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International In-house Counsel Journal Competition Law Conference

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Date: 04-Nov-14 to 04-Nov-14
Location: The Law Society / London / United Kingdom
Category: Banking, Finance & Investment Legal Services Conferences & Trade Fairs

With 18 senior in-house counsel and competition experts presenting or participating in panel sessions the IICJ competition law conference is a must attend event, providing delegates with a sound insight into how they manage their organisations competition obligations effectively.

Focusing on "hot” topics such as UK Consumer Rights Bill, CMA update, Litigation, Merger Control, Abuse of Dominance, Cartels, Information Exchange, Global Antitrust Audits and Providing internal advice to senior management on competition law this interactive day will enable delegates to learn the latest strategies being adopted in-house.

Here's a preview of what to expect:
Paolo Palmigiano the Chairman of ICLA (association of in-house competition lawyers) & General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer – EMEA of Sumitomo Electric Industries in the UK has kindly agree to chair the conference, his vast experience in competition law issues will be invaluable in ensuring that delegates take away ideas that they can adopt within their own organisation. Dr Andrea Coscelli Executive Director, Markets & Mergers, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in his keynote speech will focus on the strategy & mission of the CMA and how things are going in relation to the delivery of those objectives for the agency as a whole. Dr Tobias Caspary and Julia Brockhoff cover merger control and offer guidance on how to address this from an in-house counsel prespective. Matthew Bennett (Charles River Associates), Georgina Foggin (John Lewis, UK) and Sarah Randall (BP) will explore the issues of information exchange and how companies need to ensure that they are compliant and how to remain so by monitoring activity.

Who will be attending:
Senior In-house Counsel drawn from all business sectors across the Europe and North America are expected to attend. With the exception of the conference sponsors all those attending will be in-house counsel.

Exhibitors

Paolo Palmigiano, Andre Uhlmann, Lee Callaghan, Robert O’Donoghue, Georgina Foggin, James Kitching, Andreas Blomquist, Sarah Randall, Julia Brockhoff, Matthew Bennett, Andrea Coscelli, Tobias Caspary,

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