Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: ABA to hold the 2015 Antitrust Fall Forum on November 12, (Sep 9, 2015)

The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law will hold its annual Fall Forum at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on November 12, 2015. The 2015 Antitrust Fall Forum has been refashioned and will bring together an unprecedented line up of seven federal judges and top government officials to discuss the interaction of the courts and the agencies.

The conference begins with a welcome address by Section Chair Roxann E. Henry. Opening remarks will follow from Herbert Hovenkamp, University of Iowa College of Law Professor and author of Wolters Kluwer's Antitrust Law: An Analysis of Antitrust Principles and Their Application. The forum will continue with panel discussions on a range of topics, including “Views from the Bench on Merger Cases,” “Views from the Agencies – the Courts and the Obama Administration,” “Views from the Bench on Non-Merger Civil and Criminal Cases,” and “The Impact of Court Decisions on Agency Policy.”

Panelists will include Karen E. Silverman, Gary Zanfagna, U.S. District Court Judge John D. Bates, U.S. District Court Judge Amit P. Mehta, U.S. District Court Judge B. Lynn Winmill, James F. Rill, Assistant Attorney General William J. Baer, FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez, Heather Tewksbury, U.S. District Court Judge Daniel R. Dominguez, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Y. Illston, U.S. District Court Judge Jack Zouhary, Christopher B. Hockett, Albert A. Foer, Kristen C. Limarzi, and Jonathan E. Nuechterlein.

The conference will close with remarks by Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Frank H. Easterbrook. Following the conclusion of the forum, there will be a reception honoring Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Diane P. Wood, the recipient of the U.S. Department of Justice Sherman Act Award.

Additional information and online registration are available here on the ABA website.

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