Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: American Bar Association to Hold 61st Antitrust Law Spring Meeting in April, (Feb 4, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:California Department of Justice | U.S. Department of Justice
The American Bar Association will hold its 61st Antitrust Law Spring Meeting on April 9-12, 2013, at the JW Marriott Hotel and National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
The conference will commence in the afternoon of April 9 with a “Pathways to Leadership” presentation, followed by a “Reception for International Enforcers.”
The conference will continue on the morning of April 10 with concurrent programs titled “Fundamentals—Antitrust” and “Fundamentals—Consumer Protection,” followed by concurrent programs on “A Day in the Life: Compliance Program Effectiveness,” “Advertising Claims—Are the Substantiation Standards Shifting?,” “Agency Update from the Antitrust Division Front Office,” “Applying Settlement Offsets to Antitrust Judgments,” “Counseling on MFNs and Similar Provisions in the New Enforcement Environment,” and “The FTAIA in the Courts: Consumers Trumping Comity?”
These programs will be succeeded by concurrent programs titled “2013 and Beyond: Antitrust in Obama’s Second Term,” “Class Certification Today: How Rigorous is ‘Rigorous Analysis’?,” “Enforcing Territorial Restrictions in a Global Economy,” “Information Exchange Update: Steely Nurses and Iron Pipes,” “Is Hindsight 20/20? Lessons Learned from Enforcement Actions,” and “Litigation Wave Crosses the ‘Pond’: What Are the Ripples?”
Following a “Section Luncheon” with Theodore Voorhees Jr. and Member and Director of Mergers Division Stephen Calkins of the Competition Authority of Ireland, the afternoon will proceed with concurrent programs titled “Behavioral Remedies in Media and Technology Mergers,” “Compliance Tools for In-House Chief Privacy Officers,” “Counseling Trade Associations: Beyond the Antitrust Compliance Statement,” “Dancing with the DOJ: Negotiating a Plea Agreement,” “Fundamentals—Antitrust Economics,” “Lowest Common Denominator Privilege,” and “Patent Acquisitions and Antitrust—The Next Frontiers.”
The afternoon will conclude with concurrent programs titled “The ABA’s 2012 Changes in Ethics Rules,” “Both Sides Now: What’s Special About Two-Sided Markets?,” “Competitor Collaborations—U.S. & EU Joint Venture Law,” “Daubert in Class Certification Hearings: The Standard After Comcast,” “Lessons from the AUO Trial,” “Mock Lanham Act PI/Daubert Arguments on Falsity Experts,” “Navigating CFPB Enforcement Actions,” and “The Art of Successful Competitor Complaints.”
On April 11, the program will begin with concurrent programs titled “A Bumper Crop of Attacks on Capper-Volstead,” “Advising Decision-Makers on Antitrust Risks Globally,” “Around the World in 80 Minutes (Or So): An Update from Key Enforcement Agencies,” “Breakfast with the State Enforcers,” “From Concept to Contract: Allocating Merger Antitrust Risk,” “Little Joy or Guidance for Bundling Discounters,” “Privacy in the Cloud—Will It Float?,” “Section 2 Treble Damages Litigation—Alive and Well,” and “When Is Disgorgement in the Public Interest?”
Following these programs, a “Chair’s Showcase Session—The Political Hand in American Antitrust: Invisible, Inspirational or Imaginary” will be held, with Chair Theodore Voohees Jr. and Co-Moderator Marina Lao. Scheduled panelists include: William E. Kovacic, Jon Leibowitz, James F. Rill, and Steven C. Salop. A “Luncheon Reception for In-House Counsel” will succeed this event.
The afternoon will proceed with concurrent programs titled “International Case Cooperation from the Inside Out,” “RPM Counseling in a Leegin/Non-Leegin World,” “Seals of Approval: Consumer Protection and Antitrust Implications,” “State Action Overreach? From Parker to Phoebe,” and “Mock Trial.”
These programs will be followed by concurrent programs titled “Hot Topics,” “International Rules for Advertising: Conflict or Convergence?,” “The New Economy: Dominance in Novel Markets,” and “The Wrong Paradigm? Reforming Patent Guidelines.” The day will conclude with a “Section Dinner.”
On April 12, morning programs will include: “Agency Update with the FTC Bureau Directors,” “Monopsony: What’s the Latest on (Too) Low Prices?,” “Shared Monopoly, Collective Dominance & Oligopoly Behavior,” “The Dark Side: Defending International Cartels Without Leniency,” “The Impact of International Privacy on Discovery,” and “When Is a Merger a Merger?”
The day will conclude with the “Enforcers Roundtable” featuring Chair Theodor Voorhees Jr., questioners William Blumenthal and Gail F. Levine, and panelists Vice-President and Commissioner for Competition Joaquin Almunia of the European Commission, Assistant Attorney General William J. Baer of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, Senior Attorney General Kathleen E. Foote of the California Department of Justice, and Director General of the Anti-Monopoly Bureau Shang Ming of the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (Invited).
Attendees may register online at http://www.ambar.org/ATSpring. For additional information, e-mail at-registrar@americanbar.org or telephone (312) 988-5609.
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