General Counsel Roundtable 2021

Rome Cavalieri Hotel
18 – 19 November 2021

ECLA General Counsel Roundtable – Antitrust & Competition Law

 

The General Counsel Roundtable is an invitation only event for general counsel all across Europe, hosted by the European Company Lawyers Association (ECLA). The event will bring together 30 general counsel and decision makers from legal departments to discuss in depth current challenges and latest developments in antitrust and competition law.  The event is planned as a half-day exclusive meeting that includes open dialogue during a fireside chat on the eve of the roundtable. General counsel are invited to the event and do only have to organize and pay for their travel arrangements.

Topic of Discussion:

Competition Law and Antitrust – Challenges for European GCs.

When:

18 November 18:00 through 19 November 14:00

Where:

Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Via Alberto Cadlolo, 101

00136 Rome, Italy

Agenda

Preliminary Schedule:

18 November 2021:

18:00 Welcome Reception at Hotel Rome Cavalieri

 

18:45 Welcome of participants

 

19:15 Dinner

 

20:30 Merger control authorities’ new interventionist appetite – how can companies adapt to the uncertainty? – Nicolas Pourbaix, Senior Counsel and Legal Director, AMGEN

 

21:15 Dinner

 

21:45 Discussions, networking and drinks

19 November 2021:

09:00 Welcome of participants

 

09:05 Current developments in antitrust and competition law, Edmon Oude Elferink, Partner, Advocaat, CMS & Lorenzo Bocedi, Counsel, CMS 

 

11:00 Coffee Break

 

11:30 Should I stay or should I go now? – Success formula for Legal until 2025, Andreas Bong, Co-Head Legal Process & Technology, KPMG Law

 

13:00 Lunch

 

14:00 Closing Remarks

Speakers

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Nicolas Pourbaix

Senior Counsel and Legal Director
AMGEN

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Edmon Oude Elferink

Partner, Advocaat
CMS

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Lorenzo Bocedi

Counsel
CMS

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Andreas Bong

Partner – Co-Leader, Legal Operations Transformation Services
KPMG

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COVID-19 measures and ordinances

  • Attendees are required to present a valid Covid Certificate (vaccination card/ proof of recovery from Covid-19/ negative PCR test) to enter the event rooms
  • Depending on the national regulations, special requirements as maintaining social distancing and wearing a mask may apply
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Impressions from past roundtables

Nicolas Pourbaix
Senior Counsel and Legal Director
AMGEN

Nicolas POURBAIX is Senior Counsel and Legal Director at AMGEN, a leading biopharmaceutical company, focusing on all areas of anti-trust and competition law, including pricing, supply management, cooperation agreements and public procurement across Europe.
In addition to anti-trust issues, Nicolas is Head of Legal for AMGEN’s Western Europe, Middle-East and Africa sub-region, a group of 20+ affiliates and distributor markets.
Prior to joining AMGEN, Nicolas was of counsel at the global law firm HOGAN LOVELLS.

Edmon Oude Elferink
Partner, Advocaat
CMS

Edmon Oude Elferink heads the EU & Competition team in the Netherlands. He is based out of the CMS EU Law Office in Brussels and advises clients on general EU law, competition law, state aid and data protection.​

Edmon has represented a large number of clients in investigations carried out by the European Commission and national regulators. He previously worked as a référendaire (law clerk) at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg. ​

Edmon is praised by his clients for his ability his hands on approach and has been referred to in Chambers Europe as an “exceptionally good lawyer”​

Lorenzo Bocedi
Counsel, CMS

“Lorenzo Bocedi began his collaboration with the Firm in 2006 in the Milan office. He is a member of the Competition & EU Law department as Counsel.

Lorenzo has considerable experience in the field of national and EU competition law. He assists Italian and multinational companies on cartels, communications of concentrations between undertakings to the Italian Competition Authority (AGCM) and he regularly organizes compliance programs and trainings on competition law matters and all aspects linked to distribution in the domestic and EU markets.”

Andreas Bong
Partner – Co-Leader, Legal Operations Transformation Services
KPMG

Andreas Bong is a partner at KPMG Law and since 2018 part of the firm. He is one of the most renowned experts on legal transformation in the European market. Since 2008 he has been advising legal and IP departments in their (digital) transformation to a faster, more efficient and even more risk-conscious setup. Andreas is a trusted reference for General Counsels on all strategic, organizational and operational challenges and a demanded speaker at numerous international Legal Conferences and Events. Previously, he was managing partner of a consulting firm specialized in legal departments until the acquisition by KPMG Law.