Competition Law Institute
52nd Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy, and Antitrust Economics Workshop
The annual conference will be held at Fordham Law School on 17-19 September 2025.
Program Agenda
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11–11:30 a.m. Registration and Welcome Lunch
11:30–11:40 a.m. Welcome Remarks
James Keyte, FCLI Director; Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLPLunch Session
Sponsored by Econic Partners and NERA11:45 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Agency Economists Roundtable (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Doni Bloomfield, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
PANELISTS:
James Hodge, Chief Economist and Acting Deputy Commissioner, South African Competition Commission
Aditi Mehta, Economics Director of Enforcement, Department of Justice
Ted Rosenbaum, Acting Director, Federal Trade Commission
Lilian Santos Marques Severino, Chief Economist, Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica (CADE)
Emanuele Tarantino, Chief Competition Economist, European Commission1:00–1:15 p.m. Break
First Session
Sponsored by NERA1:15–3:00 p.m. | Antitrust Economics Workshop (2.0 CLE credits)
Panel 1: Economic Assessment of Merger Remedies—Will a Shift Back to a More Permissive Regime Improve Consumer Welfare?
MODERATOR: Dan Greenfield, Director, NERA
PANELISTS:
Nathaniel L. Asker, Partner, Davis Polk
Blair Matthews, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Claire Chunying Xie, Director, NERAPanel 2: Economic Analysis of Pricing Algorithms—How Can We Balance Economic Efficiency Against Potential Competitive Harm?
MODERATOR: Dr. Erin Johnson, Director, NERA
PANELISTS:
Lindsey Aberg, Counsel, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLC
Dr. Kristopher Hult, Director, NERA
John W. O'Toole, Counsel, WilmerHale3:00–3:15 p.m. Break
Third Session
Sponsored by Econic Partners3:15–5:00 p.m. Antitrust Economics Workshop (2.0 CLE)
Panel 3: A Review of Recent Vertical Merger Enforcement
MODERATOR: Dr. Christopher Taylor, Partner, Econic Partners
PANELISTS:
Lindsey Bohl, Partner, Simpson, Thacher & Bartlett
Stephen Rodger, Deputy Assistant Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission
Jonathan Tompkins, Senior Principal, Econic PartnersPanel 4: Insights on Hot Topics in Antitrust from the Healthcare Sector
MODERATOR: Josephine Duh, Partner, Econic Partners
PANELISTS:
Jonathan Elsasser, Counsel, Clifford Chance
Dan Hosken, Partner, Econic Partners
Jean Kim, Partner, Constantine Cannon LLP
William Michael, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP6:00 p.m. Speaker Sponsor Dinner
Sponsored by Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP and Freshfields US LLP -
8:15–9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Sponsored by Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP and Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
9:00–9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Dean Joseph Landau, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
James Keyte, FCLI Director; Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Zephyr Teachout, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School (Announcement of Fordham’s New Competition LLM Program)
9:15–10:30 a.m. Keynote Remarks and Discussion
Gail Slater, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive, U.K. Competition and Markets Authority
Q&A
Kathy O'Neill, Partner, Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Elizabeth Suarez, Counsel, Freshfields LLP
10:30–10:45 a.m. Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Panel 1: Industrial Policy & Antitrust: New Bedfellows? (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Arthur Burke, Partner, Davis Polk
PANELISTS:
Ian Forrester, Ordinary Member, Competition Appeal Tribunal
Virak Prum, Professor, CamEd Business School
Felipe Irarrázabal Philippi, Director and Senior Fellow, CentroCompetencia, Universidad Adolfo Ibanez
Ori Schwartz, Head of Competition Division, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development12:00–12:15 p.m. Break to Grab Lunch Boxes
Sponsored by Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and White & Case LLP12:15–1:30 p.m. Panel 2: Monopolization/Dominance Remedies - The New Wild West (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Daniel Francis, Associate Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
PANELISTS:
Paul Csiszár, Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group LLC
Herbert Hovenkamp, James G. Dinan University Professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Anna Meyendorff, Partner, Bates White
Danielle Morello, Counsel, Clifford Chance
Koren Wong-Ervin, Partner, Jones Day1:30–1:45 p.m. Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Clifford Chance US LLP and Brunswick Group LLP1:45–3:00 p.m. Panel 3: The MAGA Antitrust Agenda: Chaos or Cohesion?
(1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Anastasia Pastan, Special Counsel, Milbank LLP
PANELISTS:
Beau Buffier, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Scott Hemphill, Moses H. Grossman Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Kail Jethmalani, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Eric Palmer, Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP
Subramaniam Ramanarayanan, Senior Managing Director, NERA3:00–3:15 p.m. Refreshment Break
Sponsored by EEMC3:15 –4:30 p.m. Panel 4: A Conversation with Enforcers (1.5 CLE)
MODERATORS: Eleanor Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation Emerita, NYU School of Law
Elizabeth Avery, Partner, Gilbert+Tobin
PANELISTS:
Reiko Aoki, Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission
Andrea Marvan Saltiel, Chair, Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission; Chair, International Competition Network
Andreas Mundt, President, German Competition Authority; Immediate Past Chair, International Competition Network
Saverio Valentino, Commissioner, Italian Competition Authority4:30–5:30 p.m. Reception
Sponsored by Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP -
8:00–8:50 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Sponsored by Berger Montague and Jones Day
8:50–9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions9:00–9:40 a.m. Keynote Remarks and Discussion
Teresa Ribera, Executive Vice-President for Clean, Just and Competitive Transition, European Commission
Q&A
Nicholas Levy, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP9:40–10:15 a.m. Keynote Remarks and Discussion
Daniel Guarnera, Director, Federal Trade Commission
Q&A
Noah Phillips, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP10:15–10:30 a.m. Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati10:30–11:45 a.m. Panel 1: Neo-Brandeisians: Where Do They Go From Here?
(1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Zephyr Teachout, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
PANELISTS:
Chris D’Angelo, Chief Deputy Attorney General for Economic Justice, Office of the New York State Attorney General
Eric Cramer, Chairman, Berger Montague
Timothy Longman, Partner, Baker & Hostetler LLP
Ingrid Vandenborre, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP11:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Break to Grab Lunch Boxes
Sponsored by Bates White and Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP12:00–1:15 p.m. Panel 2: In-House Counsel Roundtable (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Karen Hoffman Lent, FCLI Assistant Director; Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
PANELISTS:
Robert E. Friedman, Senior Counsel, ExxonMobil
Mika Ikeda, Competition Counsel, Johnson & Johnson
Peter D. Bernstein, Senior Managing Counsel, Mastercard
Michaela Spero, Senior Counsel, Regulatory Affairs Corporate & Legal Affairs, Amadeus1:15–1:30 p.m. Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Gilbert + Tobin1:30–2:45 p.m. Panel 3: Merger Guidelines: Seesaws & Carousels (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Renata Hesse, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
PANELISTS:
Guillaume Loriot, Deputy Director-General for Mergers, European Commission Directorate-General for Competition
Rahul Rao, Partner, White & Case LLP
William Rinner, Former Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Scott Sher, Partner, Global Co-chair of the Antitrust Practice Group, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
Loren Smith, Founding Partner, Econic Partners2:45–3:00 p.m. Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Baker Hostetler and Milbank LLP3:00–4:00 p.m. Fireside Chat: The Judicial Frontlines
Hon. Amit P. Mehta, District Judge, United States District Court for the District of Columbia
MODERATOR: James Keyte, FCLI Director; Partner, Boies Schiller Flexner LLP4:00–4:05 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
Sponsor Levels
FLAGSHIP SPONSOR
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
ANTITRUST ECONOMIC WORKSHOP SPONSORS
Econic Partners LLP
NERA
SUSTAINING SPONSORS
Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Freshfields US LLP
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
SUPPORTING SPONSORS
Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Baker & Hostetler LLP
Bates White
Berger Montague
Brunswick Group LLC
Clifford Chance US LLP
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
EEMC
Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP
Gilbert + Tobin
Jones Day
Milbank
Sullivan & Cromwell
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati
White & Case