Past International Antitrust Forums
The Ninth Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
Thursday, June 14-Friday, June 15, 2018.
The Ninth Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues is the only Midwest conference of its kind. It is designed to examine the latest developments in competition regulation around the globe providing practitioners and regulators with up-to-date and practical information.
Sessions will include:
- Is It All About the Consumer? Rethinking the Standard
- This panel will discuss the different standards used around the world as the foundation of competition law.
- This panel will discuss the different standards used around the world as the foundation of competition law.
- Merger Clearance: Getting Global Deals Approved
- The panelists will discuss best practices and tips for seeking approval of a transaction in multiple jurisdictions.
- The panelists will discuss best practices and tips for seeking approval of a transaction in multiple jurisdictions.
- Efficiencies and Merger Clearance
- This panel will talk about the role that an efficiencies analysis plays in global jurisdictions in evaluating deals and conduct.
- Trends in Global Cartel Enforcement
- The panelists will talk about past and upcoming trends in global cartel enforcement.
- The panelists will talk about past and upcoming trends in global cartel enforcement.
- Multi-jurisdictional Compliance with Antitrust and Competition Law
- The panelists will talk about best practices in managing global compliance.
- The panelists will talk about best practices in managing global compliance.
- Big Data, Big Competition Problems?
- This panel will examine the emerging competition problems concerning big data.
- This panel will examine the emerging competition problems concerning big data.
- Signaling As Evidence of Conspiracy
- Innocuous public statement or collusive signaling? This panel will discuss how public statements can become evidence of collusion.
- Multi-jurisdictional Deals: Lawyering Across Cultures
- This panel will discuss the challenges of negotiating across cultures. (Professional responsibility credit, including the Illinois diversity requirement, pending approval)
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law thanks the following for serving as sponsors:
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The Eighth Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
Thursday, June 15-Friday, June 16, 2017
The Eighth Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues is the only Midwest conference of its kind. It is designed to examine the latest developments in competition regulation around the globe providing practitioners and regulators with up-to-date and practical information.
This conference was co-sponsored by Baker & McKenzie, Mayer Brown, Jones Day, Microsoft Corporation, Compass Lexecon, MLex Market Intelligence, and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth.
The Seventh Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
Thursday, June 16-Friday, June 17, 2016
The Seventh Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues is the only Midwest conference of its kind. It is designed to examine the latest developments in competition regulation around the globe providing practitioners and regulators with up-to-date and practical information.
This conference was co-sponsored by Baker & McKenzie, Mayer Brown, Jones Day, Microsoft Corporation, NERA Economic Consulting, MLex Market Intelligence, Policy and Regulatory Report (PaRR), and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth.
Papers
Update on Competition Developments in China: EU-China Competition Law Cooperation
Torben Toft, European Commission
Media
- Timing, geographic boundaries pose hurdles to coordinating cartel fines, says EU official (MLex Market Insight)
- PaRR Special Report: Live Coverage of the Seventh Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues at Northwestern Pritzker School of Law (PaRR)
- Text of Featured Speach on "EU Cartel Enforcement in the International Context" (as given by María Luisa Tierno Centella
Directorate-General for Competition, European Commission)- LexisNexis (subscription required)
Topics
- Assessing Risk and Settlement Strategies in Global Price Fixing Cartels
- Global War Stories from In-House Counsel
- Comparing IP Antitrust Guidelines and Enforcement Actions
- Recent Hurdles in Global Merger Review
- Update on the ICN: Projects and Available Tools for In-house Counsel
- Recent Developments Concerning China's Anti-Monopoly Law
- Contrasting Approaches to Vertical Restraints in US, EU, and China
- Avoiding Signaling and Collusion in Information Exchanges and other Business Interactions in the US and EU
- Maximizing the Attorney-Client Privilege
The Sixth Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
Monday, June 8-Tuesday, June 9, 2015
2015 Program Agenda (pdf)
This conference was co-sponsored by Baker & McKenzie, Mayer Brown, Jones Day, Microsoft Corporation, NERA Economic Consulting, MLex Market Intelligence, Policy and Regulatory Report (PaRR), and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth.
Topics:
- The Proliferation of Leniency Programs: Is Leniency Still an Offer Companies Should Not Refuse or Too Much of a Good Thing?
- Hot Topics in Merger Enforcement: Minority Interests, Remedies in the United States, Europe, & China
- Understanding Antitrust Enforcement in China - NDRC and SAIC
- In-House Round Table: Perspectives on Non-U.S. Enforcement
- Cascading Cartel Investigations: How to Recognize and Minimize the Risk
- Best Practices and Differences -- Dawn Raids and Searches and Seizures
- Abuse of Dominance in New Products and Aftermarkets
- Recent Developments in India
- Reflections on Developments in EU Competition Law
- Role of Economics at DOJ and Buyer Power in Merger Analysis
- Update on Revised Mexican Competition Law
- Hot Topics in EU and U.S. Antitrust Litigation
The Fifth Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
Thursday, June 12-Friday, June 13, 2014
This conference was co-sponsored by Baker & McKenzie, Mayer Brown, Microsoft Corporation, NERA Economic Consulting, MLex Market Intelligence, Policy and Regulatory Report (PaRR), and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth.
Agenda (pdf)
Topics:
- Cutting Edge Developments in the EU
- Experiences in Non-US Merger Review
- Corporate Strategies in Approaching Non-US Agencies
- Update on Antitrust Enforcement in Mexico and Canada
- Key Developments in China and Other Asian Countries
- Antitrust Issues in Distribution Outside the US
- Antitrust Perspectives on Patent Licensing
- Views from In-House Counsel on Global Antitrust Enforcement
- Leniency Around the Globe
The Fourth Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
Thursday, June 13-Friday, June 14, 2013
This conference was co-sponsored by Baker & McKenzie, Mayer Brown, Microsoft Corporation, NERA Economic Consulting, MLex Market Intelligence, and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth.
Agenda (pdf)
Topics
- Update on International Cooperation and Convergence
- Year in Review – US, EU and Brazil
- Venturing Outside the US-Antitrust Issues in Competitor Collaborations, Joint Ventures, Strategic Alliances, Teaming Agreements
- Antitrust Litigation, Arbitration and Use of Economists Outside the US
- Lessons Learned – From Compliance to Global Cartel Investigations
- Update on Antitrust Enforcement in India
- Antitrust Perspective on Innovation, New Product Development, Standard Setting and Licensing
- Antitrust Issues in Doing Business in China
- Evaluating the Effects of Merger Policy
- Basic Economic Concepts Arising in Antitrust Matters
- Tying, Bundling, Exclusivity, MFNs and Other Distribution Issues
- Identifying and Resolving Conflicts Outside the US
Media
FTC Commissioner Ohlhausen Discusses International Cooperation, Warns That Agencies Are Watching, Wolters Kluwer’s Antitrust Law Daily
Non-reportable transactions can harm competition, but complainants' role may depend on jurisdiction, PaRR (Policy and Regulatory Report)
Former FTC chairman warns against race to plant flag on Google, PaRR (Policy and Regulatory Report)
The Third Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
Thursday, June 7-Friday, June 8, 2012.
Agenda (pdf) |Conference Photos
This conference was co-sponsored by Baker & McKenzie, Mayer Brown, Microsoft Corporation, NERA Economic Consulting, and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth.
Topics :
- US/EU Year in Review: What Happens to Antitrust Enforcement When Economies Falter?
- Multijurisdictional Merger Remedies: Strategies for Getting the Deal Done in the US and Abroad
- Brazil's New Antitrust Regime: Challenges Ahead?
- Increased Inter-Agency Collaborative Enforcement of Cartels - What That Means for Investigations, Disclosures and Penalties
- How Many Economists Does It Take To Try an Antitrust Case In or Outside the US?
- Differences in Addressing Competitor Complaints at US and Non US Agencies
- Spotlight on China
- Antitrust Enforcement in India
- Antitrust Issues in the Strategic Acquisition and Use of Patents
- Abuse of Dominance - Facing the Music
- Distribution Outside the US - Why so Different?
- Compliance Workshop: Damage Control
Media
All articles posted with permission.
06/07/12 AUO Liable for Up to $2 Billion Criminal Fine, DOJ's Hammond Says, MLex
06/07/12 One in three leniency applicants drop their marker, doj official says, MLex
06/07/12 DOJ May grant non-prosecution for fraud, bid-rigging, but not for antitrust breaches, MLex
06/07/12 U.S. Antitrust Agencies to Sign Memorandum of Understanding With India Soon, FTC Commissioner Says, MLex
06/08/12 Comment: Appeals Court Ruling on FTAIA Likely to Favor Plaintiffs in Overseas Cartels Claims, MLex
Staffing and Expertise Shortages Threaten CCI's Reviews of Complex Mergers, PaRR (Policy and Regulatory Report)
The Second Annual Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
Thursday, June 9th - Friday, June 10th, 2011
This conference was co-sponsored by Baker & McKenzie, Mayer Brown, Microsoft, NERA Economic Consulting and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth.
Agenda (pdf) | Conference Photos
Topics:
- Antitrust Enforcement Priorities: US, Canada and Mexico
- Corporate Perspectives on Dealing with the US and Non-US Agencies
- Leniency in Cartel Investigations
- Global Compliance: Best Practices
- Developments in Brazil, Russia, India and China
- Hot topics in Europe
- Merger Update: New Guidelines in the US and Abroad
- Abuse of Dominance
- Distribution Practices: Pricing, Advertising and the Internet
- New Risks and Strategies in Private Antitrust Litigation
- Counseling and Litigating Without the Attorney-Client Privilege
The Chicago Forum on International Antitrust Issues
May 20-21, 2010
Agenda (pdf)
This conference was co-sponsored by Baker & McKenzie, Mayer Brown, Microsoft Corporation, NERA Economic Consulting, MLex Market Intelligence, and the Searle Center on Law, Regulation, and Economic Growth.
Topics:
- The priorities of competition enforcement authorities with regard to cartel investigations
- Merger review
- Abuse of monopoly power and distribution
- The growth of private remedies
- Best practices by in-house counsel
- Developments in China and India
- Hot topics in Europe
- The role of economists and emerging economic theories
- Ethical issues in global antitrust