Advanced EU Competition Law Conference 2017

Mr. Gönenç Gürkaynak, ELIG Gürkaynak’s founding partner and head of our competition law and regulatory team spoke at a panel entitled “Merger Control: Best Practice and Practical Challenges” at the Advanced EU Competition Law, Brussels Conference on Tuesday, November 21, 2017.

Key topics during the conference included:

•          Key Events and Policy Issues in the Past Year - Overview
•          Recent Developments in Merger Control
•          Economic Analysis of Merger Control
•          Merger Control: Best Practice and Practical Challenges
•          Principles, Decisions and Practice
•          Vertical Restraints: Review of Recent Developments
•          Competition Law in the Digital Environment
•          Pricing Algorithms – Competition Challenges and Collusion
•          Cartels: Lessons from Recent Investigations
•          Cartel Settlement and Appeals
•          Dawn Raids

Along with Mr. Gürkaynak, featured speakers included:

•          Gert Jan Koopman, Deputy Director, General State Aid, DG Competition, European Commission
•          Andrew Wright, Director Mergers, Competition and Markets Authority (UK)
•          Maria Jaspers, Head of Unit, Cartels Directorate, DG Comp, European Commission
•          Kristina Barbov, Senior Advisor, Regulatory and Competition law, EE
•          Maria Wasastjerna, Senior Legal Counsel, Antitrust, Nokia
•          Paolo Palmigiano, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Sumitomo Electric Industries
•          Savvas Papasavvas, Judge, General Court Veerle Nuyts-Case Handler, DG Competition, EC
•          Katinka Tattersall, Global Compliance Counsel Fair Competition, Johnson Controls
•          Bram Bosch, Legal Counsel Antitrust, Shell
•          Giuseppina Divono, Senior Legal Counsel, Huawei Technologies