Competition Law Update

With the Competition Law Update event series, the ACCL presents the most important topics of international competition law and compliance in a compact form twice a year. You can expect three presentations each time, which report on current developments in national and international competition law. The speakers also answer questions from the audience.

Target audience

Lawyers and economists with prior knowledge and experience in the areas of competition law and compliance. It is primarily aimed at in-house counsels and employees with an economic background from national and international companies. The event is also aimed at lawyers from law firms and members of public authorities.

NEXT EVENT

33rd Competition Law Update (CLU) - Legal developments in antitrust law 2025

33rd Competition Law Update (CLU) - Legal developments in antitrust law 2025

29.04.2026 17:15 -20:00

Online

30. Competition Law Update (CLU) -

30. Competition Law Update (CLU) -

29.09.2026 09:15 -16:00

Previous Events

33rd Competition Law Update

“Competition law developments in 2025 in the EU, Germany, Austria and Switzerland.”

Speaker:

Stephan Simon, EU Kommission
Thomas Kemper, Bundeskartellamt (D)
Ralph Taschke, BWB (A)
Marc Schäfer, WEKO
Markus Wyssling, AGON Partners LEGAL

32nd Competition Law Update

“Digital Markets: Stay Compliant!“

Speaker:

Philippe Jolliet, WEKO
Patrick Krauskopf, ACCL/FH Ost

31st Competition Law Update

“Health & Drugs: Stay Compliant!“

Speaker:

Patrick Krauskopf, ACCL/FH Ost
Felix Schneuwly
Samuel Dietrich, pharmaSuisse
Daniel Widrig

30th Competition Law Update

“Financial Markets: Stay Compliant!“

Speaker:

Silvan Meier, WEKO
Alex Christen, WEKO
Sandra Kurmann
Boris Hofer, Finanzmarktregulierung
Carlos Lenz, SNB

29th Competition Law Update

“Telecommunication: Stay Compliant!“

Speaker:

Marc Schäfer, WEKO
Christian Martin, COMCOM

28th Competition Law Update

“Digital Platforms and Antitrust Law“

Speaker:

Anna Jobin
Heinrich Kühnert
Mirko Marjanovic
Becket McGrath
Thomas Weck

27th Competition Law Update

26th Competition Law Update

“Health and Drugs: Stay Compliant!“l

Speaker:

Felix Schneuwly
Stefano Dozio
Patrick Krauskopf, ACCL/FH Ost
Tobias Gurtner, AGON Partners Innovation

25th Competition Law Update

“Financial Markets: Stay Compliant!“l

Speaker:

Silvan Meier, WEKO
Alex Christen, WEKO
Boris Hofer, Finanzmarktregulierung
Carlos Lenz, SNB

24th Competition Law Update

“Telecommunication: Stay Compliant!“

Speaker:

Marc Schäfer, WEKO
Christian Martin, COMCOM
Patrick Krauskopf, ACCL/FH Ost
Tobias Gurtner, AGON Partners Innovation

23rd Competition Law Update

“Antitrust law developments in 2024 in the EU, UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland”

Speaker:

Stephan Simon, EU-Kommission
Anne Bußmann, Bundeskartellamt
Nathalie Harsdorf, Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde
Silvan Meier, WEKO
Markus Wyssling, Agon Partners

22nd Competition Law Update

“Green Antitrust Law: Sustainability and Competition”

Speaker:

Alessandro Sia, WEKO
Patrick Krauskopf, ACCL/FH Ost
Lukas Cavada, Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde
Markus Wyssling, AGON Partners

21st Competition Law Update

“AI & Competition Law“

Speaker:

Vera Vallone, Kellerhals Carrard
Nicolas Eschenbaum, Swiss Economics
Tobias Gurtner, AGON Partners Innovation
Mai Anh Dao, MADISCOVER

20th Competition Law Update

“Antitrust law developments in 2024 in the EU, UK, Germany, Austria and Switzerland“

Speaker:

Michael Reiss, EUCLID
Gaby Eickstädt, AGON / GE LAW
Theoder Thanner, e.BWB-Direktor
Silvan Meier, WEKO
Markus Wyssling, AGON

19th Competition Law Update

“Revision of the Swiss Cartel Act (CartA): Current Status”

Speaker:

Patrik Ducrey, WEKO
Olivier Français, Ständerat
Hans Wicki, Ständerat
Markus Wyssling, AGON Partners
Martin Kayser, Bundesverwaltungsgericht

17th Competition Law Update

“Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft -GAFAM Big Tech under scrutinity“

Speaker:

• Teresa Moreira (UNCTAD)
• Oliver Bretz (EUCLID LAW)
• Markus Wyssling (AGON PARTNERS LEGAL AG)
• Philippe Joliet (WEKO)

16th Competition Law Update

“Relative market power & SMEs" & "The fight against bid rigging“

Speaker:

• David Mamane (ACCL)
• David Bruch (WEKO)
• Frank Stüssi (WEKO)
• Nik Gugger (Nationalrat)
• Markus Wyssling (AGON PARTNERS LEGAL AG)

15th Competition Law Update

“Internal investigation - The unresolved challenges for management, compliance and authorities“

Speaker:

• Lucas Kruettli (F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG)
• Fabio Babey (AGON PARTNERS LEGAL AG)
• Simon Bangerter (Wettbewerbskommission)

14th Competition Law Update

“Arbitration and antitrust law in the DACH countries“

Speaker:

• Anne-Catherine Hahn (IPrime Legal AG)
• Florian Bien (Julius-Maximilians-Universität Würzburg)
• Theodor Thanner & Alexandra Ivanova (Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde Österreich)

13th Competition Law Update

“When the public sector makes purchases - innovations in procurement law“

Speaker:

• Fabio Bossi (BKB)
• Federica De Rossa (Istituto di dritto
ell´Università della Svizzera italiana)
• Jennifer De Capitani (AWK Group AG)

12th Competition Law Update

"Ne bis in idem" - prohibition of double jeopardy

Speaker:

• Beat Zirlick (WEKO)
• Sylvia Frei (Bundesstrafgericht)

11th Competition Law Update

“Use and limits of digitalization in antitrust enforcement?“

Speaker:

• Lionel Bloch (FORENTEC)
• Marie Leppard (Euclid Law)
• Simon Bangerter und Patrick Kaeser (WEKO)

10th Competition Law Update

“Data protection and competition law“

Speaker:

• Peter Georg Picht (Universität Zürich)
• Fritz Tanner (Datenschutzbeauftragter TG)
• Raffaele De Vecchi (RSI)

9th Competition Law Update

“The in-house perspective“

Speaker:

• Adrian Raass (Swisscom)
• Albert Pereda (Lonza)
• Alesch Staehelin (IBM)

8th Competition Law Update

“Recent development in Competition Law within and outside the EU“

Speaker:

• Eddy de Smijter (European Commission)
• Phil Evans (formerly at the Competition and Markets Authority, United Kingdom)
• Andrey Kashevarov (Federal Antimonopoly Service, Russia)
• Christian Müller (AGON Partners)

7th Competition Law Update

“Current antitrust law developments in the DACH countries“

Speaker:

• Konrad Ost (Bundeskartellamt Deutschland)
• Andreas Heinemann (Universität Zürich)
• Theodor Thanner (Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde Österreich)

6th Competition Law Update

“Leniency - (Not) always the best solution?“

Speaker:

• Simon Bangerter (Wettbewerbskommission Schweiz)
• Gerald Miersch (European Commission)
• Patrick Krauskopf (AGON Partners)

5th Competition Law Update

“Exchange of information between authorities“

Speaker:

• Patrik Ducrey (Wettbewerbskommission Schweiz)
• Thomas Pletscher (economiesuisse)
• Holger Dieckmann (European Commission)
• Christian Müller (AGON Partners)

4th Competition Law Update

“Effective compliance“

Speaker:

• Patrick Hunger (Credit Suisse)
• Hanspeter Rentsch (Swatch Group SA)
• Walter Stoffel (Universität Fribourg)
• Christian Müller (AGON Partners)

3rd Competition Law Update

“Recent developments in US Antitrust Law“

Speaker:

• Scott Hammond (Gibson Dunn)
• Jay Himes (Labaton Sucharow)
• Peter Sullivan (Gibson Dunn)

2nd Competition Law Update

“Current developments in the EU, Switzerland and Austria“

Speaker:

• Theodor Thanner (A BWB)
• Oliver Schaller (CH WEKO)
• Stephan Simon (EU-Kommission)
• Blaise Carron (CH UNINE)

1st Competition Law Update

“Current developments in the EU, Germany and Switzerland“

Speaker:

• Stephan Simon (EU-Kommission)
• Markus Lange (D Bundeskartellamt)
• Oliver Schaller (CH WEKO)