Competition Litigation: Too Much, Too Little, or the Wrong Kind? Judicial Review, Private Enforcement and System Design
Silver Hall
9:15 – 13:30
Thursday, 18 June
Agenda:
8:30 Doors open
9:15 Welcome remarks
- Maria Jaspers, Director Policy & Strategy, European Commission
- Dirk Middelschulte, VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever
9:25 Adjudicating Competition (1): Insights from the EU Courts | In Conversation with:
- Irmantas Jarukaitis, President of Chamber, Court of Justice of the European Union
- Johannes Laitenberger, Judge, General Court of the European Union
- Claire Simpson, Barrister, Van Bael & Bellis (Chair)
10:05 The Winning Strategy in Private Enforcement Cases
- Sylvia Sokol, Partner, Scott & Scott
- Anneli Howard KC, Barrister, Monckton Chambers
- Jolling de Pree, Partner, De Brauw
- Tilman Makatsch, Head of Competition Litigation & Antitrust Economics Deutsche Bahn AG; Managing Director, DB Competition Claims GmbH
- Dirk Middelschulte, VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever (Chair)
11:00 Break
11:30 Adjudicating Competition (2): Shaping private enforcement and judicial review across Europe
- Dame Vivien Rose, Justice at the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
- Mieke Dudok van Heel, Senior Judge, District Court of Amsterdam
- Gustavo Andrés Martin Martin, Judge, Commercial Court n.1 of Alicante
- Ulrich Egger, Presiding Judge, Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court
- Fernando Castillo de la Torre, Legal Service, European Commission (Chair)
12:30 Leading the Charge: The Evolving Cartel Playbook | In Conversation with:
- Maria Jaspers, Director Policy & Strategy, European Commission
- Umberto Berkani, Rapporteur General, French L’Autorité de la concurrence
- Marceline Tournier, Global Head of Antitrust, Nestlé (Chair)
13:15 Closing Remarks
Speakers:
Irmantas Jarukaitis
President of Chamber, Court of Justice of the European Union
Johannes Laitenberger
Judge, General Court of the European Union
Lady Vivien Rose
Judge at The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom
Mieke Dudok van Heel
Senior Judge, District Court of Amsterdam
Ulrich Egger
Presiding Judge, Duesseldorf Higher Regional Court
Gustavo Andrés Martín Martin
Magistrate, Spanish Commercial Court n.1 Alicante
Fernando Castillo de la Torre
Legal Service, European Commission
Maria Jaspers
Director - Cartels, European Commission's DG COMP
Umberto Berkani
Rapporteur General, French L'Autorité de la concurrence
Dirk Middelschulte
VP Global General Counsel Competition, Unilever
Anneli Howard
KC, Barrister, Monckton Chambers
Sylvia Sokol
Partner, Scott & Scott
Claire Simpson
Barrister, Van Bael & Bellis
Tilman Makatsch
Head of Competition Litigation & Antitrust Economics, Deutsche Bahn
Marceline Tournier
Global Head of Antitrust, Nestlé














