Materials from the Ithaca Competition Summit
Not even two months have passed, but it already feels like a different (let’s call it golden) age.
On 23 and 24 August, around 90 pioneers, led by Peter Alexiadis, gathered in Vathy for the 1st Ithaca Competition Summit. I have wonderful memories of those days (and I think I speak on behalf of the rest of the attendees). The place is really stunning – I am not saying this to be nice to Peter, who, I think, would rather not have the word spread – and the academic side of things was, as expected, of the highest level.
Here are some of the materials used in the conference – remember they will come out in a special issue of the Journal of European Competition Law & Practice.
Session 1: Enforcement & Review in Competition Matters
- Marc van der Woude (General Court, Luxembourg) — Assessments of Complex Economic Issues by a Review Court
- Renato Nazzini (King’s College London) — The Arbitration of Competition Law Disputes
- William Kovacic (King’s College London/George Washington University, DC) — US Antitrust Policy under the Trump Administration
Session 2: Behavioural Practices – Evolving Standards
- Assimakis Komninos (White & Case, Brussels/University College London) — What Can Private Enforcement teach Public Enforcement in Article 102 Cases?
- Yours truly (I will say a word about my presentation on the blog in the coming days) — Finding the Appropriate Legal Standard by which to Assess Competition Law Violations
- Massimiliano Kadar (European Commission/King’s College London) – Applying Article 102 to rebates in the Wake of the Intel Judgment: the Qualcomm case
- Cani Fernández (Cuatrecasas, Madrid) – The Use of Presumptions and Burdens of Proof in Competition Law Cases: The Intel Saga
Session 3: Merger Policy – Current and Emerging Trends
- Eliana Garcés (The Brattle Group, DC) – Conglomerate and Vertical Mergers: Current Thinking
- Jorge Padilla (CompassLexecon, Madrid) – Mergers and Innovation
- Nikolaos Peristerakis (Linklaters, Brussels) – The Treatment of Efficiencies Defences under EU Merger Control: A Practitioner’s View
Session 4: Regulatory Policy Meets Antitrust Paradigms
- Martin Cave OBE (London School of Economics) – Assessing Platform Mergers in Practice
- Peter Alexiadis (Gibson Dunn, Brussels/King’s College London) – Understanding How Regulatory Standards Influence Competition Law Standards in the Assessment of Abusive Conduct
- Spyros Droukopoulos (Oxera, Brussels) – Most Favoured Nation Clauses: Competition Enforcement in the Face of Regulatory Intervention
Chillin'Competition 
Excellent – many thanks as ever – one small point: Prof Nazzini refers to Sir Peter Smith as being the judge in Microsoft v. Sony case. it was in fact Sir Marcus Smith. The former was infamous for inter alios his behaviour in the air cargo litigation, which led to his refusal and eventual retirement from the Bench. The latter is a well-respected judge who has most recently handed down an important judgment in BritNed v. ABB.
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