The International Competition Network at Twenty

The International Competition Network (ICN) is a unique phenomenon. As a virtual and informai network of competition enforcement agencies from around the world, it has in less than two decades become the single most authoritative platform in the field of international competition law and policy.
This publication brings together a number of essays written by leading competition agency officiais, private sector lawyers and academics on the accomplishments and aspirations of the ICN at the end of its second decade. The essays induded in this book provide insights into the origins of the ICN, cover the activities that the network has embarked upon during the past decade, explore its accomplishments and the future directions that the organization will embark upon in a challenging but exciting time that is witnessing a resurgence of popular interest in competition law, including an almost global backlash against parts of the tech industry and attempts to accommodate sustainability considerations, labor law issues and other public interest policies within competition law and, more recently, some dramatic geopolitical frictions. The authors and editors of this International Competition Law at Twenty book have sought to contribute to the history of the ICN through this collection at the dawn of the organization's third decade.

Dave Anderson is a partner in Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner's Antitrust & Competition Law team and leads the firm's Brussels office.
Paul Lugard is a partner in the Brussels office of Baker Botts, where he is a member of the firm's antitrust and competition practice.