Conference Announcement: Due Process in Competition Law Enforcement
Time: 9:00am
Location: Hotel Sofitel, Luxembourg
Recent European judicial decisions and changes in the restructuring of the administrative apparatus in China and other countries have provided an opportune moment to reconsider the proper role of due process principles in competition law enforcement.
This conference will release a new international study comparing transparency and fairness in competition law enforcement in Europe, China, and the U.S. It will also feature a keynote address by European Court of Justice Advocate Generale and former Giovanni Pitruzzella and panels of distinguished current and former jurists and competition policymakers to explore key issues such as the disclosure of evidence to the parties, separation of investigatory and adjudicative personnel, and judicial review.
Speakers:
Thomas Fetzer, University of Mannheim
Christopher Yoo, University of Pennsylvania
Keynote Address
Giovanni Pitruzzella, European Court of Justice
Panel 1: Disclosure of evidence to parties
Ian Forrester, General Court of the EU
Douglas Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and former Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Kris Dekeyser, DG Competition
Panel 2: Separation of investigatory/
Marc van der Woude, General Court of the EU
John Temple Lang, University of Dublin – Trinity College
Sir Philip Lowe, Oxera and former Director-General for Competition, European Commission (tentatively)
Panel 3: Judicial review
Ulf Öberg, General Court of the EU
Sir Nicholas Forwood QC, White & Case, and former General Court Judge
Douglas Ginsburg, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and former Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justic