Competition Law Institute
ANTITRUST ECONOMICS WORKSHOP: SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
Speakers and Topics
8:00–8:40 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8:40–8:45 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
8:45–10:30 a.m.
Panel 1: What is the Role of Economists in a Neo-Brandeisian/Progressive Deal Environment? (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Loren Smith, Principal, The Brattle Group
PANELISTS:
Laurent Eymard, Principal, The Brattle Group
Andrew Finch, Partner, Paul Weiss
Andrea Gomes da Silva, Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group
Mary Lehner, Partner, Freshfields
Panel 2: The IP/Antitrust Intersect: An Economic Perspective
MODERATOR: Vanessa Yanhua Zhang, Principal, The Brattle Group
PANELISTS:
Reiko Aoki, Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission
Josephine Duh, Senior Associate, The Brattle Group
Dina Kallay, Head of Antitrust, Ericsson
Gabriella Muscolo, Partner, Franzosi Dal Negro Setti
10:30–10:45 a.m.
Break
Second Session
Sponsored by Cornerstone Research
10:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Pharmacy Benefit Managers: Economics and Enforcement Interest (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: TBA
PANELISTS:
Alice Chen, Associate Professor, Sol Price School of Public Policy; Senior Fellow, Leonard D. Schaeffer Center for Health Policy and Economics, University of Southern California
Andrew Elzinga, Senior Manager, Cornerstone Research
Gautam Gowrisankaran, Professor of Economics, Columbia University
Others: TBA
Transatlantic Antitrust Class Actions
MODERATOR: Vivek Mani, Vice President, Cornerstone Research
PANELISTS:
Liam Colley, Senior Vice President, Cornerstone Research
Caeli Higney, Partner, Gibson Dunn
EU Lawyer: TBA
12:30–12:45 p.m.
Break to gather boxed lunches
12:45–2:00 p.m.
Agency Economists’ Roundtable
MODERATOR: Scott Hemphill, Moses H. Grossman Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
PANELISTS:
Lilla Csorgo, Chief Economist, Competition Bureau Canada
Ioana Marinescu, Principal Economist, Antitrust Division, DOJ
Baethan Mullen, General Manager, Economics and International, ACCC
Hans Zenger, Head of Unit (Chief Economist Team), DG COMP
CMA (invited)
Speakers & Sponsors Dinner
Co-sponsored by Davis Polk and Freshfields
*Schedule and speakers subject to change
FCLI CONFERENCE DAY 1: SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
Speakers and Topics
DAY 1: SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
8:45–9:15 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Co-sponsored by Axinn and EE&MC
9:15–9:30 a.m. Introductions and Welcome
James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group
9:30–10:45 a.m. Keynote Remarks and Discussion (1.5 CLE)
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President, European Commission
Q&A
Alex Potter, Partner, Freshfields
Koren Wong-Ervin, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider
Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, US Department of Justice
Q&A
Daniel Francis, Assistant Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Zephyr Teachout, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law
10:45–11 a.m. Break
11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Are Market Economies and the Consumer Welfare Standard Being Overwhelmed by National Interests, Politics or Progressive Forces and Policies? (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Frédéric Jenny, Chair, OECD Competition Committee
PANELISTS:
Andrew Finch, Partner, Paul Weiss
Eleanor Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, NYU School of Law
Cal Goldman, Principal, The Law Office of Calvin Goldman, Q.C.
Eduardo Pérez Motta, Partner, SAI Law & Economics
Andreas Mundt, President, Bundeskartellamt; Chair, International Competition Network
12:15–1:45 p.m. Luncheon Honoring Eleanor Fox & Harry First
Co-sponsored by Clifford Chance and Paul Weiss
MODERATOR: William Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy; Professor of Law; Director of the Competition Law Center, George Washington University Law School
PANELISTS:
Terry Calvani, Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group
Scott Hemphill, Moses H. Grossman Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
Ilene Knable Gotts, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Barry Hawk, Founder, Fordham Competition Law Institute
1:45–3:00 p.m. How the Ibero-American Agencies and Courts are Addressing Tech Issues Across Competition Dimensions (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Alejandra Palacios, Senior Fellow, University of Southern California; Affiliate, The Brattle Group
PANELISTS:
Marcos Exposto, Partner, BMA Advogados (Brazil)
Margarida Matos Rosa, President, Portuguese Competition Authority (AdC)
María Luisa Tierno Centella, Director-General for Competition, CNMC
Pablo Trevisán, Partner, Trevisán Abogados
Mario Ybar Abad, Counsel, Garrigues (Chile)
Others: TBA
3:00–3:15 p.m. Break
3:15–4:30 p.m. The Antitrust Assessment of Business Models, Justifications and Efficiencies of Dominant Firms (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Daniel Francis, Assistant Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
PANELISTS:
Art Burke, Partner, Davis Polk
Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Robert Klotz, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Leigh Oliver, Partner, Clifford Chance
Zephyr Teachout, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law
4:30–4:40 p.m. Closing Remarks
4:40–6:00 p.m. Reception
Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis
*Schedule and speakers subject to change
FCLI CONFERENCE DAY 2: SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
Speakers and Topics
DAY 2: SEPTEMBER 16, 2022
8:30–9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Co-sponsored by Axinn and EE&MC
9:00–9:10 a.m. Introductions and Welcome
James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group
9:10–10:25 a.m. Keynote Remarks (1.5 CLE)
Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Lina Khan, Chair, Federal Trade Commission
Q&A
Renata Hesse, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell
Andrew Foster, Partner, Skadden Arps
10:25–10:40 a.m. Break
10:40 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Managing the Deal Process in an Increasingly Progressive Enforcement Environment (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Nicholas Levy, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb
PANELISTS:
Elizabeth Avery, Partner, Gilbert & Tobin
Alasdair Balfour, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Olivier Guersent, Director-General, DG Comp
Rebecca Farrington, Partner, White & Case
Kate Rocco, Partner, Latham & Watkins
12:00–12:15 p.m. Break
12:15–1:30 p.m. In-House Counsel Roundtable: Getting All the Ducks in a Row on Deals – Antitrust and a Lot More (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Karen Lent, Partner, Skadden Arps
PANELISTS:
Greg McCurdy, Senior Director, Competition & Regulatory Affairs, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Christine Palumbo, Chief Counsel, M&A Competition/Antitrust & Well-Being, Mondelēz International
Steve Reeder, Global Antitrust Lead, TikTok
Greg Sivinski, Assistant General Counsel, Competition & Markets Regulation Group, Microsoft
1:30–1:50 p.m. Closing Remarks
1:50 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 credit hours TBD
- Antitrust Economics Workshop: maximum of credit hours TBD
Registration
General Attorneys and Professionals
- Conference Only, $800 in-person | $400 live broadcast
- Antitrust Economics Workshop Only, $300 in-person | $200 live broadcast
- Combo -- Conference + Economics Workshop, $1,000 in-person | $500 live broadcast
Government Employees and Academics
- Conference Only, $300 in-person | $150 live broadcast
- Antitrust Economics Workshop Only, $200 in-person | $75 live broadcast
- Combo -- Conference + Economics Workshop, $500 in-person | $250 live broadcast
In-House Counsel, Newly Admitted Attorneys, Speakers, Sponsors and Current Law Students
- Free
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