European Competition Law Annual 2007: A Reformed Approach to Article 82 EC

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This is the twelfth in a series on EU Competition Law and Policy produced by the Robert Schuman Centre of the European University Institute in Florence. The volume reproduces the written contributions and transcripts in connection with a roundtable debate which examined the EU's enforcement policy as regards the abuse of a dominant position under Article 82 EC. The workshop participants included: senior enforcement officials and policy makers from the European Commission, from the national competition authorities of certain EU Member States and from the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission; and renowned international academics, legal practitioners and professional economists. In an intense, intimate environment, this group of experts debated a number of legal and economic issues structured according to three broad lines of discussion: 1) comparisons of the concept of monopolization under Section 2 of the Sherman Act with that of abuse of dominance under Article 82 EC; 2) a reformed approach to exclusionary unilateral conduct; and 3) exploitative unilateral conduct and related remedies.

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...this book is a welcome addition to the debate on adopting a more modern approach to Article 82EC that has been ongoing for several years. There are some novel insights in both the contributions and the discussions that can be used in building the way forward for Article 82EC...a valuable addition to the literature for all academics and practitioners interested in Article 82EC and more broadly EC competition law. -- Pinar Akman * European Competition Journal *
Experts concerned with the future development of the law cannot afford to miss consulting this splendid volume. It is handsomely produced. Both the chapters and discussion are by star thinkers in the field. -- Valentine Korah * World Competition Law and Economics Review *

Author Bio

Claus-Dieter Ehlermann is Senior Counsel with Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr LLP in Brussels, former Professor of EC Law at the European University Institute in Florence, and former Director General in both the Competition Directorate and Legal Service of the European Commission. Mel Marquis teaches competition law and European Community law at the University of Verona. He also teaches regularly as a guest instructor at universities in Italy and elsewhere. He is an editor on the board of Mercato Concorrenza Regole and he has practiced as an attorney in the United States and Belgium.