Afternoon seminar on the Intel v Commission judgment

LCII Afternoon Seminar

Intel v Commission:

More eco or more ordo-friendly? 

The long awaited Intel v Commission Judgment will be delivered on 12 June 2014. 

This event seeks to offer a first discussion forum on the judgment. It will cover issues such as: fate of the more economic approach in abuse of dominance cases; legal status of the Guidance Paper on exclusionary abuses; intensity of judicial review; practical implications for the assessment of dominant firms’ rebates; setting fines in unclear areas of the law, etc.

Speakers at the seminar include prominent practitioners and academics.

SEMINAR PROGRAMME

Chair:Nicolas PETIT, Professor, Liege Competition and Innovation Institute, University of Liège

13:00-13:30                 Registration and Coffee

13:30-15:00                 Session 1

• Damien NEVEN, Professor of Economics, Graduate Institute, Geneva; Senior Academic consultant, Charles Rivers Associates; former Chief Economist at DG Competition
• Jean Francois BELLIS, Managing Partner, Van Bael & Bellis 
• Damien GERADIN, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP; Professor, Tilburg University, University of Michigan Law School.

15:00-15:15                 Coffee Break

15:15-16:15                 Session 2

• Robert O’ DONOGHUE, Barrister, Brick Court Chamber
• Frank MAIER RIGAUD, Associate Director, Head of Competition Economics, Europe, NERA economic consultants

16:15-17:00                 Roundtable Discussion – Q&A session

17:00                            Close of the Conference