Orrick Library Seminar Series: Information Exchange and the Extraterritorial Reach of EU Competition Law

日本語： 競合他社との情報交換に関わる問題とEU競争法の域外適用

Orrick’s Global Japan Practice is hosting a series of monthly “Orrick Library” seminars to explore legal issues in various fields in Japan as well as the United States, Asia and Europe. The next seminar will be held on Monday, November 13 from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm in the Tokyo office and from 10:00 am to 11:30 am in the Düsseldorf office.

This session will discuss information exchange - the EU prohibition of cartels-, the extraterritorial reach of EU competition law which also applies to conduct outside the EU, and other related issues illustrated with examples that can be applied to Japanese companies. The session will be presented by Till Steinvorth, partner in the Antitrust and Competition group in the Düsseldorf office.

This seminar will be presented live in the Düsseldorf office and by video in the Tokyo office. There will be time set aside for questions and answers.

Date: November 13, 2017 (Monday)
Tokyo: 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm (Registration 5:45 pm)
Dusseldorf: 10:00 am – 11:30 am (Registration from 9:45 am)
Location: Orrick Tokyo Law Offices (Map)
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Düsseldorf Office (Map)
Speakers: Till Steinvorth, Partner, Dusseldorf Office
Language: English
Fee: No charge
Registration deadline: November 10, 2017 (Friday)

*Tokyo Litigation Partners Yoshihiro Takatori and Shinsuke Yakura will join and offer additional perspectives in Japanese.

** Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP is an accredited MCLE provider in the States of New York and California.  This continuing legal education course has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the Continuing Legal Education Board for a maximum of 1.5 credit hours, of which 1.5 credit hours can be applied toward the areas of professional practice requirement.