"Managing Antitrust Issues in a Global Marketplace"
September 13, 2006
8:30 am - 2:30 pm
Antitrust has moved onto a truly global stage, where major mergers and antitrust litigation take place in a multi-jurisdictional setting. The sold-out symposium focused on the implications for multinational firms of operating in this new and challenging environment. In this context, our symposium featured panel discussions examining dominant firms, cartels, and mergers. We also hosted a roundtable discussion featuring top antitrust officials from the United States, Europe, and Japan. The symposium took place on September 13, 2006. This year's symposium was held at the J.W. Marriott in Washington, DC.
Assistant Attorney General Thomas O. Barnett's Luncheon Address made headlines in national media outlets.
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AGENDA
7:45 – 8:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:30 – 8:45 a.m. Welcoming Remarks
Christopher Hayes Pruitt, Symposium Editor, George Mason Law Review
John DeQ. Briggs, Partner, Howrey LLP - Presentation Materials
Michelle Burtis, Vice President, Cornerstone Research
8:45 – 9:30 a.m. Keynote Address
MP3 Audio File (right click to download)
Introduction:
Trevor Soames, Partner, Howrey LLP, Brussels
Speaker:
Neelie Kroes, European Commissioner for Competition
9:30 – 12:30 p.m. Roundtable Discussions
Prove it: New Evidentiary Hurdles for Merging Parties and Government Regulators
MP3 Audio File (right click to download)
Moderator:
Sean Boland, Partner, Howrey LLP
Speakers:
Susan Creighton, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati - Presentation Materials
Götz Drauz, Partner, Howrey LLP, Brussels, Former Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission - Presentation Materials
Discussants:
Mark J. Botti, Chief of the Litigation I Section, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Tasneem Chipty, Vice President, CRA International - Presentation Materials
Ilene Knable Gotts, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz - Presentation Materials , ANTITRUST REPORT Article
Keith Hennessee, Assistant General Counsel, Halliburton
Penny G. Newman, Head of Antitrust, Bertelsmann AG
John Taladay, Partner, Howrey LLP - Presentation Materials
Cartels: Public and Private Enforcement
MP3 Audio File (right click to download)
Moderator:
Roxann Henry, Partner, Howrey LLP
Speakers:
Scott Hammond, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice - Paper on International Cartels, Paper on Second-In Cooperation, Second-In Chart
Alan Wiseman, Partner, Howrey LLP
Discussants:
Donald Baker, Partner, Baker & Miller PLLC - Presentation Materials
Diane E. Bieri, Vice President, Compliance Officer and Deputy General Counsel, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America - Presentation Materials
Julian Joshua, Partner, Howrey LLP, Brussels - Presentation Materials
Karen Narwold, Former General Counsel, GrafTech International Ltd. (f/k/a UCAR International Inc.) - Presentation Materials
Rufus Ogilvie-Smals, General Counsel, GKN plc, London
Jean Paul van Marissing, Partner, Howrey LLP, Amsterdam - Presentation Materials
Single Firm Conduct: Dominance, Differences, Reform and Other Hot Topics
MP3 Audio File (right click to download)
Moderator:
Trevor Soames, Partner, Howrey LLP, Brussels
Speakers:
Hendrik Bourgeois, General Electric, Europe
Discussants:
Einer Elhauge, Petrie Professor of Law, Harvard Law School - Presentation Materials
Damien Geradin, Partner, Howrey LLP, Brussels
Donald L. Martin, Chairman, CapAnalysis
John Thorne, Senior Vice President & Deputy General Counsel, Verizon
Joshua Wright, Professor, George Mason Law School
12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Luncheon Address
MP3 Audio File (right click to download)
Introductions:
Greg Vistnes, Vice President, CRA International
Mark Schechter, Partner, Howrey LLP
Speaker:
Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice - Presentation Materials
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Regulators Roundtable
MP3 Audio File (right click to download)
Moderator:
James F. Rill, Partner, Howrey LLP
Discussants:
Joseph Seon Hur, Secretary General, Korea Fair Trade Commission - Presentation Materials
William Kovacic, Commissioner, U.S. Federal Trade Commission
Philip Lowe, Director General of Competition, European Commission
Gerald Masoudi, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice
Hideo Nakajima, Deputy Secretary General, General Secretariat, Japan Fair Trade Commission - Presentation Materials
2:30 p.m. Closing Remarks
James F. Rill, Partner, Howrey LLP
Sponsors:
George Mason Law Review wishes to express its gratitude to Howrey LLP for its primary sponsorship, CRA International for its lunch sponsorship, Cornerstone Research for its breakfast sponsorship, and Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati and CapAnalysis for their general sponsorships.
Resources:
Program - Detailed schedule of events.
Brochure - General information, including a list of the symposium faculty.
Email gmusymposium@gmail.com for more information.
Left to right: Law Review Editor-in-Chief Sean Mullaney, GMU School of Law Professor (and Symposium panelist) Joshua Wright, and GMU School of Law Dean Daniel Polsby.
Prior George Mason Law Review Symposia