Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: ABA to host the 2014 Antitrust Fall Forum on November 6, (Oct 23, 2014)
Organizations Mentioned:Bureau of Competition | Federal Trade Commission | U.S. Department of Justice
By Greg Hammond, J.D.
The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law will hold its annual Fall Forum at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, November 6, 2014. The 2014 Antitrust Fall Forum will bring together senior managers from the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the FTC Bureau of Competition in two roundtable discussions to consider best practices in defending investigations and litigation.
Registration will begin at 8:00 a.m., followed by opening remarks by FTC Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen. The remainder of the forum will include the following roundtable discussions, presentations, and speakers:
Roundtable with DOJ Civil Chiefs—Joshua H. Soven; Peter J. Mucchetti, Antitrust Division Chief of Litigation I; Maribeth Petrizzi, Antitrust Division Litigation II Section Chief; and James J. Tierney, Antitrust Division Network & Technologies Section Chief;
Agency Litigation Lessons and Trends—Sara Y. Razi; Deputy Assistant Attorney General David I. Gelfand; Carl Shapiro; and Bureau of Competition Deputy Director Stephen Weissman;
Paying the Price in Competition and Consumer Protection Cases—Jamillia P. Ferris, FCC Office of General Counsel Attorney Advisor; Amy Ralph Mudge; Lydia B. Parnes; and C. Lee Peeler;
Latest Developments at the FTC—FTC Commissioner Julie Brill;
Roundtable with FTC Senior Managers—Mark D. Whitener; FTC Assistant Director Daniel P. Ducore; Deputy Assistant Director Patricia Galvan; and Assistant Director Michael R. Moiseyev;
Criminal Antitrust Outlook—Wendy W. H. Waszmer; Melanie L. Aitken; Japan Federal Trade Commission Deputy Secretary General Toshiyuki Nambu; Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brent C. Snyder; and John F. Terzaken III;
Hot Topics in the Appellate Courts—David P. Wales; California Senior Assistant Attorney General Kathleen E. Foote; Eric Grannon; and Antitrust Division Appellate Section Chief Kristen C. Limarzi; and
Closing Remarks—FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez.
Additional information and online registration are available here on the ABA website.
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