Competition Law Institute
ANTITRUST ECONOMICS WORKSHOP: OCTOBER 7, 2020
Fordham Competition Law Institute
Antitrust Economics Workshop
Wednesday, October 7, 2020
8–9 a.m. Speakers and Sponsors Welcome Breakfast/Lunch
James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group
Morning Economics Session
Sponsored by Edgeworth Economics
9:15–11 a.m. Conflicting Decisions in Pharmaceutical Class Certification Workshop (2.0 CLE)
MODERATOR: George Korenko, PhD, Partner, Edgeworth Economics
PANELISTS: Jeffrey C. Bank, Partner, Wilson Sonsini; Justin Bernick, Partner, Hogan Lovells; Danielle R. Foley, Partner, Venable LLP; Tram Nguyen, PhD, Principal Consultant, Edgeworth Economics
Heads of Authority Workshop
11:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Heads of Authority Q&A Workshop
MODERATOR: James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group
PANELISTS: Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive, U.K. Competition and Markets Authority; Isabelle de Silva, President, Autorité de la Concurrence; Cani Fernández, Olivier Guersent, Director-General, European Commission, President, Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia; Margarida Matos Rosa, President, Portuguese Competition Authority; Gabriella Muscolo, Commissioner, Autoritá Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato; Christine Wilson, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission
Afternoon Economics Session
Sponsored by The Brattle Group
12:30–2:15 p.m. Antitrust Economics Workshop (2.0 CLE)
Panel 1: Econometrics and Modeling for Mergers, Globally (12:30-1:20 p.m.)
MODERATOR: Renée Duplantis, Principal, The Brattle Group
PANELISTS: Konstantin Ebinger, Principal, The Brattle Group; Thorsten Mäger, Partner, Hengeler Mueller; Loren Smith, Principal, The Brattle Group; Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Panel 2: Understanding Network Effects in the Platform Context (1:20-2:15 p.m.)
MODERATOR: Mike Cragg, Principal and Chairman of the Board, The Brattle Group
PANELISTS: Rosa Abrantes-Metz, New York University, Stern School of Business; Evan Chesler, Chairman, Cravath Swaine & Moore; Lars Kjølbye, Partner, Latham & Watkins; Kai-Uwe Kühn, Academic Advisor, The Brattle Group
2:15–2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
*Schedule and speakers subject to change
FCLI CONFERENCE DAY 1: OCTOBER 8, 2020
Agenda
47th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law & Policy - Day 1
Thursday, October 8, 2020
7:15–8:15 a.m. Sponsors Networking Breakfasts
Skadden Arps and Clifford Chance
8:15–8:30 a.m. Introductions and Welcome
James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group
8:30–9:50 a.m. Keynote Remarks
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice President, A Europe Fit for the Digital Age, and Competition Commissioner
Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice
Panel Discussion
Howard Shelanski, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP; Professor of Law, Georgetown University
Michele Davis, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
9:50–10 a.m. Break
10–11:20 a.m. Panel 1: Tech, Platform and Privacy – What the Future Holds (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Renata Hesse, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
PANELISTS: Cani Fernández, President, Comisión Nacional de los Mercados y la Competencia; Bernard (Barry) Nigro, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice; Sean Royall, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP; Koren Wong-Ervin, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
11:20–11:30 a.m. Break
11:30 a.m.–12:50 p.m. Panel 2: Merger Issues – A Global Perspective (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Josh Soven, Partner, Wilson Sonsini
PANELISTS: Isabelle de Silva, President, Autorité de la Concurrence; Daniel Francis, Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission; D. Bruce Hoffman, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Axel Schulz, Partner, White & Case LLP
12:50–1 p.m. Break
1–2 p.m. Plenary Networking Event and Fireside Chat (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group
PANELISTS William Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, The George Washington University Law School; Barry E. Hawk, Founder, Competition Law Institute; Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
2–3 p.m. Sponsors Networking Event
Sponsored by Freshfields
*Schedule and speakers subject to change
FCLI CONFERENCE DAY 2: OCTOBER 9, 2020
Agenda
47th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law & Policy - Day 2
Friday, October 9, 2020
7:15–8:15 a.m. Sponsors Networking Breakfast
Kirkland & Ellis and Davis Polk
8:15–8:30 a.m. Introductions and Welcome
James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group
8:30–9:50 a.m. Keynote Remarks
Joseph J. Simons, Chairman, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Andrea Coscelli, Chief Executive, U.K. Competition and Markets Authority
Panel Discussion
Antonio Bavasso, Partner and co-head Antitrust, Allen & Overy LLP
Sharis Pozen, Partner, Clifford Chance LLP
9:50–10 a.m. Break
10–11 a.m. Plenary Networking Event and Fireside Chat
MODERATOR: James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group
PANELISTS: Frédéric Jenny, Professor of Economics, ESSEC Business School and Chairman, OECD Competition Committee; Terrell McSweeny, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP
11–11:15 a.m. Break
11:15 a.m.–12:45 p.m. In-House Counsel Roundtable: Competition and Other Issues in a Pandemic Environment (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Karen Hoffman Lent, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
PANELISTS: Gabrielle Kohlmeier, Associate General Counsel, Antitrust & Strategic Projects, Verizon; Jon Lutinski, Vice President and Chief Antitrust Counsel, American Express; Rob Mahini, Senior Counsel, Google; Suzanne Wachsstock, Chief Antitrust Counsel, Walmart
12:45–1 p.m. Closing Remarks
James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group
1 p.m. Conference Adjourns
*Schedule and speakers subject to change
CLE Credit
CLE credits are approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for transitional and nontransitional professional practice credit, as detailed below.
- Conference: maximum of 5.5 credit hours
- Antitrust Economics Workshop: maximum of 4.0 credit hours
Registration
General Attorneys and Professionals
- Conference
- Antitrust Economics Workshop
- Combo -- Conference + Economics Workshop: $300
Government Employees and Academics
- Conference
- Antitrust Economics Workshop
- Combo -- Conference + Economics Workshop: $100
In-House Counsel, Newly Admitted Attorneys, Speakers, Sponsors and Current Law Students
- Free
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