Tuesday, October 5, 2021
2:00 – 3:00 PM CET

Corporates seeking to effect innovation across their supply networks need to underpin that change with a strategy that pre-empts legal challenges from existing or prospective distributors and suppliers.
 
Trends in corporate governance such as ESG compliance, digital transformation of supply chain and an evolution of workforce demographics and expectations following the pandemic are all driving major changes in business operating models and delivery. Many are looking to streamline their distribution networks or otherwise introduce  compliance expectations for suppliers in light of increased corporate responsibility for third party conduct across jurisdictions. Unfortunately implementation of essential commercial changes can be stymied or delayed where a legal hook is left open to the affected party – whether arguing breach of contract or ineffective termination, essential facility or economic dependence or a discriminatory distribution system. 
 
This 1 hour session will explore the issues you might anticipate arising in light of emerging trends to litigation across Europe and offer some practical thoughts on how to minimize or avoid the risk of litigation when effecting changes to your distribution and supply chain. We are delighted to invite you to join us on Tuesday October 5 via Zoom as we discuss managing your supply chain, specifically looking at:

– Challenges around termination or variation of a commercial relationship – distributors, suppliers and other third parties.
– Emerging litigation risks in Europe.
– Practical steps to manage risk and avoid challenges on contract, compliance or competition grounds.

Click here to register and receive joining details. 

We look forward to virtually seeing you all there!

Date:
Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Time:
2:00 – 3:00 PM CET

Zoom platform will be used for this webinar. Joining details will be provided to all registered participants closer to the event.

This webinar is free to attend.

For queries contact: Laura Johnston
Author

Francesca Richmond specializes in the litigation and investigation of high value commercial, antitrust and regulatory enforcement matters. She is noted for her expertise in ethics, governance and human rights in addition to litigation of antitrust, consumer and data privacy law. Francesca is Global Co-Lead for Competition Litigation and also sits on Baker McKenzie's EMEA Compliance & Investigations leadership team. Francesca is recognised by Legal 500 as a Next Generation partner, was nominated as "Best in Litigation" Euromoney LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2019 and was nominated as "Compliance Lawyer of the Year" at the Women in Compliance Awards 2019.

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Geert Bovy is a partner in the in the Brussels office and heads the International Commercial & Trade Practice Group in EMEA and Belgium. He joined Baker McKenzie in 2001. Geert was a teaching assistant in procedural law at KULeuven from 2006 to 2009.

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Katia Boneva-Desmicht is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Litigation & Arbitration Practice Group. She has been a litigator for more than 10 years, particularly focusing on civil and commercial litigation. With her extensive experience and knowledge of French procedures and private international law, Ms. Boneva-Desmicht helps clients mitigate risk and navigate complex strategic issues and legal challenges. Ms. Boneva-Desmicht has significant practical experience advising leading industry players in a broad range of business sectors — including the banking, retail, luxury, pharmaceuticals, leisure, hospitality, and automotive industries — with respect to their risk and dispute management and defense before the French courts.

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Katharina Spenner is a partner in Baker McKenzie's Munich office and a member of the Firm's Steering Committee of the EMEA International Commercial & Trade Practice Group. She joined the Firm's Frankfurt office in 2000 and transferred to the Munich office in 2004. She was seconded to the Amsterdam office for eight months in 2003. Katharina previously worked as a freelancer in the legal department of Lufthansa Cargo AG from 1997 to 1999. She has written several commentaries on competition and distribution law and regularly delivers presentations and workshops on topics related to distribution and competition law.