January 23, 2018 Trump Antitrust Policy after One Year
The Trump Administration has brought leadership changes at the two federal antitrust agencies, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission.
Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
The Heritage Foundation
Agenda
09:30 a.m. Registration
10:00 a.m. Welcome and Introduction
Alden Abbott, Deputy Director, and the John, Barbara, and Victoria Rumpel Senior Legal Fellow, Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, the Heritage Foundation
10:10 a.m. Opening Keynote Remarks: “Trump Administration Antitrust Policy after One Year”
William Kovacic, Former Chairman, Federal Trade Commission,
and Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School
11:00 a.m. Panel I – The United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Bruce Hoffman, Acting Director, Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission
Susan Creighton, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, and former Director, Bureau of Competition, FTC
William (Bill) Blumenthal, Partner, Sidley & Austin, and former FTC General Counsel
Alexander (Alex) Okuliar, Partner, Orrick
Dr. Jeffrey Eisenach, Managing Director, NERA Economic Consulting, Visiting Scholar, American Enterprise Institute, and former Chief of Staff to FTC Chairman James C. Miller III – Moderator
12:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. Panel II – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ)
Andrew Finch, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, DOJ
Thomas Barnett, Partner, Covington & Burling LLP and former Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, DOJ
Eric Grannon, Partner, White & Case LLP, and former Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, DOJ
Stephen Weissman, Partner, Baker Botts, and former Deputy Director, Bureau of Competition, FTC
Hill Wellford, Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, and former Chief of Staff, Antitrust Division, DOJ – Moderator
3:00 p.m. Panel III – International Antitrust Policy
The Honorable Douglas Ginsburg, Senior Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit; Professor of Law,
Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University; former Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, DOJ
Roger Alford, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust (International), DOJ
Michael Egge, Managing Partner of Washington DC office and previously Co-Chair, Global Antitrust & Competition Practice, Latham & Watkins LLP
James Rill, Senior Counsel, Baker Botts LLP; former Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust, DOJ;
and former Chairman, American Bar Association Antitrust Section
Koren Wong-Ervin, Director of IP and Competition Policy, Qualcomm, Inc., and former Director, Antitrust Institute, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University, and former Counsel for IP & International Antitrust, FTC
Bilal Sayyed, Counsel, Cadwalader, and former Attorney-Advisor to FTC Chairman Timothy Muris – Moderator
4:30 p.m. Closing Comments
Alden Abbott, Deputy Director, and the John, Barbara, and Victoria Rumpel Senior Legal Fellow,
Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, The Heritage Foundation
Description
The Trump Administration has brought leadership changes at the two federal antitrust agencies, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission. How have these changes affected the antitrust review of mergers and business conduct, the treatment of regulations and intellectual property, and international cooperation? Our panels of top antitrust officials from the current and former Administrations will address these topics, which will have major implications for businesses and the economy, here and abroad.
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