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? (2.0 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 (2.0 CLE)

MODERATOR: Andrew Elzinga, Senior Manager, Cornerstone Research
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
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:
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 (1.5 CLE)

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

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

Alexandre Cordeiro Macedo, President, Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE)

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

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

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:

Gina Cass-Gottlieb, Chair, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
Robert Klotz, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Leigh Oliver, Partner, Clifford Chance

4:30–4:40 p.m. Closing Remarks

4:40–6:00 p.m. Reception

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

                                    Co-sponsored by Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP and EE&MC

 

*Schedule and speakers subject to change

Speakers and Topics 

DAY 2: SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

8:15–9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

                                    Co-sponsored by Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP and EE&MC

9:00–9:15 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

9:15–11:30 a.m. Keynote Remarks and Discussion
Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division, US Department of Justice

Q&A

William Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy; Professor of Law; Director of the Competition Law Center, George Washington University Law School
Eleanor Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation, NYU School of Law

Margrethe Vestager, Executive Vice-President for A Europe Fit for the Digital Age and Competition, European Commission
Q&A

Renata Hesse, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell
Alex Potter, Partner, Freshfields

Lina Khan, Chair, Federal Trade Commission

Q&A

Koren Wong-Ervin, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP

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

11:30–11:40 a.m. Break

11:40 a.m.–1:00 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
Bryan Gant, Partner, White & Case
Kate Rocco, Partner, Latham & Watkins

1:00–1:20 p.m. Break to collect box lunches

Sponsored by Latham & Watkins

1:20–2:40 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

2:40–2:50 p.m. Break

2:50–3:30 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

3:30–3:40 p.m. Closing Remarks

3:40 p.m. Conference Adjourns

*Schedule and speakers subject to change