Concurrences

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The Agencies Steering Committee has received over 20 antitrust compliance initiatives from competition authorities. These initiatives consist of guidelines, videos, podcasts and even comics and mangas. Some of these initiatives limit themselves to explain antitrust rules to non-antitrust specialists, whereas other initiatives provide fine mitigating in the presence of a solid and robust compliance program. The Agency award-winning initiative will be announced on May 10, 2021 at the Antitrust Compliance Ceremony.

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Canadian Competition Bureau (Gatineau)

Best Academic initiatives

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The Academic Steering Committee has received over 10 antitrust compliance initiatives from law or economics professors from the EU, the US, and abroad. These initiatives are mostly articles published in peer-reviewed journals, whereas others are dedicated book chapters. These publications are made available in free access for the Awards’ duration. The Academic award-winning initiative will be announced on May 10, 2021 at the Antitrust Compliance Ceremony.

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Best Corporations initiatives

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The Corporations Steering Committee has suggested over 10 antitrust compliance initiatives from companies active in a large variety of business sectors: bank, energy, automobile, food & beverage, transports etc. These initiatives consist of online training, general guidelines, antitrust compliance manuals detailing the company’s policy and compliance program, an interview, and even a mini-series mocking the consequences of an antitrust dawn-raid. The Corporations award-winning initiative will be announced on May 10, 2021, at the Antitrust Compliance Ceremony.

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Best Law Firms initiatives

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The Law Firms Steering Committee has reviewed over 15 antitrust compliance initiatives from law firms having developed a dedicated approach in this field of antitrust. Many law firms consider antitrust compliance as an internal duty of the companies - as corruption prevention - and intervene only in case of issues. Some law firms however have undertaken a different approach aiming at helping in-house counsel setting up internal processes dedicated to limiting legal risks. The Law Firms award-winning initiative will be announced on May 10, 2021 at the Antitrust Compliance Ceremony.

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Best Legal Techs initiatives

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The Legal Techs & Forensics Steering Committee has searched for dedicated antitrust compliance initiatives. Most applications received concerned general legal compliance, with a strong focus on data and corruption regulations. So far, only a few Legal Techs or Forensics companies have committed themselves to antitrust compliance per se, giving them a competitive advantage in this new field. The Legal Techs & Forensics award-winning initiative will be announced on May 10, 2021, at the Antitrust Compliance Ceremony.

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Best Special Award Initiatives

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The Editorial Committee has searched several initiatives that do not fall in any of the above categories. This Special Award is aimed at recognizing new creative and outside-the-box compliance tools. The Special award-winning initiative will be announced on May 10, 2021, at the Antitrust Compliance Ceremony.

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2021 Testimonials

Maria Lancri
Squair Avocats (Paris)

France 1 contribution 157 visits

I believe that compliance is another way to advance legal matters in our companies by advocating and preventing risks. Antitrust matters have their place in the compliance world and I hope to help companies develop the appropriate tools to prevent and limit their risks.
Martin d’Halluin
News Corp (New York)

United States 9 contributions 11498 visits

In its 2019 guidance, the U.S. Department of Justice emphasized that robust compliance programs need to be forward-thinking: "effective antitrust compliance programs not only prevent, detect, and address antitrust violations, they also further remedial efforts and help foster corporate and individual accountability". Concurrences’ idea to reward innovative compliance initiatives globally is also forward-thinking and should be applauded. I am delighted to be part of the Steering Committee and look forward to seeing a lot of creative programs.
Roberto Rustichelli
Italian Competition Authority (Rome)

Italy

I am very delighted to be part of the Antitrust Compliance Summit & Awards Steering Committee together with other distinguished members.

The Italian Competition Authority strongly supports this much-needed initiative of Concurrences which contributes to promote and strengthen a competition culture at global level and I hope its innovative format will attract as many participant agencies as possible in sharing their experiences in evaluating compliance programmes for the purpose of potential fine reductions for businesses.

Since the adoption of our own guidelines in 2018, antitrust programmes in Italy have become an increasingly important component of businesses’ general compliance programmes. Our practice has shown that designing and implementing antitrust programmes is not a “box-checking exercise” and there is no “one size fits all” type of programme.

I believe this initiative, by exchanging best practices for successful antitrust compliance, will surely be of interest for our agency as well as many other competition agencies around the world.
Matthew Boswell
Canadian Competition Bureau (Gatineau)

Canada

We are firm believers that proactive competition law compliance by businesses of all sizes is an important factor in well-functioning markets. Accordingly, we welcome this effort to increase awareness of compliance best practices and to demonstrate through dialogue and recognition that a strong culture of compliance, supported by effective policies and procedures, makes good business sense.
Marie-Pascale Heusse
BNP Paribas (Paris)

France 5 contributions 8101 visits

Compliance, as well as time to market, constitutes a major strategic challenge for economic players but also for authorities and institutions. What is the rule without the knowledge of this rule, the understanding of issues and risks at stake ? This is most apt when it comes to behavioral rules. Competition law is now part of companies’ codes of conduct which imply for staffs to act in a responsible and ethical manner. Being aware of competition law rules is therefore much more than a legal requirement. It is part of the corporate culture.

Today Competition Law Compliance Programmes are widespread. However, from the perspective of Heads of competition law / Compliance officers in charge, maintaining such programmes as top priorities is not a walk in the park. To the contrary, it is a real challenge to always keep them up especially when they are themselves in competition with many compliance requirements imposed by legislations, e.g. anti bribery, money laundering.

Concurrences identified this issue and started months ago to propose dedicated events. The Awards Compliance Initiative, that I’d like to commend, will be the high point of exchanges started in February 2019 at Concurrences’ initiative but also, and it has to be stressed, in the framework of a dedicated working group set-up by the French Competition Authority in 2020. More broadly, it will gather international actors, authorities and institutions and allow them to share their views and more practically, their best recipes and tools.

Best Agencies initiatives

Best Academic initiatives

Best Corporations initiatives

Best Law Firms initiatives

Best Legal Techs initiatives

Best Special Award Initiatives