Fordham
Thursday and Friday, 1–2 October 2015
Thursday: 8:15 a.m.–5 p.m., reception following
8:15-8:45 a.m.
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
8:45-9 a.m.
INTRODUCTION AND WELCOME
- James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School, and Partner, Antitrust and Competition, Skadden Arps
9-10:45 a.m.
KEYNOTE REMARKS
- Renata B. Hesse, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division
- Bruno Lasserre, President, Autorité de la Concurrence
10:45-11 a.m.
BREAK
11 a.m.-1 p.m.
PANEL 1: EFFECTIVE STRATEGIES FOR DEALING WITH ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES HERE AND THERE
- Moderator: Mark Ryan, Partner, Mayer Brown
- Panelists: David Lawsky, Partner, FIPRA International; Eduardo Pérez Motta, Partner, Agon. Economics, Law & Strategy; Richard G. Parker, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers LLP; Bitten Thorgaard Sørensen, Deputy Director General, Danish Competition and Consumer Authority; Eric J. Stock, Antitrust Bureau Chief, New York State Office of the Attorney General
1-2:30 p.m.
LUNCH
2:30-3:15 p.m.
TRIBUTE TO BARRY HAWK
3:15-3:30 p.m.
BREAK
3:30-5 p.m.
PANEL 2: WOMEN IN ANTITRUST
- Moderator: Fiona Schaeffer, Partner, Milbank Tweed
- Panelists: Dr. Helen Jenkins, Partner, Oxera Consulting LLP; Sharis Pozen, Vice President of Global Competition and Antitrust, General Electric; Alejandra Palacios Prieto, President, Mexican Federal Economic Competition Commission; Ingrid Vandenborre, Partner, Skadden Arps
5 p.m.
RECEPTION
Friday: 8 a.m.–5 p.m.
8-8:15 a.m.
REGISTRATION AND BREAKFAST
8:15-8:30 a.m.
WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
8:30-10:15 a.m.
KEYNOTE REMARKS
- Margrethe Vestager, EU Competition Commissioner
- Edith Ramirez, Chairwoman, Federal Trade Commission
10:15-10:30 a.m.
BREAK
10:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.
PANEL 1: PRIVATE LITIGATION IN THE EU
- Moderator: Rein Wesseling, Partner, Stibbe
- Panelists: Sir Christopher Bellamy QC, Chairman, Linklaters Global Competition Practice, London; Michael Hausfeld, Chairman, Hausfeld; Dr. Frank P. Maier-Rigaud, Director, Head of Competition Economics Europe, NERA Economic Consulting; Stephen Neuwirth, Partner, Quinn Emanuel
12:15-1:30 p.m.
LUNCH
1:30-3:15 p.m.
PANEL 2: MEDIA MERGERS
- Moderator: Arthur Burke, Partner, Davis Polk
- Panelists: C. Scott Hemphill, Professor of Law, New York University School of Law; Nicholas Levy, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP; Sheldon Mills, Senior Director of Mergers, Competition and Markets Authority ; Sophie Moonen, Head of Unit C5—Information, Communication and Media, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission; Jonathan Sallet, General Counsel, Federal Communications Commission
3:15-4:45 p.m.
PANEL 3: ANTITRUST IN A MOBILE WORLD
- Moderator: Jonathan M. Jacobson, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Panelists: Yonatan Even, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP; Scott Martin, Partner, Hausfeld; Mark Israel, Executive Vice President, Compass Lexecon; Dr. Helen Weeds, Senior Consultant, Charles River Associates and Lecturer in Economics, University of Essex
4:45-5 p.m.
CLOSING REMARKS
Schedule and speakers are subject to change.
CLE CREDIT has been approved in accordance with the requirements of the New York State CLE Board for a maximum of 13 transitional and nontransitional professional practice credit hours. New Jersey CLE credits available through reciprocity. For credit in another state, please contact that state’s CLE administrator.
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