The annual Competition Law 2022 Conference is designed to help you gain insight of the key changes and developments in competition law over the past year.
The conference is packed with updates on developments in competition law combined with practical insight into its application in practice.
The presentations are given by well recognized experts from various backgrounds.
Join us and make sure you are fully aware of the implications that the significant developments in competition law have for your organization or for the clients you advise.
What to expect:
- Panoramic view of the world of horizontal agreements – from hard-core cartels through to the Commission’s draft horizontal guidelines
- EU competition cases in the European courts (GC/ECJ)
- Competition, regulation and digital markets
- Recent developments and trends in EU merger control
- Judicial review of merger decisions in the EU and UK
- Sustainable competition law
- And more
Warmly welcome to the seminar!
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Speakers
Linsey McCallum
Deputy Director General
European Commission
(The speech will be distributed to the participants afterwards.)
Richard Whish
Honorary Queen’s Counsel,
Emeritus Professor King ́s College London
”A very informative and interesting lecture. Easy to follow. It was a pleasure to listen to his lecture, you could see that he is a good performer and knows how to perform in front of an audience – probably due to his experience in teaching.””Excellent – as always! I never get tired of listening to Richard Whish. He has the ability to explain the cases in a way that everyone understands even the small details of the cases.”

Ilkka Leppihalme
Partner, Head of Competition & Public Procurement
Dittmar & Indrenius Attorneys
Partner Ilkka Leppihalme heads the Competition & Public Procurement practice of Dittmar & Indrenius. He has been involved in various...
Partner Ilkka Leppihalme heads the Competition & Public Procurement practice of Dittmar & Indrenius. He has been involved in various landmark competition cases, including the largest competition cases in Finland. He regularly assesses potential competition law issues in a transactional context and possesses significant experience in both domestic and multijurisdictional merger control procedures across a wide range of industries. He has represented clients in numerous significant competition law related damages cases; also as an expert on Finnish law in international competition damages cases.
Prior to joining Dittmar & Indrenius Ilkka Leppihalme made a distinguished career as a Partner and Head of Competition in another leading law firm in Finland. Prior to this, he was with Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer in Brussels.
Leppihalme is one of the few members of the Competition Law Expert Group of the Finnish Bar Association. He has been a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network, a network of more than 130 competition authorities, since 2010. He is a regular chairman and speaker at competition law conferences and seminars. He is listed as a leading competition law expert in all major international ranking publications.

John Ratliff
Partner
WilmerHale, Brussels
John Ratliff is a partner in the Brussels office of WilmerHale. He has more than 30 years of experience as...
John Ratliff is a partner in the Brussels office of WilmerHale. He has more than 30 years of experience as an advocate and adviser on all aspects of EU Competition law.
He has handled numerous merger control cases before the European Commission and worldwide (both EC Phase 1 and Phase 2 proceedings, several with remedies). He also advises on a wide range of transactional issues, recently including sustainability issues. He has also been involved in cartel and other infringement defences; and acted for several complainants before the European Commission on access issues. He also advises on REMIT and energy market manipulation issues.
He studied at University College, Oxford and is qualified as an avocat in Brussels and a Barrister at the Bar of England and Wales. He was a trainee in the European Commission’s Legal Service, then studied in Germany and the Netherlands and worked in Paris and London, before moving to Brussels.

Maurits Dolmans
Partner
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Lue lisää
Thomas McGrath
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Prof. Dr. Damien Geradin
Founding Partner
Geradin Partners

Nicole Kar
Partner
Linklaters LLP
Price
Price, stream | 700 € |
Price, at the place | 700 € |
Prices shown excluding VAT 24%. On-site participation includes digital materials, coffee and lunch during the seminar day. Remote participation includes digital materials and a right to watch the stream of the seminar for three working days after the seminar.
Contact information


Event Place
Radisson Blu Royal Hotel
Runeberginkatu 2
00100 Helsinki
When entering the hotel the conference center can be found on the right hand side. Located in the city center, the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Helsinki places guests within walking distance of prime entertainment venues, attractions, and retail shops.
By tram:
From Rautatieasema tram station, take tram line 7 towards Länsiterminaali or line 9 towards Jätkäsaari. Travel 2 stops and exit at Kampintori stop. Walk around 100 meters to the hotel.
The hotel is just a few minutes’ walk from public transport stations.
On foot:
From Rautatieasema walk 900 meters via Salomonkatu and you will arrive at the hotel in approximately 10 minutes.
By Car:
The hotel provides indoor parking available for a fee. They also have a number of electric car charging stations. Access to the hotel parking hall is via Malminrinne and Lapinlahdenkatu. Make a right turn into a tunnel and follow the signage. The height of the hall is 2.1 meters. Use the staircase to access the hotel. You can pay for parking in the hotel reception.
Accommodation:
If you need accommodation during your stay, you can use Alma Talent’s special prices to the hotels mentioned above. When booking say that you are attending Alma Talent -seminar in that hotel.
- Radisson Blu -hotels and SOKOS-hotels: discount -11 % from Flex-price
- Clarion Hotels: discount -15 % from the current day BAR-room price