Antitrust Section

The IBA Unilateral Conduct and Behavioural Issues Working 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 Hofmeyr, South Africa; Daniel Oliveria Andreoli, Demarest, Brazil.

Bora Ikiler, Baseak,Turkey; Daren Shiau, Allen & Gledhill, Singapore; Joanna Goyder, Freshfields, Belgium and EU; Katrin Schallenberg , Clifford Chance, France and EU; Lauren Battaglia, Hogan Lovells, US; Nick Peristerakis, K&L Gates, Belgium and EU; Avaantika Kakkar, CAM, India; 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, Steptoe, UK; Francisco Borquez, Barros & Errazuriz, Chile; Geoffrey Van der Walle, Jones Day, Belgium; Anastasia Dritsa, Kyriakides Georgopoulos, Greece; Christoph Van Opstal, Fangda Partners, Hong Kong; Bernardo Cascáo, BMA, Brazil; Henry Mostyn, Cleary, UK; Aparna Mehra, Trilegal, India; Amanda Athayde, Pinheiro Neto, Brazil; Omar Wakil, Torys, Canada; and Nisha Uberoi, JSA, India.

The IBA Cartels Working 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 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.

Carlos Mena Labarthe, Creel Lawyers, Mexico; Juan Cristóbal Gumucio, Cariola, Chile; Vivian Fraga, Tozzini Freire, Brazil; Gabriel Gonzalez, NHG, Mexico; Kenneth O'Rourke, Wilson Sonsini, US; Roos Elemans Stibbe, Netherlands and EU; Satyen Dhana, Simmons & Simmons, UK; Kadoka 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; Carmen Peli, Peli Partners, Romania; Petra Carey, Russel Mcveagh, New Zealand; Felipe Serrano, Serrano Martinez CMA, Colombia; Liliane Gam, Linklaters, Brussels; Michael-James Currie, Primerio, South Africa; Marina Stavropolou, LCI Law, Athens; Anna Wolf-Posch, Cerha Hempel, Austria; Astrid Waser, Lenz & Staehelin, Switzerland; Iva Basaric, Babic & Partners, Croatia; and Amilcar Peredo, Basham, Ringe y Correa, Mexico.

The IBA Antitrust Litigation Working 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: Elizabeth Richmond, Clifford Chance, Australia; Fiona Schaeffer, Milbank, New York.

Nima Lorjé, Stibbe, Netherlands and EU; Hagai Doron, S Horowitz & Co, Israel; Karen Ruback, Grinberg Cordovil, Brazil; Peta Stevenson , King & Wood Mallesons, Australia; Sam Ward, Clifford Chance, UK; Thorsten Mäger, Hengeler Mueller, Germany and EU; Attila Komives, Allen & Overy, Hungary and EU; Trine Osen Bergqvist, Schjodt, Sweden and EU; Byongki Chung, Lee & Ko, South Korea; Claire Reidy, Bowmans , South Africa; Ben Sirota, Kobre & Kim, US; Beatrijs Gielen, Altius, Belgium and 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; Diana Brioso Gonçalves, CCA Law Firm, Portugal; Paul Stuart, Cleary, UK; and Tal Eyal-Boger, Fischer, Israel.

The IBA Mergers Working 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 are 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: Marcio Soares, Mattos Filho, Brazil; Gavin Bushell, Baker Mckenzie, Belgium.

Alastair Mordaunt, Freshfields, UK and Hong Kong; Andrea Hamilton, Milbank, UK and EU; Benedict Bleicher, Rio Tinto, UK; Cecil Saehoon Chung, Yulchon, Korea; David Mamane, Schellenberg Wittmer, Switzerland; Didier Théophile, Darrois Villey Maillot Brochier, France and EU; Logan Breed, Hogan Lovells, US; Niko Hukkinen, Roschier Attorneys Ltd., Finland and 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 and EU; Margaret Segall, Cravath Swaine & Moore, 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, Belgium; 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; Simon Thexton, Rio Tinto, UK; Carlos Orci, Berea, Mexico; Nick Levy, Cleary, UK; and Neil Campbell, McMillan, Canada.

The IBA Sustainability Working Group explores the intersection of competition law and sustainability objectives within robust competition frameworks. As shifting consumer attitudes and geo-political trends continue to push companies to adopt sustainability goals and build sustainability considerations into commercial decisions, the Group follows global developments and provides input on consultations, proposals and policy discussions related to competition and sustainability, considering how existing legal frameworks can support sustainable initiatives.

Working Group members

Co-Chairs: Joanna Goyder, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Belgium; Grant Murray, Baker McKenzie, UK.

Daniel Oliveria Andreoli, Demarest, Brazil; Logan Breed, Hogan Lovells, US; Susanne Bullock, Gibson Dunn, UK; Neil Campbell, McMillan, Canada; Johannes Hertfelder, Gleiss Lutz, Germany; Gwyneth Hodson, Unilever, UK; Nick Peristerakis, Linklaters, Belgium; Stephen Whitfield, Travers, UK; Vincent Wang, Tsar & Tsai, Taiwan; and Kadir Bas, LBF Partners, Turkey.