Competition Law Institute

50th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy, and Antitrust Economics Workshop

The annual conference was held at Fordham Law School on 20-22 Sept. 2023.

Program Agenda

8–8:40 a.m. Registration and Welcome Breakfast

8:40–8:45 a.m. Welcome 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. Morning Antitrust Economics Workshop (2.0 CLE)
Panel 1: AI, Algorithms, and Antitrust Economics
MODERATOR: Minjae Song, Principal, The Brattle Group
PANELISTS:
Josephine Duh, Principal, The Brattle Group
Katherine B. Forrest, Partner, Paul Weiss
Malika Krishna, Economist, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice

Panel 2: Class Action Damages: The Economic Disputes
MODERATOR: Peter Davis, Principal, The Brattle Group
PANELISTS:
Nick Powers, Principal, The Brattle Group
Kristen O'Shaughnessy, Partner, Global Competition and Antitrust Group, White & Case
Patrick Ashby, Litigation, Arbitration & Investigations Partner, Linklaters
Nathaniel Giddings, Partner, Hausfeld

10:30–10:45 a.m. Break

Second Session
Sponsored by Cornerstone Research

10:45 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Morning Antitrust Economics Workshop
(2.0 CLE)
Panel 3: Economic Issues Related to the EU’s Proposed SEP Regulations
MODERATOR: Kirti Gupta, Vice President and Chief Economist of Global Technology, Cornerstone Research

PANELISTS:
Maureen Ohlhausen, Baker Botts and Former Commissioner and Acting Chair, FTC
Richard Vary, Partner, Bird & Bird
Richard Cederoth, Partner, Sidley Austin LLP

Monica Magnusson, Vice President, Ericsson

Panel 4: The Pros and Cons of Non-Competes: The Economic Debate
MODERATOR: Sara Champion, Principal, Cornerstone Research
PANELISTS:
Justin McCrary, Paul J. Evanson Professor of Law, Columbia Law School
Kristen Limarzi, Partner, Gibson Dunn
Kate Guilfoyle, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Rachel Mossman Zieminski, Partner, Shearman & Sterling

12:30–12:45 p.m. Break to gather boxed lunches

12:45–2:00 p.m. Panel 5: Agency Economists Roundtable (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Justin Stewart-Teitelbaum, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
PANELISTS:
Ioana Marinescu, Principal Economist, Antitrust Division, U.S. DOJ
Lluís Sauri Romero, Acting Chief Competition Economist, European Commission
Mike Walker, Chief Economist, Competition and Markets Authority
Nathan Wilson, Executive Vice President, Compass Lexecon

Speakers & Sponsors Dinner (Harvard Club)
Co-sponsored by Davis Polk and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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 Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group

9:30–10:45 a.m. Keynote Remarks and Discussion
Andreas Mundt, Chair, ICN Steering Group; President, Bundeskartellamt
Marcus Bokkerink, Chair, UK Competition and Markets Authority
Q&A
Bill Batchelor, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Daniel Francis, Assistant Professor of Law, NYU School of Law

10:45–11 a.m. Break

11 a.m.–12:15 p.m. Panel 1: New US Merger Guidelines and Where They Fit in Globally (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Renata Hesse, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
PANELISTS:
Sarah Cardell, Chief Executive, UK Competition and Markets Authority
Makan Delrahim, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
Lisl Dunlop, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Olivier Guersent, Director-General, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission
Aviv Nevo, Director, Bureau of Economics, U.S. Federal Trade Commission

12:15–1:45 p.m. Lunch Panel: Antitrust for the Next 50 Years
Co-sponsored by Clifford Chance and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
MODERATOR: Eleanor Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation Emerita, NYU School of Law
PANELISTS:
Reiko Aoki, Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission
Herbert Hovenkamp, James G. Dinan University Professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
Elisabetta Iossa, Commissioner, Italian Antitrust Authority
Felipe Irarrázabal Philippi, Director, CentroCompetencia; former Chilean National Economic Prosecutor
Frédéric Jenny, Chairman, OECD Competition Committee

1:45–3 p.m. Panel 2: Private Litigation Around the World: What’s Hot, What’s Next? (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Koren Wong-Ervin, Partner, Jones Day
PANELISTS:
Pinar Bagci, Principal, The Brattle Group
Michael Hausfeld, Chair Emeritus, Hausfeld LLP
Rosemary Ioannou, Director - Legal Assets, Fortress Investment Group
James Mutchnik, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Amanda Reeves, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

3–3:15 p.m. Break

3:15–4:30 p.m. Panel 3: Antitrust, Innovation, and Discrimination: A New Perspective for a New Era? (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Daniel Francis, Assistant Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
PANELISTS:
Benoît Cœuré, President, Autorité de la Concurrence
Gönenç Gürkaynak, Founding Partner, ELIG Gürkaynak Attorneys-at-Law
Bruce Hoffman, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Robert Klotz, Partner, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Zephyr Teachout, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law

4:30–4:40 p.m. Closing Remarks

4:40–6 p.m. Reception
Sponsored by Kirkland & Ellis LLP and Brunswick Group LLC
8:15–9 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Co-sponsored by Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP and EE&MC

9–9:15 a.m. Introductions and Welcome
James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; 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
Andrew Finch, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Zephyr Teachout, Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law

Olivier Guersent, Director-General, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission
Q&A
Frédéric Jenny, Chairman, OECD Competition Committee
Dr. Assimakis Komninos, Partner, White & Case LLP

5-minute break

Lina Khan, Chair, Federal Trade Commission
Q&A
Tim Cornell, Head of Antitrust, Clifford Chance
Mary Lehner, Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP

11:30–11:45 a.m. Break

11:45 a.m.–1 p.m. Panel 1: Updating the World’s Antitrust Statutes: What’s to Be Done…If Anything? (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: William Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy; Professor of Law; Director of the Competition Law Center, The George Washington University Law School
PANELISTS:
Calvin Goldman, Principal, The Law Office of Calvin Goldman, K.C.
Sir Jonathan Faull KCMG, Partner & Chair of European Public Affairs, Brunswick Group LLC
Andreas Mundt, Chair, ICN Steering Group; President, Bundeskartellamt
Ronan Harty, Partner, Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP
Doris Tshepe, Commissioner, South African Competition Commission

1–1:20 p.m. Lunch Session
Co-sponsored by Latham & Watkins LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP

1:20–2:40 p.m. Panel 2: In-House Counsel Roundtable: Perspectives from the Front Lines (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Karen Lent, Partner, Partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
PANELISTS:
Keira Campbell, Vice-President & Chief Antitrust Counsel, American Express
Alexander Bergersen, Competition Counsel, Google
Mark McGrath, Head of North American Legal, Cyient
Marissa Troiano, Legal Counsel - Competition, Spotify
Charles Webb, Lead Counsel – Antitrust, FedEx

2:40–2:50 p.m. Break

2:50–3:30 p.m. A Fireside Chat with Herbert Hovenkamp, James G. Dinan University Professor, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
HOST:
James Keyte, FCLI Director and Adjunct Professor of Law, Fordham Law School; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group

3:30–3:40 p.m. Closing Remarks

3:40 p.m. Conference Adjourns

Competition Law Institute

Welcome to the Competition Law Institute

50th Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law and Policy, and Antitrust Economics Workshop

Program Agenda