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
Andrea Gomes da Silva, Senior Advisor, Brunswick Group
Joshua Soven, Partner, Paul Weiss
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 with Muscolo

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
Kristen O’Shaughnessy, Partner, White & Case

Transatlantic Antitrust Class Actions

MODERATOR: Vivek Mani, Vice President, Cornerstone Research

PANELISTS:
Rachel Brass, Partner, Gibson Dunn
Liam Colley, Senior Vice President, Cornerstone Research
Celeste Saravia, Vice President, Cornerstone Research
Martin Toto, Partner, White & Case

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

Speakers and Topics 

DAY 1: SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

8:45–9:15 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

                                             Co-sponsored by Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP 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)

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
Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission

Q&A

Andrew Foster, Partner, Skadden Arps
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)

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

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)
Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President, European Commission
Lina Khan, Chair, Federal Trade Commission

Q&A

Renata Hesse, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell
Alex Potter, Partner, Freshfields
Koren Wong-Ervin, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP

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

1:50–2:40 p.m. A Fireside Chat with Tim Wu, Special Assistant to the President for Technology and Competition Policy; Julius Silver Professor of Law, Science and Technology, Columbia Law School

HOST:

William Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy; Professor of Law; Director of the Competition Law Center, George Washington University Law School

2:40–3:00 p.m. Closing Remarks

3:00 p.m. Conference Adjourns

*Schedule and speakers subject to change