IBA Annual Conference Mexico City 2024
15 Sep - 20 Sep 2024
CASA MONTEJO 2, LEVEL S
Session information
Competition law and sustainability: from guidance to action
Monday 16 September (1615 - 1730)
Committee(s)
Antitrust Section
(Lead)
Description
A period of intense debate (at least in Europe) on competition law and sustainability has yielded helpful agency guidance. There is now a transition to concrete action – in terms of actual competitor collaboration (being waved through by agencies), but also high-profile enforcement against agreements to restrict technical development at the expense of the environment. Agencies are also debating whether and how to address sustainability-related factors in their merger control analysis. Our panel will discuss the journey so far and the road ahead: what are the key areas of convergence and divergence? What teachings can be drawn from the cases that have come to light so far involving cooperation?
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
Tsuyoshi Ikeda | Ikeda & Someya, Tokyo, Japan; Membership Officer, Antitrust Section |
Samantha Mobley | Baker McKenzie, London, England; Co-Chair, Antitrust Section |
Speakers
Raúl Escalante | AB InBev Middle Americas, Mexico City, Mexico |
Elai Katz | McDermott Will & Emery LLP, New York, New York, USA |
Laura Torrado Barriga | Posse Herrera Ruiz, Bogota, Colombia |
Elvia Villarreal Holguera | Cofece, Mexico City, Mexico |