Competition Law Institute

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
Chitra Matri, Chief Economist, New York State Attorney General's Office

1:00–1:15 p.m. | Refreshment Break

First Session
Sponsored by Bates White

Antitrust Economics Workshop (2.0 CLE credits)

1:15–2:05 p.m. | Panel 1: Market Power: What It Is, How to Measure It, and Why It Matters
MODERATOR: Randy Chugh, Principal, Bates White
PANELISTS: Christopher Conlon, Associate Professor of Economics, New York University Stern School of Business
Mico Mao, Principal, Bates White
Laura Onken, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Bradley J. Pierson, Counsel, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

2:10–3:00 p.m. | Panel 2:  Labor Markets and Antitrust Economics
MODERATOR: Anna Meyendorff, Partner, Bates White
PANELISTS: Emily Blackburn, Counsel, King & Spalding
Leyla Karakas, Manager, Bates White
Max Samels, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis

3:00–3:15 p.m. | Refreshment Break

Second Session
Sponsored by Econic Partners

Antitrust Economics Workshop (2.0 CLE credits)

3:15–4:05 p.m | Panel 3: A Review of Non-Horizontal Merger Enforcement
MODERATOR: Kirsten Edwards-Warren, Founding Partner, Econic Partners
PANELISTS: Debbie Feinstein, Partner, Arnold & Porter
Jeremy Sandford, Partner, Econic Partners
Meghan Rissmiller, Partner, Freshfields US LLP

4:10–5:00 p.m | Panel 4: Exclusionary Conduct on Trial: The Role of Economic Evidence in Recent Section II Cases
MODERATOR: Prerana Nanda, Senior Principal, Econic Partners
PANELISTS: Josephine Duh, Partner, Econic Partners
Daniel Matheson, Partner, Axinn LLP
Aaron Panner, Partner, Kellogg, Hansen, Todd, Figel & Frederick

Speaker & Sponsor Dinner at the Harvard Club (Invite Only)
Sponsored by Davis Polk and Freshfields US 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: Arthur J. Burke, Partner, Davis Polk, and Maureen Ohlhausen, Partner,
Wilson Sonsini

10:25–10:35 a.m. | Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and 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
Bill Michael, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Anthony Whelan, Director-General, European Commission Directorate-General for Competition
Koren W. Wong-Ervin, Partner, Jones Day

11:50 a.m.–12:05 p.m. | Break to Grab Lunch Boxes
Sponsored by Gilbert + Tobin and Latham & Watkins

12:05–1:20 p.m. | Lunch Panel: The Past, Present, and Future of US Antitrust (1.5 CLE credits)
MODERATOR: Daniel Francis, Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
PANELISTS: 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 The Brattle Group

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 LLP
Heather Lamberg, Partner, Freshfields US LLP
Minjae Song, Principal, The Brattle Group
Arisa Wakabayashi, Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission

2:45–2:55 p.m. | Refreshment Break
Sponsored by Analysis Group

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; Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Bill 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
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 Zimbrón, 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 Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati

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: Sarah Bartels, Senior Counsel, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
Rosanna Lipscomb, Vice President, NVIDIA
Michael Lawrence, Senior Competition Counsel, Google

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
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

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

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