LIDC - International League of Competition Law

What LIDC - International League of Competition Law does

LIDC (International League of Competition Law) is a non-profit international association founded in 1930 and headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, with a registered office in Geneva. The organization is governed under Article 60 et seq. of the Swiss Civil Code and serves as a global platform for the study of competition law, intellectual property law, and unfair competition law at the intersection of national and international settings. LIDC's membership comprises 20 National Groups spanning Europe, Asia, Latin America, and Oceania, with more than 800 individual members, including competition law practitioners, IP specialists, academics, and early-career professionals through the NEX GEN subgroup established in 2021.

LIDC's core offerings include an annual international congress (Bucharest 2026, Vienna 2025, London 2024), recurring webinars on current competition/IP topics, transnational working groups on emerging issues such as data regulation and digital economy, and an academic publication series ('LIDC Contributions on Antitrust Law, Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition') distributed through Springer. The organization also runs the Jacques Lassier Prize, a recurring academic competition for outstanding scholarly work in competition law. The NEX GEN subgroup produces a podcast series and an annual NexGen Weekend event (e.g., Paris 2026).

LIDC's revenue model is membership-driven, with National Groups and individual members paying recurring fees. The organization is supported by Strategic Partnerships (e.g., Licks Attorneys in 2026) and operates with a lean staff of 11 employees, with administrative functions hosted at the Kellerhals Carrard law firm in Lausanne. Digital infrastructure consists of a website with member login, document repository, event registration, newsletter system, and social media presence on LinkedIn and Instagram. The management is overseen by an elected Bureau led by President Zoltan Barakonyi and includes national representatives from across the 20 member countries.

Name

LIDC - International League of Competition Law

Legal name

Ligue internationale du Droit de la Concurrence LIDC

Website

https://ligue.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1930

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

LIDC is a non-profit international association founded in 1930 that unites 800+ competition law, IP, and unfair competition law professionals across 20 National Groups. It operates annual congresses, working groups, publications with Springer, and the NEX GEN subgroup for early-career members.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Lausanne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

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B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: LIDC generates revenue through membership fees from National Groups and Individual Members. Members pay to access content, participate in congresses, webinars, working groups, and receive publications.

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Core offering

LIDC is an international non-profit association that convenes National Groups and individual members to study competition law, intellectual property law, and unfair competition law. It delivers its core offering through annual international congresses where National Reports are debated and consolidated into international reports, LIDC Webinars, transnational Working Groups on emerging topics, the LIDC publications series with Springer, and the Jacques Lassier academic prize. It also runs the NEX GEN subgroup for young professionals.

Product overview

LIDC (International League of Competition Law) is a membership organization established in 1930, not a technology product company. It offers a portfolio of professional services including: Annual International Congresses (held in cities such as Bucharest 2026, Vienna 2025, London 2024), LIDC Webinars on competition law topics, Working Groups on specialized legal topics (parallel import, data regulation, digital economy, distribution), National and International Reports published via the LIDC Series with Springer, the Jacques Lassier Prize for academic competition law scholarship, and NEX GEN (a young professionals subgroup with podcast and weekend events). The organization connects 19 national chapters and over 800 members through these activities.

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Brands

• NEX GEN: A subgroup created in 2021 focused on attracting young and new members to the LIDC, strengthening informal contacts between members, and providing a forum for scientific debates on current and emerging topics. Composed of members from Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, the UK, and Switzerland.
• Jacques Lassier Prize
• LIDC Congress

Products and services

• Annual Congress
• LIDC Webinars
• Working Groups
• National and International Reports
• LIDC Series (Springer Publications)
• Jacques Lassier Prize

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Licks AttorneysflagshipGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2026Licks Attorneys, a leading Brazilian law firm specializing in litigation and intellectual property, has become a Strategic Partner for 2026. The firm is renowned for expertise in complex disputes involving disruptive technologies in telecom, pharmaceuticals, and chemistry sectors. With over 350 professionals including 180+ attorneys and patent specialists, the partnership supports LIDC's activities and provides expertise in IP-related competition matters.

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Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• International Bar Association (IBA): The IBA is a much larger global bar association whose Antitrust Committee serves competition law professionals with comparable member services (conferences, publications, working groups), but as part of a broader legal portfolio.
• American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law: The ABA Antitrust Section is the dominant U.S. competition law membership organization with publications, conferences, and policy advocacy, comparable in mission but regionally focused and part of a much larger parent body.

Direct peers

• Concurrences: Concurrences is a leading publication, events, and community platform serving competition law professionals globally, overlapping with LIDC in audience, subject matter, and member-driven content model.
• European Competition Lawyers Association (ECA): ECA is a European network of competition law practitioners focused on cross-border exchange and events, directly comparable to LIDC's European national-group model and competition law subject matter.
• International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) Commission on Competition: ICC's Competition Commission is an international business-led policy forum publishing reports and holding workshops on competition issues, comparable to LIDC in policy-oriented output and cross-border practitioner engagement.
• ASCOLA - Academic Society of Competition Law: ASCOLA is the leading international academic association for competition law scholars, directly comparable to LIDC in its focus on academic exchange and doctrinal development at the intersection of competition law and related fields.

Others

• European Commission DG COMP: DG COMP is the EU's primary competition regulator and a major stakeholder LIDC engages through resolutions and policy dialogue; included as an ecosystem peer given the institution's central role in LIDC's subject matter.
• OECD Competition Committee: The OECD Competition Committee brings together competition authorities worldwide to develop policy guidance; not a member association but the principal international forum whose outputs LIDC's resolutions aim to influence.

Regional players

• International Association of Competition Law (AIDC / Iberian-American): AIDC is a regional Iberian-American competition law association with comparable academic and practitioner focus, serving a different geography than LIDC's Europe-centric national group model.
• BRICS Competition Law and Policy Centre: The BRICS Competition Centre focuses on competition law in BRICS economies, comparable in academic-policy orientation but serving a different geographic constituency than LIDC's Europe-heavy base.

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Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles21 records

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