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General Counsel Roundtable 2023

Rome Cavalieri Hotel
29-30 June 2023

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 a limited number of 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. 

Topic of Discussion:

Competition Law and Antitrust – Challenges for European GCs.

When:

29 June 18:30 through 30 June 14:00

Where:

Rome Cavalieri, A Waldorf Astoria Resort

Via Alberto Cadlolo, 101

00136 Rome, Italy

Agenda

29 June 2023:

18:30 Welcome Reception at Hotel Rome Cavalieri

 

19:15 Welcome of participants

 

19:45 Dinner

 

21:00
Evening keynote

 

21:45 Dinner

 

22:15 Discussions, networking and drinks

30 June 2023:

 

09:00 Welcome of participants

 

09:05
Competition law and sustainability – latest developments; The EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism – how to prepare – Siobhan Kahmann

 

11:05 Coffee Break

 

11:35
Recent developments in antitrust laws: information exchanges, killer acquisitions, cartel damages calculations and new divestment powers – Dr. Frederik Wiemer

 

12:35 Q&A and Open Discussion

 

13:00 Lunch

 

14:00 Closing Remarks

Speakers

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Jonathan Marsh
International General Counsel, TotalEnergies
President, ECLA

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Dr. Frederik Wiemer
Partner, Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek

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Siobhan Kahmann
Partner, CMS

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Dr. Frederik Wiemer
Partner
Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek

Frederik Wiemer has been a partner at law firm Heuking Kühn Lüer Wojtek in Hamburg/ Germany since 2010. He has many years of consulting experience in all areas of German, European and international antitrust and data protection law. Focus of his work is cur- rently on merger control, antitrust litigation, compliance advice, and defence in antitrust investigations.

He studied law (Dr. iur. utr.) and economics (Dipl.Volksw.) in Heidelberg and Strasbourg and received his doctorate as a member of the Heidelberg Graduate College being a scholarship holder of the German Research Foundation. He spent his legal clerkship in Cologne, Speyer and New York. After his admission to the bar in 2000, he worked for major international law firms in Düsseldorf, London and Brussels.

His clients include domestic and foreign listed and medium-sized companies as well as trade associations.
Frederik Wiemer is the author of various professional articles and a speaker at national and international conferences and seminars. He is a member of the Studienvereinigung Kartellrecht, the International and American Bar Associations and the DICO Institute for Compliance. In addition, he is appointed a Non-Governmental Advisor to the Internatio- nal Competition Network of antitrust authorities (ICN).

https://www.heuking.de/de/anwaelte/profil/dr-frederik-wiemer.html

Siobhan Kahmann
Partner
CMS

Siobhan has practised EU and UK competition law for over fifteen years in Brussels and the UK, in addition to counselling clients on state-aid/subsidy, regulatory, policy and trade matters. She is an Advocaat with the Brussels Bar, and a Solicitor in Scotland, and England and Wales. Her competition experience has included: complex cartel infringement assessments, defence, settlement and leniency applications; detailed vertical, horizontal, tech transfer analysis and support; substantial advice on different market inquiries; strategic and in-depth counsel for clients in abuse of dominance claims; and significant experience in matters on UK, European and international merger control.

She has extensive experience advising on competition law in the tech industry, including IoT, big data and artificial intelligence, in addition to automotive and other transport, and on evolving sustainability and FMCG issues. Additionally, Siobhan has provided extensive advice on the revolutionary European Green Deal and Fit for 55 regulatory frameworks including the Carbon Borden Adjustment Mechanism, Emissions Trading System and various other aspects including the circular economy and corporate social responsibility and due diligence/reporting. Siobhan is a member of the International Chamber of Commerce’s Working Group on Sustainability and Competition.

https://cms.law/en/bel/people/siobhan-kahmann