Unilateral Conduct

Mission

The ICN Unilateral Conduct Working Group (UCWG) was established in May 2006, at the fifth annual ICN conference. Its primary objectives are to examine the challenges involved in addressing anticompetitive unilateral conduct of dominant firms and firms with substantial market power, and to promote greater convergence and sound enforcement of laws governing unilateral conduct.

Current Work

The UCWG continues to examine potentially abusive conduct and gathered information on refusal to deal through a questionnaire on agencies’ approaches to assessing the conduct and the tests used to distinguish pro-competitive from anticompetitive conduct.  The group also will hold two teleseminars, the first was held in the fall on excessive pricing.

Contact Information

The Co-chairs of the Unilateral Conduct Working Group are Randolph W. Tritell, Director, Office of International Affairs, United States Federal Trade Commission, and Markus Lange, Head of German Bundeskartellamt’s International Section.

For more information about the Unilateral Conduct Working Group, please contact:

Ms. Cynthia Lagdameo
Counsel for International Antitrust
U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Phone:  1 212 607 2828
E-mail: clagdameo@ftc.gov

Mr. Thilo Reimers
Desk Officer
International Section
German Bundeskartellamt
Phone: 49 228 9499 423
E-mail: thilo.reimers@bundeskartellamt.bund.de