Speakers and Topics 

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

8:30–9:10 a.m. Registration and Welcome Breakfast

9:10-9:15 a.m. Opening Remarks

James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group

First Session

Sponsored by The Brattle Group

9:15–11 a.m. Panel 1: Economic Issues in a Progressive Merger Enforcement Environment (2.0 CLE)

MODERATOR: Peter Davis, Principal, The Brattle Group (UK/Brussels)

PANELISTS: Adina Claici, Principal (Brussels), The Brattle Group; Renee Duplantis, Principal (Canada), The Brattle Group; Sharis Pozen, Partner & Co-Chair Global Antitrust Group, Clifford Chance; Mike Walker, Chief Economic Advisor, United Kingdom Competition Authority 

Panel 2. The Economics of Platform Acquisitions

MODERATOR: Loren Smith, Principal, The Brattle Group (US)

PANELISTS: Renata Hesse, Partner & Co-Chair Antitrust Group, Sullivan & Cromell (invited); Kai-Uwe Kuhn, Economic Advisor, The Brattle Group (UK/Brussels); Juan Rodriguez, Partner (London) & Co-Chair Antitrust Group, Sullivan & Cromwell (invited); Vanessa Zhang, Principal, The Brattle Group (China)

11–11:15 a.m. Break

Second Session

Sponsored by CRA International

11:15 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Panel 3: What Next for New Madison? Current Topics in Intellectual Property and Antitrust (2.0 CLE)

MODERATOR: Tim Simcoe, Associate Professor of Strategy & Innovation, Boston University Questrom School of Business

PANELISTS:  Michael Carrier, Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School; Fei Deng, Vice President, CRA International; Thomas Pease, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP; Henry Su, Constantine Cannon, LLP

1:00-2:00 p.m. Light Lunch

Afternoon: No Sessions  

 

*Schedule and speakers subject to change

*Speakers and Topics TBD

 

DAY 1: THURSDAY, September 30, 2021

8:00–8:45 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

8:45–9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction of Keynotes

James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group

9:00–10:40 a.m. Keynote Remarks and Q&A

Andreas Mundt, President, Bundeskartellamt, Chair of the International Competition Network

Tim Wu, Special Assistant to the President for Technology and Competition Policy, United States National Economic Council

Q&A

D. Bruce Hoffman, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb

Peter Mucchetti, Partner, Clifford Chance

10:40-11:00 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m.–12:20 p.m. Panel 1: Will Regulation Take the Antitrust Out of Antitrust (1.5 CLE)

MODERATOR: Alan Ryan, Partner, Freshfields

PANELISTS: Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive, U.K. Competition and Markets Authority; Olivier Guersent, Director General, European Commission; Eleanor Fox, Professor of Law, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, New York University School of Law; Andreas Mundt, President, Bundeskartellamt, Chair of the International Competition Network; Timothy J. Muris, Senior Counsel, Antitrust/Competition, Sidley Austin

12:20–12:40 p.m. Lunch Buffet

12:40–1:40 p.m. Lunch Panel: 20 Years of the ICN—We Were There at its Creation (1.0 CLE)

MODERATOR: Randy Tritell, Director Office of International Affairs, Federal Trade Commission (invited)

PANELISTS: William E. Kovacic, Professor of Law and Policy, Professor of Law, Director Competition Law Center, George Washington Law; Barry E. Hawk, Founder, Fordham Competition Law Institute; Eleanor Fox, Professor of Law, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, New York University School of Law; James F. Rill, Senior Counsel, Baker Botts; Joel Klein, Former AAG Antitrust Division; Chancellor, New York Department of Education

1:40–1:50 p.m. Break

1:50–3:10 p.m. Panel 2: “I’m Not Dead Yet:” Continued Policy and Analytical Challenges For Assessing Vertical Restraints—Foreclosure, Access and Even “Essential Facilities” (1.0 CLE)

MODERATOR: John Carroll, Partner, Sheppard Mullin (Washington D.C.)

PANELISTS: Koren Wong-Ervin, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop, Harkrider LLP; Scott Hemphill, Moses H. Grossman Professor of Law, New York University; Johannes Holzwarth, Policy Officer, DG Competition; Robert Klotz, Partner, Sheppard Mullin (Brussels); Dr. Serge Moresi, Vice-President, Charles River Associates; Gabriella Muscolo, Partner, Franzosi Dal Negro Setti, and Former Commissioner, Italian Competition Authority

3:10–3:20 p.m. Break

3:20–4:40 p.m. Panel 3: Navigating Global Mergers in a World of Disparate Policy and Enforcement: What are the Real Guidelines?

MODERATOR: Joshua Soven, Partner, Wilson Sonsini

PANELISTS: Isabelle de Silva, President, French Competition Authority; Daniel Francis, Climenko Fellow and Lecturer of Law, Harvard Law School; Noah Phillips, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; John Davies, Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group; Frederick Depoortere, Partner, Skadden Arps (Brussels)

4:40–4:50 p.m. Closing Remarks

James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group

5:00–7:00 p.m. Reception

 

*Schedule and speakers subject to change

*Speakers and Topics 

 

DAY 2: FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2021

8:00–8:45 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

8:45–9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction of Keynotes

James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group

9:00–10:40 a.m. Keynote Remarks and Q&A

Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President, European Commission

Richard Powers, Acting Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice Antitrust Division

Q&A

Renata Hesse, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

Howard Shelanski, Partner, Davis Polk; Professor of Law, Georgetown Law

10:40–10:50 a.m. Break

10:50 a.m.–12:10 p.m. Panel 1: Merger Efficiencies and the Road Ahead: Where Do Labor, Dynamic Efficiencies and the Public Interest Fit In? (1.5 CLE)

MODERATOR: Calvin Goldman, Principal, Law Office of Calvin Goldman

PANELISTS: Andrew Finch, Partner, Paul Weiss; Frédéric Jenny, Professor of Economics, ESSEC Business School and Chairman, OECD Competition Committee; Susan Ning, Partner, King & Wood Mallesons; John Oxenham, Director, Primerio (South Africa); Kirsten Webb, Partner, Clayton Utz

12:10–1:30 p.m. Networking Lunch

1:30–2:50 p.m.  Panel 2: In-House Counsel Roundtable: Managing Compliance in a World of Dynamic Enforcement and Regulation (1.5 CLE)

MODERATOR: Karen Lent, Partner, Antitrust/Competition Skadden Arps

PANELISTS: Dina Kallay, Head of Antitrust (IPR, Americas & Asia-Pacific), Ericsson; Mary Jane Lee, Managing Director and General Counsel, Citigroup, Inc; Margo Miller, Global Legal Director, Anheuser-Busch InBev; Brian Savage, Senior Director Executive Counsel, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA

2:50–3:00 p.m.  Break

3:00–4:20 p.m. Panel 3: Class Actions: An Emerging Global Divergence? (1.5 CLE)

MODERATOR: John Roberti, Partner, Allen & Overy

PANELISTS: Pinar Bagci, Principal, The Brattle Group (London); Scott Martin, Partner, Hausfeld; Jack Pace, Partner, White & Case, LLP; Ian Simmons, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP

4:20–4:30 p.m. Closing Remarks

James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group

*Schedule and speakers subject to change