Program
Welcome & Lunch
12:00WELCOME REMARKS
13:00William E. KOVACIC | Professor, George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C. (bio)
#1 AT LAST, THE ULTIMATE MERGER GUIDELINES?
14:00On July 19, 2023, the DOJ and FTC published new proposed merger guidelines. The aim of the guidelines, combined with the proposed HSR changes, is to support more active antitrust enforcement. To this end, they include significant revisions to how the agencies approach enforcement, making it more likely that a broader set of mergers will be deemed harmful to competition. These guidelines will significantly alter the merger landscape. Does this proposal take sufficient account of modern market developments and will they result in more effective antitrust enforcement?
Paula BLIZZARD | Senior Assistant Attorney General, California Department of Justice, San Francisco (bio)
Elise KIRBAN | Global Chief Competition Counsel, Aon, New York (bio)
David LAWRENCE | Policy Director, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice, Alexandria (bio)
Robert MAJURE | Vice President, Cornerstone Research, Washington D.C. (bio)
Shaoul SUSSMAN | Associate Director for Litigation, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, New York (bio)
Moderator: Barry NIGRO | Partner, Fried Frank, Washington D.C. (bio)
Coffee break
15:30#2 MONOPOLIZATION TRIAL TACTICS: A NEW LITIGATION STYLE?
15:45The US agencies are initiating numerous cases of monopoly leading to abuse of dominant position. This practice is mainly reflected in the behavior of big tech platforms, biotechnological company and others. For example, the DOJ has initiated proceedings against Google for monopolizing digital advertising technologies. In this case, for the first time in several decades, damages have been claimed for a civil violation of antitrust law. Is this a new litigation style?
Markus H. MEIER | Assistant Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission, Washington D.C. (bio)
Mathis WAGNER | Principal, Bates White, Washington D.C. (bio)
Bruce WARK | Vice President and Deputy General Counsel, American Airlines, Fort Worth (bio)
Moderator: William LAVERY | Partner, Clifford Chance, Washington D.C. (bio)
Coffee break
16:45#3 IN-HOUSE COUNSEL & PRIVATE PRACTITIONERS ROUNDTABLE: MERGERS & OTHER HOT CURRENT ANTITRUST ISSUES
17:00This panel is dedicated to the day to day activities of in-house counsel and private practitioners. Several hot-topics can be highlighted in particular regarding mergers, remedies, litigation, inquiries, compliance...
Jesús ALVARADO-RIVERA | Global Director Antitrust, Anheuser-Busch InBev, Washington D.C. (bio)
Julie GOSHORN | Senior Managing Counsel, Global Litigation and Competition, Visa, San Francisco (bio)
Gönenç GÜRKAYNAK | Partner, ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law, Istanbul (bio)
Hal SINGER | Economist, Managing Director, Econ One, Washington D.C. (bio)
Elizabeth TARAS | Director, Assistant General Counsel, Antitrust, News Corp, New York (bio)
Moderator: Amanda REEVES | Partner, Latham & Watkins, Washington D.C. (bio)
CLOSING: BIDEN’S JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND THE FUTURE OF ANTITRUST POLICY
18:30William E. KOVACIC | Professor, George Washington University Law School, Washington D.C. (bio)
Drinks
19:00Previous attendees
Enforcers: Argentinian Competition Authority, Brazilian Competition Authority, Bundeskartellamt, Canadian Competition Bureau, Chilean Competition Authority, DG COMP, European Commission, Japan Fair Trade Commission, OECD Competition Committee, Office of the NYS Attorney General, Mexican Competition Authority, UK Competition and Markets Authority, U.S. Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, U.S. Court of Federal Claims, U.S. Department of Justice, U.S. District Court, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, World Bank etc.
Corporations: Abbott Laboratories, Amazon, American Express, Bank of America, Dow AgroSciences, Estee Lauder Companies, Etihad Airways, Facebook, General Electric, Google, Honeywell, Intel, Microsoft, Mozilla, News Corp, Qualcomm, T-Mobile, The Coca-Cola Company, Uber, Verizon, Walmart etc.
Lawyers: Arnold & Porter, Axinn, Baker Botts, Baker McKenzie, Bird&Bird, Charles River Associates, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Clifford Chance, CMS, Freshfields, Herbert Smith Freehills, Hogan Lovells, Jones Day, KPMG, Latham & Watkins, Linklaters, Morgan Lewis & Bockius, McDermott Will & Emery, Orrick, Paul Hastings, Skadden Arps, White & Case, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati etc.
Economists: Bates White, CAP Economics, Compass Lexecon, Cornerstone Research, Criterion Economics, DT Economics, Economists Incorporated, EconOne, HBK, KPMG, NERA Economic Consulting, RBB Economics, The Brattle Group etc.
Academics: American University Washington College of Law, Brunel University London, Cambridge University, George Washington University Law School, Georgetown University, Harvard Law School, King’s College London, Kobe University, North West University, Universität Potsdam, University of Glasgow, University of Helsinki, University of Hong Kong, University of Indonesia, University of Pennsylvania Law School, University of Nottingham, University of Zürich etc.
DOCUMENTATION
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Panel 1 - At last, the Ultimate Merger Guidelines?
1. Interview with Shaoul Sussman (FTC), by Barry Nigro (Fried Frank)
Panel 2 - Monopolization Trial Tactics: A New Litigation Style?
Panel 3 - In-House Counsel Roundtable: Hot Current Antitrust Issues
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