2019 Lex Mundi Antitrust, Competition and Trade Asia and the Pacific Practice Group Meeting
Barbara T. Sicalides, a partner with Pepper Hamilton and head of the Antitrust Section of the firm’s Trial and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, will be speaking at the 2019 Lex Mundi Antitrust, Competition and Trade Asia and the Pacific Practice Group Meeting taking place in Singapore on April 23–24, 2019.
Ms. Sicalides will be joining the following panel:
When Business Goes Digital, Does Competition Law Still Apply?
You have set up an e-platform or are using an existing one to undertake your business. As you do your business, you gather data about your customers. Overtime, algorithms can work such data to better enhance your sales.
Will you be subjected to competition law concerns? Can you be taken to task for cartel behaviour or even an abuse of conduct as you better assess your customer and are able to sell more effectively? After some time, you decide to
merge with another entity, and together, the quantum of data you have increases multi-fold. Will you be subjected to merger control? The answers are a resounding yes, and yet, the issues remain complex. Our panellists will
discuss this topic in light of the recent enforcement trends in their respective jurisdictions.