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FREE for in-house lawyers Visit: www.iflr.com/CompetitionLaw2015 Call: +44 (0) 207 779 8334 Email: [email protected] Twitter: #CompetitionLaw2015 To register, or for more information: The Competition Law Forum 2015 November 12, 2015 • Grange Tower Bridge Hotel, London 6 CPD/CLE points (NY & CA) Explore the challenges and opportunities presented by the new competition landscape Sponsors: Supporting organisation: Supported by:

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Page 1: The Competition Law Forum 2015 - IFLR Law 2015/CompetitionLaw... · 2015-11-03 · The Competition Law Forum 2015 November 12, 2015 • Grange ... • Explaining the benefits of robust

FREE for

in-house lawyers

Visit: www.iflr.com/CompetitionLaw2015 Call: +44 (0) 207 779 8334Email: [email protected] Twitter: #CompetitionLaw2015

To register, or for more information:

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

Sponsors: Supporting organisation:

Supported by:

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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

To register, or for more information:

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

To register, or for more information:

Sponsorship and exhibition opportunities

This event offers unparalleled networking opportunities with

an extremely targeted audience of relevant, knowledgeable

and influential professionals. We are offering select

organisations the opportunity to join us at this prestigious

gathering to demonstrate your expertise and highlight your

organisation’s understanding of the challenges

facing competition law specialists. If you can offer

practical, sensible advice on any of these issues and would

like to showcase your ability to do so, please email Melanie

Petch on [email protected] or call +44 (0) 207 779 8836.

Twitter: #CompetitionLaw2015

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