ASCOLA - Academic Society for Competition Law

We know you have all been waiting for it, so here it is: the call for papers for the next conference #ASCOLA2026 in London! Submit your papers and ideas by 26 January. We look forward to reading your submissions and seeing you in London. ascola2026.com/call-for-papers

It's the new year, and we know that one of your 2026 intentions is to join us in London in July! To help make that resolution come true, submit your paper by 26 January. For more info and to submit, go to the conference website: ascola2026.com/call-for-papers

For the holidays, the best gift you can give us is to submit to the ASCOLA Call for Papers at the end of January... We can't wait to read your submissions (after some celebrations). ascola2026.com/call-for-papers

On 20 November 2025 we held the third ASCOLA NOEL. The theme this year was "Politics and Competition Law”. The recording is now available on our YouTube channel. youtube.com/watch?v=FdEffz…

Zoom joining details were sent in newsletter. Email @MagaliEben if you did not receive them.

ASCOLA NOEL: Politics & Competition Law 🗓 Thursday 20 November 2025 • 🕑 14:00 CET 📍Live on Zoom – 90 minutes This year’s ASCOLA NOEL tackles a theme of growing importance: the growing politicisation of competition law enforcement.

@ucl @KCL_Law @QMSchoolofLaw @cambridgelaw @OxfordLawFac Members of the organising committee: Professor @IoannisLianos, Professor Chris Townley, Dr Despoina Mantzari @d_mantzari, Dr Andriani Kalintiri @AKalintiri, Dr Stavros Makris @StavrosMakris2, Professor Ioannis Kokkoris @IOANNISKOKKORIS, Professor Oke Odudu, Dr Maria Ioannidou.

#ASCOLA2026 will take place at University College London (@ucl) and King’s College London (@KCL_Law) and be supported by Queen Mary University London (@QMSchoolofLaw ), Cambridge University (@cambridgelaw) and Oxford University (@OxfordLawFac).

We know you have all been waiting for it, so here it is: the call for papers for the next conference #ASCOLA2026 in London! Submit your papers and ideas by 26 January. We look forward to reading your submissions and seeing you in London. ascola2026.com/call-for-papers

Want to include news in the next ASCOLA newsletter, to go out in the week of 29 September? Then submit your news by 22 September here: forms.gle/xmJeDfpZ5KTGtn…

Last call: join ASCOLA members in EU consultation on merger guidelines The European Commission is asking for input on its merger Guidelines. If you wish to cooperate on a submission, contact Annika Stöhr (annika.stoehr@tu-ilmenau.de) by tomorrow 12:00 Brussels time.

Save the date! 📆 The 2026 ASCOLA Annual Conference will take place in London (United Kingdom) around 1-4 July. More details will follow soon!

ASCOLA members, check your inbox! Our latest newsletter is now out, with a debrief of the conference and the General Assembly. mailchi.mp/f7d8ad5e5e82/a…

After a beautiful lake cruise on Friday night, the #ASCOLA2025 conference continued this weekend, with a panel on pop culture and antitrust, the hot topics of the conference, and the ASCOLA general assembly. The conference closed with music and a 5K run!

Kicking off day 2 of #ASCOLA2025 with our Regional Chapter Heads panel!

Ready for our plenary on antitrust and labor with @hibahafiz, @JanBroulik, Masako Wakui, Ioannis Lianos, and Spencer Weber Waller. #ASCOLA2025

We are getting ready for the first day of the annual conference, here at @LoyolaChicago under the brilliant care of Spencer Waller. Looking forward to seeing you all at #ASCOLA2025!

The #ASCOLA2025 conference approaching, and so is the General Assembly. Members will have a chance to vote on a revision of the Declaration of Ethics. The text and position paper are now available on the ASCOLA website: lnkd.in/esEVcd_c

Only a week to go until ASCOLA meets again - in Chicago @LoyolaLaw. Have a look at the website for the schedule: luc.edu/law/academics/… Members should have received information on the General Assembly through the newsletter. Looking forward to seeing you at #ASCOLA2025

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