Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: ABA Antitrust Section Committee Program to Consider Minimum Advertised Price Programs, (May 1, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:Crowell & Moring, LLP | Linklaters, LLP | Torys, LLP
The Distribution and Franchising Committee of the American Bar Association’s Antitrust Section will present a panel discussion on May 8, 2013, on minimum advertised pricing policies in the context of Internet sales and distribution programs.
The program, entitled "Minimum Advertised Price and Internet Distribution: A Transatlantic Perspective," will feature a panel of United States, European, and Canadian competition law experts who will compare the legality and enforceability of minimum advertised price programs and related vertical restraints in sales and distribution agreements, particularly those involving online activities.
The panel will be moderated by David Laing, a partner at Crowell & Moring LLP, and will include Rebecca Engola, Senior Counsel at Pioneer Electronics (USA) Inc.; Paula Riedel, a partner at Linklaters LLP; and Omar Wakil, a partner at Torys LLP.
The program will be available through dial-in and as a webinar on May 8, 2013, from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. EST. Participants may register here.
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