Antitrust Connect: Private Damages

Data: 30 Octombrie, Ora: 9.30 - 12.30

Locatie: Piata Gheorghe Cantacuzino nr. 1 – Fundatia Lowendal

Format: In-person (by invitation only)

Agenda

09:30 – 10:00

Welcome Coffee & Registration

10:00 – 12:00

Guest speaker:

Violeta Saranciuc, Partner, Zamfirescu Racoți Vasile & Partners

· Procedural issues and challenges in antitrust damages actions in Romania / Aspecte și provocări de drept procedural în cadrul acțiunilor în despăgubiri pentru încălcarea dreptului concurenței promovate în România

- procedural evidentiary issues related to the admissibility of evidence, availability of (qualified) expert evidence and disclosure of evidence;

- procedural issues related to collective redress in antitrust damages cases under Romanian procedural law;

- costs and costs recovery in actions for damages under Romanian law.

Legal and Economic Perspectives on Private Damages

· Overview of private enforcement in antitrust law

· Key EU and national case law developments

· Quantification of harm and evidentiary standards

· Role of economic analysis in damage claims

· Procedural challenges and litigation strategies

12:00 – 12:30

Closing Remarks & Takeaways