Fourth Annual Conference
Cartels and enforcement proceedings: current legal issues

Presentation, papers and slides

An overview of the latest developments in the case-law of the Community courts, Edurne Navarro, Partner, Uria Menéndez

The guidelines on fines – specific issues,
Sven Voelcker, Partner, WilmerHale LLP
Maarten Peter Schinkel, Professor of Economics, University of Amsterdam

The leniency notice – specific issues, Johan Ysewyn, Partner, Linklaters LLP

The Commission’s standpoint, Ewoud Sakkers, Head of Unit, DG COMP, European Commission

The draft settlement notice, María Tierno Centella, Deputy Head of Unit, Cartels II, DG COMP, European Commission

Settlements and judicial review, Denis Waelbroeck, Partner Ashurst LLP, Professor, College of Europe

Liability of parent companies, Christof Swaak, Partner, Stibbe LLP

Cartel investigation and compliance: confidentiality and data protection, Jacques Derenne, Partner, Lovells LLP

The Commission's efforts to promote private enforcement and the hurdles which remain for potential litigants,
Pierre Bos, Partner, BarentsKrans
Matthew Levitt, Partner, Lovells LLP
Rainer Becker, European Commission (invited)

The situation in the Member States - Class actions?
Philip Collins, Chairman, Office of Fair Trading
Alan Wiseman, Partner, Howrey LLP
Till Schreiber, CDC Cartel Damage Claims Holding SA

Are criminal sanctions the ultimate weapon against cartels? / Alternatives, Floris Vogelaar, Professor of Law, University of Amsterdam

Criminalization in a Globalized World – Norris v Government of the United States of America [2008] UKHL 16, 12 March 2008, James Flynn QC, Brick Court Chambers