2026 Sponsors
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drinks reception sponsor
Cooley LLP
Cooley’s attorneys solve legal issues for entrepreneurs, investors, financial institutions and established companies. Clients partner with Cooley on transformative deals, complex IP and regulatory matters, and bet-the-company litigation, often where innovation meets the law.
Cooley has more than 1,400 lawyers across 19 offices in the United States, Asia and Europe.
Cooley’s antitrust and competition team provides a full range of counselling, agency representation, litigation and arbitration services. We handle all aspects of antitrust and competition matters for companies, from emerging companies to Fortune 500 corporations, in virtually every sector of the economy, including computer hardware, software, e-commerce, social media, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotech, clean tech, telecommunications, aerospace, automotive, defence, oilfield services, industrial manufacturing, consumer products and financial services. We provide expert, practical and timely representation that enables our clients to manage antitrust risk while accomplishing their business objectives.
Our antitrust and competition team comprises 40 lawyers in major business and technology centers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Brussels and China, a former assistant director of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition and a former acting associate attorney general of the Department of Justice (DOJ) responsible for overseeing the Antitrust Division, as well as former FTC and DOJ staff attorneys.
Cooley has more than 1,400 lawyers across 19 offices in the United States, Asia and Europe.
Cooley’s antitrust and competition team provides a full range of counselling, agency representation, litigation and arbitration services. We handle all aspects of antitrust and competition matters for companies, from emerging companies to Fortune 500 corporations, in virtually every sector of the economy, including computer hardware, software, e-commerce, social media, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, biotech, clean tech, telecommunications, aerospace, automotive, defence, oilfield services, industrial manufacturing, consumer products and financial services. We provide expert, practical and timely representation that enables our clients to manage antitrust risk while accomplishing their business objectives.
Our antitrust and competition team comprises 40 lawyers in major business and technology centers in the United States, the United Kingdom, Brussels and China, a former assistant director of the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Bureau of Competition and a former acting associate attorney general of the Department of Justice (DOJ) responsible for overseeing the Antitrust Division, as well as former FTC and DOJ staff attorneys.
Silver sponsors

Best Friends Network
The European Best Friends group consists of BonelliErede, Bredin Prat, De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek, Hengeler Mueller, Slaughter and May and Uría Menéndez. Each firm is a market leader in its respective jurisdiction; all are authorities in cross jurisdictional best practice.
We have been consistently ranked in the top tier by the legal directories, with individual partners singled out as leaders in their field. We believe we can offer the most incisive cross border advice available, no matter how complicated the issue.
We have been consistently ranked in the top tier by the legal directories, with individual partners singled out as leaders in their field. We believe we can offer the most incisive cross border advice available, no matter how complicated the issue.
Gleiss Lutz
Gleiss Lutz is one of the leading premium independent law firms in Germany. With one of the largest and most experienced teams in the German market, we offer unparalleled, comprehensive assistance with internal investigations, remediation and compliance programmes as well as targeted preventive advice. Our full service offering brings together the experience of lawyers from different areas, including antitrust, white collar crime, corporate, employment, data protection, tax, as well as foreign trade and public procurement. Clients benefit from our tried-and-tested approach, our skill in dealing with authorities and our achievements in the courtroom. We are well-versed in conducting cross-border internal investigations and work hand-in-hand with partner law firms both in Europe and around the world.
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSF Kramer) was formed in June 2025 through the transformational combination of Herbert Smith Freehills and Kramer Levin, creating a world-leading global law firm. With 2,700 lawyers and spanning 26 offices, HSF Kramer provides comprehensive legal services across every major region of the world. Uniquely positioned to help clients achieve ambitious objectives, HSF Kramer delivers exceptional results in complex transactions and high-stakes disputes.
Ranked among the Global Elite by Global Competition Review in 2026, our competition, regulation and trade practice is widely recognised by peers and legal directories as one of the leading teams in the field. We advise many of the world’s blue-chip organisations in a wide range of industries across the full spectrum of competition work, including merger control, investigations, litigation and state aid, and provide advice on regulated sectors. Many of our lawyers have spent time working for regulatory authorities and for clients, enabling us to provide a unique insight. Our global network of offices allows us to provide a comprehensive and integrated cross-border service to our clients.
Ranked among the Global Elite by Global Competition Review in 2026, our competition, regulation and trade practice is widely recognised by peers and legal directories as one of the leading teams in the field. We advise many of the world’s blue-chip organisations in a wide range of industries across the full spectrum of competition work, including merger control, investigations, litigation and state aid, and provide advice on regulated sectors. Many of our lawyers have spent time working for regulatory authorities and for clients, enabling us to provide a unique insight. Our global network of offices allows us to provide a comprehensive and integrated cross-border service to our clients.
market intelligence partners
Docket Navigator
Docket Navigator is a litigation research and analytics platform that delivers deep insights into US federal patent, trademark, copyright, antitrust, securities and trade secret litigation. Based in Texas, Docket Navigator’s unique and innovative approach to modeling court cases in a digital platform has made it a must-have tool for patent litigators in the US, including over 16,000 attorneys, judges, clerks, litigation support firms, expert witness firms, tech companies and researchers. Docket Navigator delivers insights to its subscribers via a daily email called the Docket Report, customised daily alerts, a searchable online database, and powerful analytics tools. Eighty-eight of the AmLaw 100 firms, and 28 of the top 30 ‘busiest’ patent litigation firms (based on the number of patent cases filed each year) maintain subscriptions to Docket Navigator.
Law.com
Law.com provides lawyers within the world’s leading law firms and legal departments (Global 200, Law.com subscribers, GCs at the F1000) with news and analysis of the global legal industry, insights into what’s happening across all sectors of the legal industry in all major markets around the world. Law.com is the world’s legal authority, offering quality local coverage with global insights & trends on the entire legal industry to give international lawyers the competitive edge and business intelligence needed to grow their business worldwide.
Lexology
Lexology delivers the most comprehensive source of international legal updates, analysis and insights. Publishing in excess of 450 articles every day from over 900 leading law firms and service providers worldwide across over 50 work areas in 25 languages. Lexology’s searchable archive now contains more than 1,000,000 articles. Endorsed by more than 100 associations, corporations and corporate counsel groups, Lexology is not only considered an invaluable resource of its kind, but also regarded as the industry benchmark.












