Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, CONFERENCES: PLI to hold antitrust institute on May 5-6 in New York City, (Mar 14, 2014)
The Practising Law Institute (PLI) will conduct a two-day seminar, entitled “Antitrust Institute 2014: Developments & Hot Topics,” on significant legal developments in U.S. antitrust law and policy on May 5-6 in New York City.
Emphasizing new developments while providing a refresher of key principles, this year’s Institute will examine current merger issues; price fixing; the legality of joint ventures and other competitor collaborations; “vertical” restraints on customers and suppliers, including resale price maintenance; standards for complying with price discrimination laws; and the latest information on the state and federal enforcement priorities. Also included in the program is an important overview of the current trends in the international antitrust arena, including the European Union and Asia.
Attendees will hear from nationally-known practitioners and key government regulators, and keep current with the latest information. Attendees will also learn about:
Recent Supreme Court and lower court decisions, cases to watch and other new developments
Per se and rule of reason antitrust violations, conspiracy, joint ventures, resale price maintenance, tying and bundling arrangements, monopolization, attempted monopolization, mergers, joint ventures, price discrimination, and promotional allowance
HSR pre-merger notification process
Current areas of foreign antitrust law enforcement
Intersection of IP and antitrust law
Antitrust principles regarding illegal cartels
Interactive refresher on Robinson-Patman principles
Antitrust compliance and ethics
Recent developments in class actions
The institute co- chairs are Yvonne S. Quinn, J. Thomas Rosch, and Harvey I. Saferstein.
Among the faculty members scheduled to participate are Harvey M. Applebaum, Theodore L. Banks, Molly S. Boast, Patricia A. Conners, David L. Gelfand, Holly A. House, Janet L. McDavid, Saul P. Morgenstern, Gil Ohana, Hon. Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Daniel G. Swanson, Robert P. Taylor, and Margaret M. Zwisler.
To register, contact the PLI at membership@pli.edu or call 1-800-260-4754.
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