Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: Antitrust in Health Care conference set for May 13-14, (Apr 8, 2014)

The Sections of the Antitrust Law and Health Law of the American Bar Association, along with the American Health Lawyers’ Association, will present a two-day program entitled “Antitrust in Health Care,” on May 13-14 at the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City Hotel in Arlington, Va. The program will bring together an expert faculty of leading government enforcement officials, private counsel representing both plaintiffs and defendants, and forensic and academic economists to share their insights and offer

The conference will commence on the morning of Tuesday, May 13, with “Antitrust Primer,” followed by the Keynote Address by FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez. The morning session will continue with “Year in Review” by Roxane C. Busey, Thomas L. Greaney, and Douglas C. Ross.

The afternoon will proceed with concurrent programs titled “State of State Action” and “Joint Venture Analysis,” followed by concurrent programs on “Pay for Delay.” “Payer Integration,” “Big Issues in Payer Litigation: Themes, Issues and Contradictions,” and “Clinical Integration: Answering the Tough Questions.” Following these programs, a networking reception will be held.

On Wednesday, May 14, the program will begin with “View from Federal Enforcers” with FTC Assistant Director Markus H. Meier and Peter J. Mucchetti of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division. This session will be followed by “Issues in Consolidation-Industry Perspectives.” The morning session will continue with “Issues in Consolidation—Lessons from Litigation.”

The afternoon session will proceed with concurrent programs on “Exclusionary Conduct: Do You Know It when You See It?”; “Developments in Merger Review and Economic Perspective”; “Health Care Information: Antitrust Risks in a Technology Environment”; “Assessing Market Power and Harm to Competition in Evolving Health Care Markets”; “Legal Ethics: Issues Facing Corporate Counsel”; and “Something Old, Something New: Product-Hopping and Follow-On Biologics.”

The conference co-chairs are Jeffrey W. Brennan of McDermott, Will & Emery, Douglas C. Ross of Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, and Martin J. Thompson of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP.

For additional information, contact American Health Lawyers Association, P.O. Box 79340, Baltimore, MD 21279-0340; phone: (202) 833-1100; or visit: http://www.healthlawyers.org/Events/Programs/2014/Documents/Antitrust14_brochure.pdf.

Attorneys: Jeffrey W. Brennan (McDermott, Will & Emery LLP); Douglas C. Ross (Davis Wright Tremaine LLP); Martin J. Thompson (Manatt Phelps & Phillips LLP)

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