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
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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 JusticeQ&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 Day11:50 a.m.–12:05 p.m. | Break to Grab Lunch Boxes
Sponsored by Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich Rosati12:05–1:20 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 School1:20–1:30 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 Commission2:45–2:55 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 & Watkins4:10–4:15 | 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
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