Summer Course on European Antitrust Law

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Objective
This training provides legal practitioners, competition enforcers, and compliance professionals with in-depth understanding of the basics of EU antitrust law and a comprehensive update on the latest developments in each field. Participants will examine how anticompetitive agreements and abuse of dominance unfold in both traditional and digital markets, exploring key enforcement challenges and the impact of evolving market dynamics such as algorithmic practices, platform power, and data-driven competition.

The programme combines expert-led sessions, case studies, hands-on exercises, and simulations of dawn raids and judicial review, as well as an on-site visit to the CJEU, equipping attendees with the tools to assess market power, identify anticompetitive conduct, navigate procedural challenges, and apply remedies effectively within the EU competition framework.

Key topics
Key concepts of competition policy and economics
Methods for defining the relevant market
Practical illustration of the rules applicable to vertical and horizontal agreements
The abuse of a dominant market position
Anticompetitive practices in the digital economy
Public and private enforcement of antitrust rules
Theory and practice of dawn raids

Visit of the Court of Justice of the European Union
Participants will also have the opportunity to attend a hearing at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg.

Online participation option
The event will be streamed live online. You have the option to follow the conference on Zoom, enabling you to ask questions and take part in the discussion with participants in Trier

Course leader

Virginia Pavel

Target group

Staff of national competition authorities and EU institutions, lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel

Fee info