Global Merger Control

Taught by two of the leading merger control practitioners in the world (Nicholas Levy, a leading EU and U.K. practitioner, and Bruce Hoffman, a former Director of the Bureau of Competition at the U.S. Federal Trade Commission), this course provides a unique insight into the law and policy of merger control. Drawing on over 30 years of experience, and containing examples from leading EU, U.S., and U.K. cases, the course will explore a wide array of topics, including the origins, purpose, and evolution of merger control; the role of politics and industrial policy in merger control; the rationale for, and implications of, different jurisdictional thresholds; the substantive assessment of reportable concentrations; the role of evidence and economics in merger control; the architecture of administrative and judicial systems of merger control; and the practical implications of global merger control.