Antitrust Section

The IBA Unilateral Conduct and Behavioural Issues Working Group has a number of members representing a large number of jurisdictions covering Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas. The Group is responsible for monitoring and commenting on a range of competition issues that arise, inter alia, from unilateral conduct and abuse of dominance or misuse of market power as well as cooperative/horizontal (non-cartel) and vertical agreements.

It aims to encourage best practice in the ongoing development of international laws in these areas by commenting on consultations on proposed new and reformed legislation. This includes reviewing and commenting on proposed new legislation and legislative changes; engaging in discussions about the nature of conduct that should be proscribed by competition law; reviewing and commenting on regulatory responses to anti-competitive conduct including investigations and prosecutions; and commenting on guidelines associated with compliance initiatives designed to raise awareness of competition issues in relation to unilateral conduct, cooperative agreements and vertical agreements.

Working Group members

Co-Chairs: Chris Charter, Cliffe Dekker, South Africa; Daniel Andreoli, Demarest Advogados, Brazil
Members: Bora Ikiler, BASEAK, Turkey; Daren Shiau, Allen & Gledhill, Singapore; Joanna Goyder, Freshfields, Belgium/EU; Katrin Schallenberg, Clifford Chance, France/EU; Lauren Battaglia, Hogan Lovells, US; Nick Peristerakis, K&L Gates, Greece/EU; Avaantika Kakkar, CAM, India; Petra Linsmeier, Gleiss Lutz. Germany/EU; Zoltan Marosi, DLA Piper, Hungary/EU; Etsuko Hara, Anderson Mori, Japan; Ding Liang, Deheng Law, China; Helene Andersson, Delphi, Sweden; Charles Coorey, Gilbert & Tobin, Australia; Matthew Yeowart, Davis Polk, UK; Antonio Di Domenico, Fasken, Canada; Claudio Tesauro, BonelliErede, Italy; Ronan Scalan, Arthur Cox, Ireland; Francisco Borquez, Barros & Errazuriz, Chile

The IBA Cartels Working Group has a number of members representing a large number of jurisdictions covering Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas. The Group includes several former senior antitrust officials and a former competition commissioner, private practitioners in leading law firms, and in-house competition counsel.

The Group follows cartel developments around the world and provides input and comments on various consultations on proposed new and reformed legislation to which the IBA’s international perspective and the members' collective expertise and experience can bring significant added value. The Group is also active in other aspects of the IBA’s work including in cartel policy issues more generally, as well as in monitoring developments and assisting with organising conferences.

Working Group members

Co-Chairs: Emrys Davis, Bennett Jones, Canada; Kala Anandarajah, Rajah & Tann, Singapore
Members: Carlos Mena Labarthe, Creel Lawyers, Mexico; Juan Cristóbal, Gumucio Cariola, Chile; Vivian Fraga, Tozzini Freire, Brazil; Ines Bodenstein, Gleiss Lutz, Germany/EU; Gabriel Gonzalez, NHG, Mexico; Kenneth O'Rourke, Wilson Sonsini, US; Roos Elemans, Stibbe, Netherlands/EU; Satyen Dhana, Simmons & Simmons, UK; Madoka Shimada, Nishimura&Asahi, Japan; Wang Jin, Fangda Partners, China; Elizabeth Avery, Gilbert & Tobin, Australia; Yong Seok Ahn, Lee & Ko, South Korea; Hazar Basar, Hergüner, Turkey; Nisha Uberoi, Trilegal, India; Cynthia Richman, Gibson Dunn, US; Lee Berger, Steptoe, US; Renata Fonseca Zuccolo Giannella, Mattos Filho, Brazil; Gerwin van Gerven, Linklaters, Germany; Carmen Peli, Peli Partners, Romania

The IBA Antitrust Litigation Working Group has a number of members representing a large number of jurisdictions covering Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas. The Group includes private practitioners in leading law firms who represent both claimants and defendants in antitrust litigation. The Group follows antitrust litigation developments in different jurisdictions across the world and provides input and comments on various consultations on proposed new and reformed legislation to which the IBA’s international perspective and the members' collective expertise and experience can bring significant added value. The Group is also active in monitoring developments and considering cross-border issues in antitrust litigation.

Working Group members

Co-Chairs: Anna Morfey, Ashurst, UK; Elizabeth Richmond, Clifford Chance, Australia
Members: Nima Lorjé, Stibbe, Netherlands/EU; Hagai Doron, S Horowitz & Co, Israel; Karen Ruback, Grinberg Cordovil, Brazil; Peta Stevenson, King & Wood Mallesons, Australia; Sam Ward, Clifford Chance LLP, UK; Thorsten Mäger, Hengeler Mueller, Germany/EU; Attila Komives, Allen & Overy, Hungary/EU; Trine Osen Bergqvist, Vinge, Sweden/EU; Byongki Chung, Lee & Ko, South Korea; Claire Reidy, Bowmans, South Africa; Ben Sirota, Kobre & Kim, US; Beatrijs Gielen, Altius, Belgium/EU; Lara Melrose, Orchard Group (Litigation Funder), UK; Sonam Mathur, TTA, India; Huang Wei, Tian Yuan Law Firm, China; Masaki Kakimoto, Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Japan ; David Scott, Scott & Scott, US; Subrata Bhattacharjee, BLG, Canada; Stéphane de Navacelle, Navacelle, France; Felix Ng, Haldanes, Hong Kong; Marion Provost, Dechert, France

The IBA Mergers Working Group has a number of members representing a large number of jurisdictions covering Europe, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Americas. The Group includes private practitioners in leading law firms and in-house counsel. The Group follows merger control developments in different jurisdictions across the world covering procedural, jurisdictional and substantive issues. With the proliferation of merger control regimes around the world there is a large number of new jurisdictions establishing guidelines for merger control and established authorities continually try to improve their legislative framework and guidelines and issue calls for input to consultations. The Group provides input and comments on various consultations on proposed new and reformed legislation to which the IBA’s international perspective and the members' collective expertise and experience can bring significant added value.

Working Group members

Co-Chairs: Neil Campbell, McMillan, Canada; Marcio Soares, Mattos Filho, Brazil
Members: Alastair Mordaunt, Freshfields, UK/Hong Kong; Andrea Hamilton, Milbank, UK/EU; Benedict Bleicher, Rio Tinto, UK; Cecil Saehoon, Chung Yulchon LLC, Korea; Christian Steinle, Gleiss Lutz, Germany/EU; David Mamane, Schellenberg Wittmer Ltd, Switzerland; Didier Théophile, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier (AARPI), France/ EU; Gavin Bushell, Baker & McKenzie, Belgium/EU; Logan Breed, Hogan Lovells, US; Niko Hukkinen, Roschier Attorneys Ltd, Finland/EU; Sonia Pfaffenroth, Arnold & Porter, US; Susan Jones, Gilbert & Tobin, Australia; Scott Clements, Allen & Gledhill, Singapore; Lorena Pavic, Carey, Chile; Hugh Hollman, Allen & Overy, Belgium/EU; Margaret Segall, Cravath Swaine & Moore LLP, US; Yusuke Nakano, Anderson Mori, Japan; Liu Cheng, King & Wood Mallesons, China; Bahadir Balki, Actecon, Turkey; Naval Chopra, Shardul Armachand Mangaldas, India; Stéphane Dionnet, McDermott Will & Emery, Germany; Mariam Sabet, Tamimi, UAE; Alex Saleh, GLA & Co, UAE; Francis Yang, JunHe, China; Judd Lurie, Bowmans, South Africa; Liga Merwin, Ellex, Latvia; Silke Möller, Glade Michel Wirtz, Germany

Forthcoming