2nd Annual Antitrust and Competition Law Compliance 2010

Understand key challenges in antitrust and competition law and implement effective compliance programmes

Due to recent recession troubles, the risk of companies engaging in cartels and non-compliant behavior has increased, as well as the attention the European Commission pays to these cases, and the fines they impose. The last few years have seen a wealth of developments in the competition and anti-trust area and 2010 is set to continue the trend at a quicker pace. In an effort to curb the increasing number of recent competition cases, the European Commission published in January of 2010 a series of documents detailing how antitrust decisions are reached and pledging to help companies engage with the process. Other guidelines will be published in May covering the topics of the new EU block exemption regulation and guidelines on vertical restraints. With new leadership in key posts of the European Commission major changes should be expected in antitrust and competition law.

This 3^rd annual pan-European marcus evans conference offers you a unique opportunity to engage with cross-industry practitioners, to learn from key practical case studies and to discuss the key issues in anti-trust and competition-law. It will consider specifically the importance of having in place effective compliance programmes, and the latest developments from the European Commission on cartels, abuse of dominant position, and the related posting of fines. By attending this topical and high-level conference, you will gain practical insight into how to make sure that the company respects antitrust rules in order to minimise the risk of future fines and investigations and keep track of the latest developments in cartel and mergers control.