Yajing Jiang participates in the Mock Trial presented by the Mergers & Acquisitions and Trial Practice Committees.
The Merger Guidelines recognize the importance of labor markets and their potential impact on a proposed merger of competing buyers. Come watch two distinguished trial teams and economists tackle some of the challenging facts and legal issues presented by such a merger and see how a jury responds to them and the economics on which they often turn.
Fiona Scott Morton is a speaker during the session titled “Merger Review in a Trade War.”
Explore the consequences of trade tensions on antitrust merger reviews, with a focus on how evolving geopolitical landscapes influence merger analysis, including market definition, assessment of effective competitors, and price elasticity. Economists and legal dealmakers will review their recent experiences successfully navigating these global policy changes.
Liz Bailey and Steve Salop are speakers during the session titled “Section 2: Law, Economics, and Remedies, Oh My” presented by the Antitrust Law Journal and Antitrust Magazine.
As a wave of pathbreaking Section 2 cases move through the courts, this panel will bring together four antitrust experts who have made monopolization a special focus of their work in enforcement, academia, and practice. Topics will include: market definition; refusals to deal; burdens of proof; false positives and negatives; remedies; and more.
Maxime Cohen is a panelist on “Surveillance Pricing: Who’s watching your wallet?,” presented by the Consumer Protection, Privacy & Information Security, and State Enforcement Committees.
Surveillance pricing—using granular consumer data to set individualized prices—raises privacy and consumer protection questions in addition to competition concerns. Legislation has emerged to address these pricing practices. An FTC study is underway. Do the harms outweigh consumer benefit? This panel of enforcers and privacy experts will discuss existing frameworks and future regulation.
Laila Haider is a speaker during the session on “Pathways to Leadership” presented by the Leadership Development Committee.
Pathways to Leadership explores the Antitrust Law Section’s activities, initiatives, programming, publications, and committees. Attendees will learn the roles of the Section’s different leaders, how the Section interacts with the broader ABA, leadership positions within the Section and Big ABA, and will gain insight on different pathways to Leadership within the Antitrust Law Section and broader ABA.
Erin McDermott is a panelist on the session titled “Fundamentals – Antitrust and IP,” presented by the Intellectual Property Committee.
Learn the fundamentals at the intersection of IP and antitrust from experienced panelists in government and private practice. This session is essential for young lawyers and other practitioners looking to round out their practices as it will examine IP and market power, licensing restrictions, and pharmaceutical issues such as reverse payments and product hopping.
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