7th Competition Forum Colloquium

Dec 22, 2015

7TH COMPETITION FORUM COLLOQUIUM – Pablo Trevisán & Laura Bierzychudek (Estudio Trevisán)

On November 20^th 2015, the city of Pilar played host to the 7th Colloquium Competition Forum, attended by representatives of 11 countries in the region including: Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Paraguay, Argentina, the United States, Spain, Peru and the UK. The delegations included members of various sectors such as business, legal scholars, administrators and regulators, prosecutors, academics and members of the judiciary.

The day was filled throughout with conferences on the most important topics of the times, events filled with insightful debate regarding different aspects of the national contexts, tendencies and views of the future in each region. Roughly, the day’s events were divided into four main panels: (I) The efficiency of Market Conditioning; (II) Vertical Restrictions and Distribution Contracts; (III) New Trends in Institutional Design; and (IV) Cartel Testing Methodology.

The conferences shared a single format, consisting of a main presentation of 20 minutes, followed by two, ten-minute commentaries. The issue would then be opened for debate, ending with a final contribution from each panelist. The Colloquium began promptly at 9 am, ending 10 hours later, with perfect punctuality.

As a general review of this 7^th installment, it may first be worth highlighting the high levels of agreement among Latin American countries regarding the ess