Pozvánka: "1st Annual EU Competition Law & Policy Conference", 7. - 8. 6. 2011

Claeys & Casteels s proud to announce the first Annual EU Competition Law & Policy Conference, 7 & 8 June 2011 in Brussels (Radisson BLU Royal Hotel).

Compliance with EU competition law remains a high priority for companies operating in Europe. Keeping up with the volume of new legislation and decisions is a taxing enterprise even for those specialized in this field. To illustrate this point, the European Commission has adopted more than 30 cartel decisions in the last four years, while the Commission’s approach to many issues seems to raise more questions than are being answered.

This is why Claeys & Casteels - already well-known for leading publications and conferences on both EU Energy Law and EU Competition Law - has set up the EU Competition Law & Policy Conference: to meet the need of companies, legal representatives, national competition authorities and academics to keep fully informed of these developments and to promote debate on discussion on the future direction of EU competition policy.

We are very grateful to the conference’s steering committee, consisting of Frank Fine (Director, EC Competition Law Advocates, Brussels), Michael Esser (partner, Freshfields, Brussels), Bernard Amory (partner, Jones Day, Brussels), Lars Kjolbye (partner, Covington Brussels) and John Boyce (partner, Slaughter and May, Brussels) for their time and effort to help create an excellent programme and lead the sessions.

With an outstanding faculty of speakers, this two day event will provide an in-depth coverage and discussion of all key elements of Competition Law enforcement in the EU.

Topics include:

- Recent Developments in EU Cartel Law
- Follow-on National Litigation
- Potentially ‘Benign’ Horizontal Arrangements
- Vertical Agreements
- Rountable of European Enforcers
- Abuse of Dominance
- Mergers & Alliances
- Managing Global Investigation Risks
- State Aid

Confirmed speakers include:

Pierre Bos
- Partner, Barents Krans, Den Haag
John Boyce
- Partner, Slaughter and May, Brussels
Damian Collins
- Partner McCann FitzGerald, Brussels
Catriona Hatton
- Partner, Hogan Lovells, Brussels
Julian Joshua
- Partner, Steptoe & Johnson, Brussels
Ali Nikpay
- Senior Director of Policy, Fair Trading UK
Mario Siragusa
- Partner, Cleary Gottlieb, Brussels & Rome
Dirk Van Erps
- Head of Unit, Cartels II, DG COMP, EC
Johan Ysewyn
- Partner, Linklaters, Brussels

… and many others.

Also, this first annual EU Competition Law & Policy Conference will coincide with the publication of the newly revised editions of the highly acclaimed Drauz/Jones volume on Mergers & Acquisitions and the Siragusa/Rizza volume on Cartel Law.

For programme details, speaker info and registrations, please check the event website:
www.claeys-casteels.com/competitionlaw

For more information, sponsoring opportunities and registrations, contact our event manager:
Brecht Cuypers
conferences@claeys-casteels.com
T: +32 477 93 28 50
F: +11 74 65 25

Early bird 1 until March 31, 2011:
If you register now you benefit from a substantial fee reduction. Moreover, special rates apply to in-house lawyers, government bodies, academics, students, ...

So don t miss out on this unique opportunity and join us at the Competition event that will be setting a new standard.

We all hope to welcome you to the conference on 7 and 8 june 2011, in Brussels.

Yours sincerely,

Aernoud Oosterholt
Magaging Director
Claeys & Casteels Publishing