BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Competition & Innovation Lab - ECPv6.15.15//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Competition & Innovation Lab REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:UTC BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:UTC DTSTART:20240101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20250516T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260516T090000 DTSTAMP:20260418T152203 CREATED:20260106T064135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T215326Z UID:3692-1747382400-1778922000@competitioninnovationlab.ai SUMMARY:Análisis del Dictamen Preliminar de la COFECE sobre el Mercado de Comercio Electrónico en México DESCRIPTION:Analysis of Mexico’s Federal Commission of Economic Competition’s (COFECE) Preliminary Report on the Retail E-Commerce Market in Mexico\n \n \n \n \n \n La Autoridad Investigadora de la Comisión Federal de Competencia Económica de México (COFECE) publicó\, a principios de este año\, un Dictamen Preliminar sobre sus hallazgos tras el análisis de potenciales barreras de entrada a la libre competencia en el mercado minorista de comercio electrónico. Esta investigación se basa en el artículo 94 de la Ley Federal de Competencia Económica de México\, que permite imponer medidas regulatorias para abordar problemas estructurales sin imponer sanciones económicas a los agentes. \nLe extendemos una cordial invitación a asistir a este panel en el que se analizará exhaustivamente estos hallazgos\, las medidas sugeridas por la Autoridad Investigadora y el proceso mediante el cual México puede imponer este tipo de medidas.  \nConsulta el folleto arriba para obtener más información. Puedes inscribirte al evento online en el siguiente enlace: https://lnkd.in/eKVCjd83. Los esperamos. URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/analisis-del-dictamen-preliminar-de-la-cofece-sobre-el-mercado-de-comercio-electronico-en-mexico/ LOCATION:The George Washington University\, Jack Morton Auditorium\, 805 21st St.\, NW\, WA\, 20052\, United States END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251023T080000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251023T170000 DTSTAMP:20260418T152203 CREATED:20260106T064135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260114T200421Z UID:3617-1761206400-1761238800@competitioninnovationlab.ai SUMMARY:A New Era for Antitrust Private Litigation in Mexico DESCRIPTION:Mexico may be entering a new era for private competition litigation. With COFECE’s filing of the first class action in the country’s history for damages derived from a cartel\, along with a related Supreme Court ruling holding that a decision issued by the competition authority satisfies the requirement of administrative finality without the need to await the conclusion of amparo proceedings\, and with recent amendments to the Federal Economic Competition Law clarifying that in competition matters an administrative decision will be deemed final without prior judicial confirmation\, the expectation is that the exercise of damages claims will become easier. \nIn this context\, experts are asking whether we are witnessing the beginning of a new stage in the private enforcement of competition law. This event aims to analyze the current state and future of private litigation and class actions for anticompetitive damages in Mexico\, as well as to compare these developments with international experiences in other jurisdictions. \nThe GW Competition & Innovation Lab joins forces with Cuatrecasas for this important event. \n \n Watch the full event here\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Section 1 – Fireside Chat: The State of Affairs in Antitrust Private Litigation in Mexico\nGuest: Official\, Mexican Antitrust Agency \nInterviewer: Alejandra Palacios\, Advisor at Cuatrecasas \nWe will discuss the antitrust agency’s agenda for private litigation\, focusing on the first class action filed by COFECE and the key strategic and legal decisions taken in that case. We will ask about the current status of the class action\, how the agency sees its role in encouraging private antitrust litigation in Mexico\, and what their next steps will be. \nSection 2 – Panel 1: Comparative Perspectives on Private Action Litigation\nModerator: Mariana Camacho\, Leader of Hispanic America at the GW Competition and Innovation Lab \nPanelists: \nEdith Ramirez\, Former Chairwoman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission \nMaría Pérez Carrillo\, Partner at Cuatrecasas\, Head of the Private Antitrust Litigation practice (Spain) \nWith the help of María Pérez Carrillo\, we want to understand the development of antitrust private litigation in Spain\, as its system is like that of Mexico (i.e.\, “follow- on” actions\, which follow the decision of a regulator after a breach has been established and must be based on the same infringements already determined by the regulator). What has happened in recent years that has made it easier for claimants to obtain damages for antitrust violations? How has antitrust practice been modified given these developments? With Edith Ramirez\, we want to discuss the synergies between private and public antitrust enforcement on competition policy\, as well as the costs and other considerations that claimants should take into account before embarking on a private enforcement case. \nSection 3 – Panel 2: Private Antitrust Litigation in Mexico: What Has Worked and What Needs to be Modified\nModerator: Jessica Hernández\, Associate at Bufete Asali (Mexico) \nPanelists: \nLucía Ojeda\, Partner at SAI Law Firm\, member of the Committee on Private Litigation at the ABA Antitrust Section (Mexico) \nRene Irarrázabal\, Partner at Cuatrecasas\, Head of Litigation practice\, Mexico office \nWe will discuss whether COFECE’s first class action and the recent changes to the Antitrust Act are enough to trigger civil litigation and class actions for antitrust damages in Mexico. We will identify what obstacles remain\, if so; whether there are other cases\, and how they are progressing. We will also consider what further reforms to the Competition Law and civil codes may be needed. Finally\, we will discuss how companies can prepare if private litigation increases. URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/a-new-era-for-antitrust-private-litigation-in-mexico/ LOCATION:The George Washington University\, Jack Morton Auditorium\, 805 21st St.\, NW\, WA\, 20052\, United States ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/adobestock_496654281_1-scaled.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20251029T090000 DTEND;TZID=UTC:20251029T100000 DTSTAMP:20260418T152203 CREATED:20260106T064135Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260115T063302Z UID:3612-1761728400-1761732000@competitioninnovationlab.ai SUMMARY:Apple Under Investigation: Highlights of the Colombian Competition Case DESCRIPTION:This webinar examined the investigation opened by the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce of Colombia (SIC) in docket No. 23-476228\, in which the authority initiated an administrative proceeding and issued a formal statement of objections (“pliego de cargos”) against Apple for alleged anticompetitive conduct\, specifically abuse of a dominant position. The case\, unprecedented in Colombia\, raises key questions about the definition of the relevant market\, the challenges of enforcing competition law against foreign companies\, and the broader debate on how far regulators in Latin America should go in setting precedent in cases involving digital markets. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Moderator:Mariana Camacho – Leader of Hispanic America Initiative at GW Competition andInnovation Lab\, Partner at La Firma  \nPanelists:Hernán Panesso – Independent Legal Practitioner (Bogota)Natalia Fernández – Senior Associate at Cuatrecasas (Bogota) URL:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/event/apple-under-investigation-highlights-of-the-colombian-competition-case/ LOCATION:The George Washington University\, Jack Morton Auditorium\, 805 21st St.\, NW\, WA\, 20052\, United States CATEGORIES:Competition Law & Economics,Intellectual Property Rights ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://competitioninnovationlab.ai/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/adobestock_384604367_editorial_use_only-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR