Conference: The Use of Economics in Competition Law

Date(s): 19 March 2007 - 20 March 2007

Time: 09:30 - 17:15

Venue: Le Meridien Hotel, Carrefour de l'europe 3, Brussels B-1000

Delegate Rate: £1200 +21% TVA by 30 Jan excl. VAT
Concessions: - £1100 +21% TVA book by 30 January 2007 (one day rate £600 + 21% TVA)
- £1200 +21% TVA book by 5 March 2007 (one day rate £650 + 21% TVA)
- £1275 + 21% TVA book after 5 March 2007 (one day rate £700 + 21% TVA)

- 10% Discount to Brussels Legal clients / members
- 10% Discount to European Law Monitor clients / subscribers
Organiser: IBC Legal Conferences

http://www.ibclegal.com/informalaw/marlin/system/render.jsp?siteid=30000...

Description

Competition lawyers, both in-house and in private practice, will be aware of the importance that economic evidence and analysis plays in cases brought before the European Commission, National Competition Authorities and the Courts.

Merger analysis now requires a sophisticated understanding of unilateral and coordinated effects and the potential for foreclosing concerns arising from vertical and conglomerate mergers. The assessment of any
agreement is now entirely based on its economic effects The evaluation of commercial practices such as bundling discounts and rebates is increasingly ground into economic theories of foreclosure and exclusion. And the economic impact of a cartel increasingly relies on empirical statistical methods.

In most competition inquiries, a thorough economic analysis of the issues is now essential. Competition agencies are themselves increasingly adopting more sophisticated methods of empirical investigation and applying complex
economic theories to the cases they review.

Lawyers should have at least a working understanding of the economic issues at stake and as competition law continues to evolve in complexity the need for legal advisers to enhance their comprehension of competition
economics is now more pressing than ever. This conference will explain the approaches employed by competition authorities in the EU and will equip delegates with an understanding of how economics can be most used in competition cases to best effect.
Speakers & Topics
Distinguished speakers and chairmen include:
- Margaret Bloom, King's College London (chair)
- Peter Davis, Competition Commission, London (chair)
- Derek Ridyard, RBB Economics
- Luc Peeperkorn, DG Competition, European Commission
- Anne Perrot, Conseil de la Concurrence
- Jorge Padilla, LECG
- Alan Overd, CRA International
- Michael G. Vita, Federal Trade Commission, Washington DC
- Claes Bengtsson, European Commission
- Benoit Durand, Competition Commission
- Matthias Pflanz, CRA International
- Frank Verboven, Catholic University of Leuven
- Simon Bishop, RBB Economics
- Mark Williams, NERA Economic Consulting
- Dietmar Harhoff, Ludwig Maximilian University
- Nicholas Banasevic, DG Competition, European Commission
- Justin Coombs, LECG
- Adrian Majumdar, RBB Economics
- Paul Hofer, NERA Economic Consulting
- Giulio Federico, CRA International

Day One: Foundations of Economic Analysis in Competition Law
- Market definition in practice
- Market power and its empirical assessment
- Economics of unilateral and coordinated effects in mergers
- An introduction to price discrimination and predation
- The use of economics before the National Authorities and the Courts

Day Two: Advanced Economic Analysis in Competition Law
- Price discrimination, excessive pricing and Article 82 Reform
- New developments in merger analysis
- Merger simulation models in competition policy
- Intellectual Property and Competition