Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: Antitrust programs featured in ABA International Law Section’s fall meeting, (Sep 22, 2015)

By Michael Menzhuber, J.D., LL.M.

The fall meeting of the American Bar Association’s Section of International Law will feature eight programs sponsored by the international Antitrust Law Committee, The meeting will be held on October 20-24, 2015 at the Fairmont The Queen Eliza ...

By Michael Menzhuber, J.D., LL.M.

More than 65 panels will highlight different aspects of the meeting’s theme—“Globalization and the Importance of Law, Language and Culture.” Lisa Savitt, Patrick Goudreau and Elisa Kearney will serve as chairs for the meeting.

In addition to programs in many legal areas, the conference will feature the following sessions sponsored by the International Antitrust Law Committee:

Wednesday, October 21

4:30 p.m.– 6:00 p.m. “Hyper-Complex FX Regulations and FX Controls: The New International "Trap for the Unwary?"

Hernan D. Camarero, panel chair & speaker; Alan Rabkin, moderator; Paulo Brancher and Grigory Marinichev, speakers.

Thursday, October 22

9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. “Heightened Activism in Antitrust Merger Review”

Mike Byowitz and Martin Bechtold, panel chairs & speakers; Alfredo O’Farrell, panel chair & moderator; Elisa Kearney and Susan Xuanfeng Ning, speakers.

9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. “Crimes Without Borders: Increasing Cooperation in White Collar Enforcement”

Melissa Ginsberg, panel chair & moderator; Elaine Ewing, Stephane Navacelle, Eun Jae Park and Andrea Geverola, speakers.

11:00 a.m.–12:30.p.m. “Compliance Matters: How Anti-Corruption, Anti-Trust and Regulatory Enforcement Impacts Business in Other Countries”

Martin Massee, panel chair & moderator; Renata Andrade, panel chair and speaker; Louis-Martin Richer, Bernd Janzen, Martin Raible and Brenda Swick, speakers.

2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. “National Security and Foreign Direct Investment: Recent Developments in Legal Authorities”

Steven Klemencic and Jonathan Wakely, panel chairs & speakers; Sylwia Lis, moderator; Susan Xuanfeng Ning and Susan Hutton, speakers.

2:30 p.m.–4:00 p.m. “The Price Is Right?: Canada’s Price Transparency Act and Competition Laws Limiting Excessive Pricing”

Thomas J. Collin, panel chair & moderator; Janine MacNeil, John Oxenham, Laura Parret and Paul Jones, speakers.

4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m. “Advising Advisors in Cross-Border M&A Transactions”

Elena Norman, panel chair; Joe Basile, panel chair & moderator; Eva Das and Franziska Ruf, speakers.

Friday, October 23

9:00 a.m.–10:30 a.m. “Privilege, Privacy and Ethical Minefields: Conducting Due Diligence and Internal Investigations in Different Legal Settings”

Stuart H. Denning and Roberto P. Bauza, panel chairs & speakers; Michelle Blaine, moderator; Vivian Robinson QC and Celina Ozorio, speakers.

Registration will be available at the fall meeting on October 20, from 12:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. The deadline for pre-registration, and inclusion in the List of Attendees on the meeting website, is October 15. Additional information regarding the fall meeting is available here on the ABA website.

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