The Institute for Research on Competition Law and Policy (IMEDIPA) jointly with two of the world’s leading academic institutions, University College London and Queen Mary College London, organized its bi-annual competition law conference in Athens with participations from the EU, UK, Germany, France the USA and many other countries. Ballas, Pelecanos & Associates, LPC, a leading competition law firm, once again supported and participated in the conference. Gregory Pelecanos, Senior Partner, presented the topic: “ Upstream and Downstream Concentration in the Food Industry. A case for expanding the reach of Competition Law”.