19th Annual IBA Competition Mid-Year Conference
12 Jun - 13 Jun 2025
Session information
Session six: Merger control: navigating the evolving regulatory landscape and how geopolitical considerations and new instruments are impacting deals
Friday 13 June (1100 - 1230)
Description
In recent years, global deals have faced an increased set of regulatory challenges. With recent changes in political leadership around the world in addition to global trade tensions, what impact will this have on enforcement and predictability? And how do companies navigate not only the myriad of national merger control rules, but also other regulatory instruments such as foreign direct investment (FDI) screening? This session will discuss these regulatory challenges and how companies should be addressing them.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Alastair Mordaunt | Freshfields, London, England; Secretary, Antitrust Section |
| Julian Peña | Allende & Brea, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Co-Chair, Antitrust Section |
Speakers
| Kaoru Hattori | Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, Tokyo, Japan |
| Gregory McCurdy | Sony Interactive Entertainment, San Francisco, California, USA |
| Kentaro Toda | TMI Associates, Tokyo, Japan |
| Omar Wakil | Torys LLP, Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Yan Yu | RBB Economics, Singapore, Singapore |