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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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

Dirk Middelschulte
Unilever (Brussels)

Belgium 6 contributions 5719 visits

From being a fringe activity for the legal profession, competition law compliance has become a key pillar of good corporate citizenship over the last 15 years or so. So much legal expertise, business insight and creativity goes into ever-more sophisticated and bespoke compliance programs. It is about time to recognize outstanding accomplishments in this important field, and I am very pleased that Concurrences has given me a chance to support their initiative.
Daniel Sokol
USC Gould School of Law (Los Angeles)

3 contributions 2206 visits

Compliance plays an integral role in antitrust/competition law and this initiative recognizes its growing centrality.
Alexandre Barreto de Souza
Brazilian Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) (Brasilia)

Brazil

You have probably heard that it is much better to be safe than sorry. This maxim, applicable to so many situations, can also be used when we discuss corruption, since the act of anticipating situations prevents they spread through public or private companies. Corruption, besides compromising the money of entities, whether public or private, also puts their reputation at stake. On the other hand, compliance programs may establish an organizational culture that encourages ethical conduct and a commitment to comply with the organization’s internal and external standards. In this way, they promote the fight against corruption and reduce the number of lawsuits and administrative proceedings, as well as the chances of financial losses. Experience shows that an effective compliance program can bring about great results. By adopting such programs, we ensure the maintenance of competition in the market and prevent the emergence of violations and harm caused by the lack of competition. Moreover, if we keep a company from losing value, it certainly creates benefits to the entire supply chain, that is, the company itself, investors, consumers, trading partners, and even authorities, as prevention is always preferable to repression, incurring lower costs to society. In view of this, it is important to recognize initiatives that aim to foster and encourage companies to have robust compliance programs that are capable of mapping risks and minimizing the practice of illegal acts, whether these are related to competition law or other matters.
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.
Tran Van Dung
Stinga (Paris)

In the current globalized economy weakened by the health crisis, this Concurrences’s initiative is ideal for developing and promoting of compliance antitrust.

The international dimension and the format of the event give an exceptional character to the image of the participation of many professionals representative of the ecosystem (lawyers, experts, public authorities, enterprises, etc.). The opportunity to experience a 360 ° view of the antitrust issue not to be missed.

For me, Legaltech’s innovation and digital solutions are both major elements and catalysts for an effective implementation in terms of compliance antitrust by bringing traceability, consolidation, confidentiality and security to enterprises.

Best Agencies initiatives

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Best Corporations initiatives

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