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The Competition Law Forum 2015
November 12, 2015 • Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London
6 CPD/CLEpoints (NY & CA)
Explore the challenges and opportunities presented by the new competition landscape
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The Competition LawForum 2015November 12, 2015 • Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London
Attending this highly topical event willenable you to address the following keyissues: • What is the CMA’s view of where domestic andEuropean regulation is going?
• How to minimise the impact of a dawn raid and aninvestigation
• What are the risks from private enforcement andhow can you protect yourself? What opportunitiesdoes competition litigation offer those who havesuffered as a result of anti-competitive practices?
• How to prepare for risks beyond the confines of theEU, in particular from the US
• What impact will the CMA’s approach to mergercontrol have on your business?
• How you can ensure your competition complianceprocedures are effective to prevent cartels andother anti-competitive behaviour
In-house counsel and banking professionals attendthe event for free. The Forum offers six CPD – andseven CLE (NY & CA) – points, and delegates get theopportunity to network with senior legal professionalsover breakfast, lunch and two coffee breaks.Reserve your place today.
Who should attend?� General counsel
� In-house / corporate counsel
� Heads of legal
� Bankers’ counsel
� Corporate executives
� Private practice lawyers
� Advisers/consultants
INTRODUCTIONThe Competition and Markets Authority has now been inoperation for over a year, but in that time how much haschanged? Certain industry sectors, including financialservices, energy and retail have been the subject ofgreater scrutiny and investigation. However the greatestthreat to business has not been from the regulators, butfrom private enforcement actions and damages claims. Now in its second year, this hugely popular event attractedover 150 delegates in 2014 who came along to benefitfrom cutting edge commentary and knowledge sharingwith other leading in-house counsel. This year’s eventpromises to be just as insightful with contributions fromBritish Airways, HSBC, Wolseley and Dell under theexpert chairmanship of the ever popular ChristopherBright of Shearman and Sterling. In a packed one-day programme, you will have theopportunity to bullet-proof your competition lawcompliance strategy and examine future trends toanticipate and mitigate potential threats to the business.
Visit: www.iflr.com/CompetitionLaw2015 Call: +44 (0) 207 779 8334Email: [email protected] Twitter: #CompetitionLaw2015
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Agenda - November 12, 2015
12.35 Developing competition complianceprogrammes which effectively mitigaterisk• Where does the legal department’s obligation lie in
compliance programmes?• How to engage stakeholders in the compliance
process• Maintaining an on-going dialogue with the business• Explaining the benefits of robust compliance
programmes for the business as a wholeEva Krogh, legal director and competition law SME, Dell
Gönenç Gürkaynak, managing partner, ELIG, Attorneys-at-Law
Natasha Franklin, competition lawyer, British Airways
Ilaria Filippi, legal counsel, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
John D. Colahan, partner, Latham & Watkins
13.10 Networking lunch
14.10 Breakout sessionsDelegates attend a 30 minute roundtable discussion oneach of the following topics
Roundtable A: Information exchange with competitorsand suppliers Simon Burden, senior legal counsel, competition law, HSBC
Roundtable B: Economics in competition lawTasneem Azad, managing director, Alvarez & Marsal
Roundtable C: Merger controlMark Powell, partner, White & Case
15.40 Afternoon tea
16.00 Cartels: Practical guidance on avoidingthe pitfalls• What type of behaviour constitutes a cartel?• What to do if you suspect you are in a cartel?• What to do if you are affected by a cartel?• Applications for leniency – strategic considerations• Dos and don’ts when dealing with regulators
investigating cartel behaviourAngelika Flamm, deputy group compliance director, Royal MailGeert Goeteyn, partner, Shearman & Sterling
16.30 Chair’s closing remarks
16.45 Conference close
8.30 Registration and coffee
9.15 Chairman’s opening remarksChristopher Bright, partner, Shearman & Sterling
9.30 Keynote address: Current challengesand opportunities facing thecompetition regulatorsMichael Grenfell, executive director for enforcement, Competitionand Markets Authority
10.15 A comparative update on competitionissues in regulated markets• Financial Services• Energy• RetailMatthew Readings, partner, Shearman & SterlingRussell Mascarenhas, senior lawyer, Lloyds Banking GroupPaul Peake, senior legal counsel, eBaySarah Hartnell, head of legal, market review, British GasKristina Barbov, senior advisor, competition and regulatory law, EE
11.00 Morning coffee
11.20 Competition litigation and privateenforcement• Update on recent UK cases• Developments in follow-on damages claims• Collective actions • Forum shopping and enforcement of judgmentsOmar Shah, partner, Latham & Watkins
Daniel Beard QC, barrister, Monckton Chambers
12.00 Competition investigations and dawnraids• Pre-emptive dawn raid planning• Powers of the authorities• Co-operation with the authorities• Protecting and preserving data and documents• Damage limitationGraeme Brooks, head of EU and competition, Royal Bank of Scotland
Rob Goldsmith, senior corporate counsel, Wolseley
Arabella Hinton, head of competition law, Telefónica
Mark Powell, partner, White & Case
Genevra Forwood, counsel, White & Case
Visit: www.iflr.com/CompetitionLaw2015 Call: +44 (0) 207 779 8334Email: [email protected] Twitter: #CompetitionLaw2015
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