Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: Georgetown Law to hold seventh annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium, (Aug 15, 2013)
Organizations Mentioned:U.S. Department of Justice | University of Iowa
The seventh annual Global Antitrust Enforcement Symposium will be held on September 25, 2013, in Washington, D.C. at Georgetown Law. The symposium will focus on new developments, hot topics, and best practices in global competition law and policy.
The conference will open with a Welcome and Introduction by William M. Treanor, Executive Vice President and Dean of Georgetown Law. The introduction will be followed by a Keynote Address delivered by FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez.
The symposium will then proceed with a Global Enforcers Roundtable, featuring Philip Collins, Chairman of the U.K. Office of Fair Trading; Ana Frazao, Commissioner of Brazil’s Council for Economic Defence; Eduardo Perez Motta, Chairman of Mexico’s Federal Competition Commission; and Thomas O. Barnett. Following a break, Joaquin Almunia, Vice President and Commissioner for Competition at the European Commission will present a Perspective from the European Commission. A panel on Cartel Enforcement and Policy will then be held, featuring Kris Dekeyser, head of the European Commission’s Antitrust Case Support & Policy Unit; Lisa M. Phelan, Chief of the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Criminal Enforcement Section; Jason Pollack, Legal Americas Director at AkzoNobel; and Deborah A. Garza.
After a luncheon address by William Baer, Assistant Attorney General in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, the conference will proceed with a panel on Hot Topics in Enforcement and Policy, featuring Professor Herbert Hovenkamp of the University of Iowa, Suyong Kim, Sharis A. Pozen, and Paul Cuomo. Following a break, a panel on IP and Antitrust will be held, featuring Renata Hesse, Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division; Howard Shelanski, Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, Office of Management and Budget; Robert G. Harris; Steven C. Sunshine; and Logan M. Breed. The conference will close with a panel on Merger Enforcement and Policy, featuring Deborah Feinstein, Director of the FTC Bureau of Competition; Aviv Nevo, Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Antitrust Division; Catriona Hatton; Mark Israel; and Professor Steven C. Salop of Georgetown Law, followed by closing remarks and a cocktail reception.
For additional information, contact Georgetown Law CLE, 600 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, D.C. 20001; online here; e-mail cle@law.georgetown.edu; or phone (202) 662-9890.
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