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Global Competition Review Live: Global: Navigating the Future of Antitrust 2026

• January 29, 2026 - 3:00 pm ET

Diana Moss is speaking on a panel titled “Mergers: Innovation offense and defense – what have we learned so far.”

Recent merger challenges have spotlighted innovation as a key theory of harm, sparking debate across legal and economic circles.

Key discussion points:

• How innovation concerns shaped cases like Dow/DuPont, Bayer/Monsanto, and HPE/Juniper
• Are innovation theories consistent across cases or notably different?
• Is there convergence or divergence across jurisdictions on innovation harm?
• How do innovation harms differ from price and quality-based concerns?
• Are merger benefits to innovation, direct and indirect being properly weighed?
• Does economic analysis shift when innovation is the focus?

Moderator: Lauren Battaglia, Partner, Hogan Lovells

Panel:
Hiram Andrews, Senior Associate, General Counsel, Competition Law, Novo Nordisk
Andrea Asoni, Vice President, Charles River Associates
Philipp Girardet, Partner, Clifford Chance
Diana Moss, Vice President and Director of Competition Policy, Progressive Policy Institute
Ryan Shores, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb