Objectives
Understanding Competition Law in a commercial context – how can everyday business-as-usual become problematic under competition law?
Understanding Competition Law compliance – what can be done to protect oneself and the company against competition law risks and investigations?
Understanding Competition Law as a tool – how can competition law be used for commercial interests vis-à-vis competitors, suppliers, and customers?
The session will be composed of a two hour presentation and an additional complementary interactive 30 minute Q&A session during which participants are encouraged to engage with the speakers.
Content
- Dos and Don’ts in everyday business life
- How to engage with competitors
- How to act within trade associations – knowing the limits
- How to communicate with customers on competitor information
- Tips and Tricks for Competition Law compliance
- How to communicate internally
- How to reduce competition law risks by internal organization
- What to do if it is too late?
- How to detect violations internally and which action to take
- How to react in a dawn raid and when confronted with questions from competition authorities
- Using Competition Law as a tool:
- How to use competition law to complain to authorities
- How to design and re-negotiate contracts with the help of Competition Law
- How to claim damages on competition law grounds
- Merger Control:
- How to understand whether a transaction needs to be notified
- How to complicate or block mergers of competitors or suppliers
Speakers
Our speakers belong to both our specialised and complementary teams and as such cover all legal, regulatory, taxation and advisory aspects of doing business in Luxembourg. We invite you to check our training agenda where the speakers are listed on each training session.
Target Group
Directors, in-house lawyers, staff responsible for supply and or sales and anybody interested to hear more on this topic.
Duration
2,5 hours.
Languages
English, French, German.
For any information, please contact us by e-mail institute@arendt.com
