Competition Law Institute

AGENDA

8:15–9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Sponsored by Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP

9:00–9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
James Keyte, FCLI Director; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group 

9:15–10:30 a.m. Keynote Remarks and Discussion
Jonathan Kanter, Assistant Attorney General, Department of Justice
Nils Wahl, Judge, European Court of Justice
Q&A
Andrew Finch, Partner, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
Eleanor M. Fox, Walter J. Derenberg Professor of Trade Regulation Emerita, NYU School of Law

10:30–10:45 a.m. Break 

10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Panel 1: “Ecosystems”- Too Broad For Current Competition Analyses? (1.5 CLE) 
MODERATOR: Daniel Francis, Assistant Professor of Law, NYU School of Law
PANELISTS: 
Elizabeth Avery, Partner, Gilbert & Tobin
Jamillia P. Ferris, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Olivier Guersent, Director-General, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission
Renata B. Hesse, Partner, Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
Carles Esteva Mosso, Partner, Antitrust & Competition Practice, Latham & Watkins

12:00–12:15 p.m. Break to Grab Lunch Boxes

12:15–1:30 p.m. Panel 2: Generative AI- Hold Your Horses? (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: Haidee Schwartz, Associate General Counsel, Competition, OpenAI
PANELISTS: 
Dr. Karen Croxson, Chief Data, Technology and Insight Officer, Competition and Markets Authority
John Davies, Senior Advisor, Global Antitrust and Competition Co-Lead, Brunswick Group
Michele Davis, Global Co-Head of Tech, Media and Telecoms and Antitrust and Foreign Investment Partner, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP
Minjae Song, Principal and Practice Leader of US Antitrust & Competition, The Brattle Group
Koren W. Wong-Ervin, Antitrust Partner, Jones Day

1:30–1:45 p.m.  Break

1:45–3:00 p.m. Panel 3: Global Criminal Enforcement – Is There a Problem? (1.5 CLE) 
MODERATOR: Richard Powers, Partner, Kressin Meador Powers LLC
PANELISTS: 
Emma Burnham, Director of Criminal Enforcement, Antitrust Division, Department of Justice
Kathryn Jordan Mims, Partner, White & Case
Michael Tubach, Partner, O’Melveny & Myers LLP
Amadeu Ribeiro, Partner, DLA Piper
Natalie Harsdorf-Borsch, Director General for Competition, Austrian Competition Authority

6–9:30 p.m. Speakers & Sponsors Dinner
Co-sponsored by Davis Polk and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Held jointly with Concurrences

AGENDA

8:15–9:00 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
Sponsored by Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider, LLP

9:00–9:15 a.m. Welcome and Introductions

9:15–10:30 a.m. Keynote Remarks and Discussion
Lina Khan, Chair, Federal Trade Commission
Cani Fernandez, President, Spanish Competition Authority

Q&A
Nicholas Levy, Partner, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Joseph Ostoyich, Partner, Clifford Chance

10:30–10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 a.m.–12 p.m. Panel 1: Should the Rule of Reason be Reconceptualized? (1.5 CLE) 
MODERATOR: Zephyr Teachout, Professor of Law, Fordham Law School
PANELISTS: 
Luc Gyselen, Senior Counsel, Arnold & Porter
Michael Hausfeld, Chair Emeritus, Hausfeld
Scott Hemphill, Professor of Law, New York University
Howard Shelanski, Partner, Antitrust & Competition, Davis Polk
Nils Wahl, Judge, European Court of Justice

12–12:45 p.m. Break to Grab Lunch Boxes

12:45–1:30 p.m. Panel 2: In-House Roundtable- The World of AI (1.5 CLE) 
MODERATOR: Karen Lent, Partner, Head of New York Antitrust/Competition, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
[Panelists TBA]

1:30–1:45 p.m.  Break

1:45–3:00 p.m. Panel 3: US Merger Guidelines: The Great Debate… 9 Months Out (1.5 CLE)
MODERATOR: David Wales, Partner Antitrust & Competition, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
PANELISTS: 
Bill Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy; Professor of Law; Director, Competition Law Center, George Washington University
Michael L. Keeley, Partner and Chair of Antitrust, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP
Andrea Murino, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Eric A. Posner, Kirkland & Ellis Distinguished Service Professor of Law, Arthur and Esther Kane Research Chair, The University of Chicago
Nathan Wilson, Executive Vice President, Compass Lexecon

3:00–3:15 p.m. Break

3:15–4:15 p.m. Fireside Chat with Olivier Guersent, Director-General, Directorate General for Competition, European Commission
MODERATOR: James Keyte, FCLI Director; Director of Global Development, The Brattle Group

4:15–4:30 p.m.  Closing Remarks

*Subjects and speakers subject to change