lunch Break
1:30pm
Afternoon Keynote: Insights from the European Commission
2.00pm
Analysing FDI Filing and Screening
  • Implementation of Ireland’s new FDI screening regime  
  • How the Irish regime aligns with the EU FDI Regulation  
  • Industries under scrutiny: tech, pharma 
Matthew Sinclair-Thomson - Partner - Kirkland & Ellis
2.40pm
Navigating the DSA, DMA and Further Digital Markets Regulation
  • Impact of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) on Irish businesses and platforms 
  • Interaction between competition law and data privacy in tech markets  
  • Algorithmic collusion and digital pricing strategies 
  • The impact of artificial intelligence 
3:20pm
Networking & Refreshment Break
3:40pm
Understanding Remedy Tools and their Uses
  • The use of structural and behavioural remedies in cases 
  • Recent cases and how remedies were used  
  • Regulatory guidance on remedies 
  • The role of monitoring trustees 
4:20pm
Highlight Recent Updates in Cartels
  • Updated methods of cartel detection
  • Ramifications of algorithmic pricing
  • Cross-boarder matters
  • Lessons from recent cartel decisions
5:00pm
Chairperson's Opening Remarks

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