Competition Law Institute

53rd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy, and Antitrust Economics Workshop

The annual conference will be held at Fordham Law School on 16-18 September 2026.

Program Agenda

  • Antitrust Economics Workshop
    16 September 2026
    11:00 am - 5:00 pm.

    11:00–11:30 a.m | Registration and Welcome Lunch


    11:30–11:40 a.m. | Welcome Remarks
    James Keyte, FCLI Director; Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP


    Lunch Session
    Sponsored by Bates White and Econic Partners


    11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. | Agency Economists Roundtable (1.5 CLE credits)
    MODERATOR: Elizabeth Suarez, Counsel, Freshfields US LLP
    PANELISTS: Ted Rosenbaum, Acting Director/Deputy Director, Federal Trade Commission
    Emanuele Tarantino, Chief Competition Economist, European Commission


    1:00–1:15 p.m. | Refreshment Break


    First Session
    Sponsored by Bates White


    Antitrust Economics Workshop (2.0 CLE credits)
    1:15–3:00 p.m.
    More Details to Follow


    3:00–3:15 p.m. | Refreshment Break


    Second Session
    Sponsored by Econic Partners


    Antitrust Economics Workshop (2.0 CLE credits)
    3:15–5:00 p.m.
    More Details to Follow


    Speaker & Sponsor Dinner at the Harvard Club (Invite Only)
    Sponsored by Davis Polk and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

  • September 17, 2026 - Conference Day 1


    8:30–9:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast
    Sponsored by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and White & Case LLP


    9:00–9:10 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions
    James Keyte, FCLI Director; Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP


    9:10–10:25 a.m. | Keynote Addresses and Q&A Discussion
    9:10–9:30 a.m. - Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President, Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, European Commission
    9:35–9:55 a.m. - Stanley E. Woodward, Jr., Associate Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice

    Q&A Discussion: TBD, Davis Polk, and Maureen Ohlhausen, Partner, Wilson Sonsini


    10:25–10:35 a.m. | Refreshment Break
    Sponsored by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP


    10:35–11:50 a.m. | Panel 1: The Monopolization/Dominance Frontier: Cases, Guidance, and Legislation (1.5 CLE credits)
    MODERATOR: Stacy Frazier, Partner, Clifford Chance
    PANELISTS: Nick Kreisle, Partner, Econic Partners LLP
    Bill Michael, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
    Anthony Whelan, Director-General, European Commission Directorate-General for Competition
    Koren Wong-Ervin, Partner, Jones Day

    11:50 a.m.–12:05 p.m. | Break to Grab Lunch Boxes
    Sponsored by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati

    12:05–1:20 p.m. | Lunch Panel: Past, Present, and Future of Antitrust (1.5 CLE credits)
    MODERATOR: Daniel Francis, Associate Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
    PANELISTS: Barry Hawk, Former FCLI Director
    Herbert Hovenkamp, James G. Dinan University Professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
    Doha Mekki, Former Acting Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
    Timothy Wu, Julius Silver Professor of Law, Science and Technology, Columbia Law School
    Jamie Grischkan, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham Law School

    1:20–1:30 p.m. | Refreshment Break
    Sponsored by Brattle


    1:30–2:45 p.m. | Panel 2: Competitor Collaborations or Cartels: Revising the Antitrust Framework for an Algorithmic Age (1.5 CLE credits)
    MODERATOR: Jack Pace, Co-Leader, Global Antitrust/Competition Practice Group, White & Case LLP
    PANELISTS: Kail Jethmalani, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
    Heather Lamberg, Partner, Freshfields US LLP
    Minjae Song, Principal, Brattle
    Arisa Wakabayashi, Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission

    2:45–2:55 p.m. | Refreshment Break
    Sponsored by Analysis Group, Inc. and Latham and Watkins


    2:55–4:10 p.m. | Panel 3: Labor and Antitrust: A Global Focus with Disparate Results (1.5 CLE credits)
    MODERATOR: Aleksandr Livshits, Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
    PANELISTS: Benoît Coeuré, President, French Competition Authority
    Justin McCrary, Senior Advisor, Cornerstone Research
    William J. Rinner, Partner, Latham & Watkins

    4:10–4:15 | Short Break


    4:15–5:30 p.m. | Panel 4: Ex Ante Regulation: The Early Report Card (1.5 CLE credits)
    MODERATOR: Eleanor M. Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation Emerita, New York University School of Law
    PANELISTS: Izaak Earnhardt, Associate, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
    Linsey McCallum, Deputy Director-General, European Commission Directorate-General for Competition
    Lee-Anne Mulholland, Vice President of Regulatory Affairs, Google
    Dr. Emilie Feyler, Director, NERA


    5:30–6:30 p.m. | Reception
    Sponsored by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

     

  • September 18, 2026 - Conference Day 2

    8:30–9:00 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast
    Sponsored by Axinn LLP and Jones Day


    9:00–9:10 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions
    9:10–10:25 a.m. | Keynote Addresses and Q&A Discussion
    9:10–9:30 a.m. - Andrew N. Ferguson, Chairman, Federal Trade Commission
    9:35–9:55 a.m. - Andrea Marván Saltiel, National Antitrust Commission (CNA); International Competition Network


    Q&A Discussion: Andrew Finch, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP, and Ricardo Zimbron, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP


    10:25–10:35 a.m. | Refreshment Break
    Sponsored by Clifford Chance US LLP


    10:35–11:50 a.m. | Panel 1: Antitrust & Democracy: Are Politics and Industrial Policy Affecting Antitrust Enforcement Around the World? (1.5 CLE credits)
    MODERATOR: Zephyr Teachout, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
    PANELISTS: Renata Hesse, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
    David Lawrence, Former Policy Director, DOJ Antitrust Division; Fellow, Yale Thurman Arnold Project
    Karina Lubell, Partner, Brunswick Group LLP
    Saverio Valentino, President, Italian Competition Authority


    11:50 a.m. –12:05 p.m. | Break to Grab Lunch Boxes
    Sponsored by Brunswick Group LLC and Gilbert + Tobin


    12:05–1:20 p.m. | In-House Counsel Roundtable (1.5 CLE credits)
    MODERATOR: Karen Hoffman Lent, FCLI Assistant Director; Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    PANELISTS: Rosanna Garza Lipscomb, Vice President, NVIDIA
    More panelists TBD


    1:20–1:30 p.m. | Refreshment Break
    Sponsored by Baker Hostetler


    1:30–2:45 p.m. | Panel 2: Conflict & Cooperation: States, Member States, and the New Antitrust Federalism (1.5 CLE credits)
    MODERATOR: John Mark Newman, Herbert Herff Chair of Excellence and Professor of Law, University of Memphis School of Law
    PANELISTS: Nitin Dua, Partner, Bates White
    Dina Kallay, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
    Andreas Mundt, President, Bundeskartellamt (Germany)
    Elizabeth Odette, Chair, National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG)
    Matt Schock, Counsel, Baker Hostetler


    2:45–2:50 p.m. | Short Break


    2:50–4:05 p.m. | Panel 3: Trends in Merger Enforcement: Is International Convergence Still A Goal? (1.5 CLE credits)
    MODERATOR: Ori Schwartz, Head of Competition Division, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development
    PANELISTS: Elizabeth Avery, Partner, Gilbert +Tobin
    Rafique Bachour, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
    Guillaume Loriot, Deputy Director-General for Mergers, European Commission Directorate-General for Competition
    Aditi Mehta, Managing Principal, Analysis Group, Inc.


    4:05–4:20 p.m. | Refreshment Break
    Sponsored by NERA and Cornerstone Research


    4:20–5:20 p.m. | Fireside Chat: A Generational Perspective
    William Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy; Professor of Law; Director, Competition Law Center, The George Washington University Law School
    MODERATOR: James Keyte, FCLI Director; Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP


    5:20–5:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks

Registration

Be sure to check out the free and discounted registration options available for:
In-House Counsel
Government attorneys
Fordham faculty/students
Newly admitted attorneys
Academics
Fordham Law Alumni

General Attorneys + Professionals

Government Employees + Academics

In-House, Newly Admitted Attorneys

Fordham Students + Media/Press + Sponsors

Sponsor Levels 

FLAGSHIP SPONSOR

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

ANTITRUST ECONOMIC WORKSHOP SPONSORS

Bates White

Econic Partners LLP

SUSTAINING SPONSORS

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

Freshfields US LLP

Latham & Watkins

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

Analysis Group, Inc.

Axinn LLP

Baker Hostetler

The Brattle Group

Brunswick Group LLC

Clifford Chance US LLP

Cornerstone Research

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP

Gilbert + Tobin

Jones Day

NERA

Sullivan & Cromwell

White & Case LLP

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati