The Law and Politics of Global Competition Influence and Legitimacy in the International Competition Network

Christopher Townley, Professor of Law, Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London,Mattia Guidi, Assistant Professor of Political Science, Department of Social, Political and Cognitive Sciences, University of Siena,Mariana Tavares, Counsel, Cruz Vilaça Advogados

Christopher Townley has been an academic in the Law School at King's College London since 2007. Before that he was a Principal Case Officer in the Office of Fair Trading (a UK competition authority) and a solicitor at Clifford Chance LLP (a law firm). Since joining King's, Christopher has provided
teaching and/ or advice to several bodies, including the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (Columbia), the Egyptian Competition Authority, The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (Thailand), The NHS (UK), the Office of Fair Trading (UK), Ofcom (UK), The Pakistan
Competition Commission, UNCTAD, and the World Bank.

Mattia Guidi is Assistant Professor of Political Science at the Department of Social, Political and Cognitive Sciences of the University of Siena. His research interests include the economic governance of the European Union, international and comparative political economy, and public opinion (in
particular in relation to populist attitudes). He has published in international journals like International Organization, Socio-Economic Review, Regulation & Governance, Governance, European Union Politics. His monograph "Competition policy enforcement in EU member states" (2016) is published by
Palgrave MacMillan in the European Administrative Governance series.

Mariana Tavares is Counsel at Cruz Vilaça Advogados. She served as a law clerk (référendaire) at the Court of Justice of the European Union and was a United Nations International Consultant for competition matters. She held several senior positions at the Portuguese Competition Authority and has
been closely involved with the development of European and international competition law and policy. Mariana Tavares served as chair of several Working Groups of the European Competition Network and the International Competition Network and she also participated actively in the work of the BRICS
Competition Law and Policy Centre, OECD and UNCTAD. She holds a Ph.D. from King's College London.