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THE ANTITRUST MASTERS COURSE IV
ABA SECTION OF ANTITRUST LAW
September 25-28, 2008
The Homestead, Hot Springs, VA
FACULTY (as of 09.04.08)
Joseph Angland Heller Ehrman LLP New York, NY
The Hon. Thomas O. Barnett US Department of Justice Washington, DC
Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division
Roxane C. Busey Baker & McKenzie LLP Chicago, IL
Stephen Calkins Wayne State University Detroit, MI
Deborah A. Garza US Department of Justice Washington, DC
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division
Andrew I. Gavil Howard University School of Law Washington, DC
Scott D. Hammond US Department of Justice Washington, DC
Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Antitrust Division
Kenneth Heyer US Department of Justice Washington, DC
Economics Director, Antitrust Division
Christopher B. Hockett Davis Polk & Wardwell Menlo Park, CA
Robert T. Joseph Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP Chicago, IL
Donald C. Klawiter Mayer Brown LLP Washington, DC
J. Robert Kramer US Department of Justice Washington, DC
Director of Operations, Antitrust Division
Abbott B. Lipsky Jr. Latham & Watkins LLP Washington, DC
Deborah Platt Majoras Procter & Gamble Cincinnati, OH
Richard G. Parker O'Melveny & Myers LLP Washington, DC
Debra J. Pearlstein Weil Gotshal & Manges LLP New York, NY
Mark S. Popofsky Kaye Scholer LLP Washington, DC
Phillip A. Proger Jones Day Washington, DC
FACULTY
The Hon. J. Thomas Rosch Federal Trade Commission Washington, DC
Commissioner
Howard Shelanski University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA
Vincent Smith Cohen Milstein Hausfeld & Toll LLP London, England
Gary R. Spratling Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP San Francisco, CA
Christopher J. Sprigman University of Virginia School of Law Charlottesville, VA
Randolph W. Tritell Federal Trade Commission Washington, DC
Allan Van Fleet Greenberg Traurig LLP Houston, TX
The Hon. Sarah S. Vance United States District Court, E.D. La. New Orleans, LA
District Judge
Daniel M. Wall Latham & Watkins LLP San Francisco, CA
Richard J. Wallis Microsoft Redmond, WA
Deputy General Counsel
Darrell L. Williams LECG LLC Washington, DC
Margaret M. Zwisler Latham & Watkins LLP Washington, DC
ANTITRUST MASTERS COURSE IV
CURRICULUM as of 09.04.08
Wednesday, September 24
4:00 7:00 pm REGISTRATION
Thursday, September 25
7:45 a.m. REGISTRATION
8:15 - 8:30 am WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
James A. Wilson
8:30 - 10:30 am PLENARY SESSION
· Institutional Framework
· Collusion
· Horizontal Restraints
Presenters: Stephen Calkins
Andrew I. Gavil
10:30 11:00 am BREAK
11:00 am 12:30 pm PLENARY SESSION
· Structuring the Antitrust Inquiry
· Market Definition, Market Power & Anti-competitive Effects
Presenters: Andrew I. Gavil
Darrell L. Williams
12:30 - 2:00 pm LUNCHEON
Keynote Speaker: The Hon. J. Thomas Rosch
2:30 5:30 pm BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
2:30 5:30 pm CIVIL LITIGATION: Pre-Trial
· Investigating and pleading an antitrust case
· Responsive pleading motions law and strategy
· Hiring experts
· Joint defense and judgment sharing issues
· Conducting fact and expert discovery
· Keeping the court happy
· Dealing with multidistrict and parallel state litigation
Thursday, September 25 (cont)
2:30 5:30 pm CIVIL LITIGATION: Pre-Trial
· Settlement considerations
· Summary judgment motions
Presenters: Christopher B. Hockett
Richard G. Parker
The Hon. Sarah A. Vance
Margaret M. Zwisler
2:30 5:30 pm ECONOMICS
· Econometrics in the courtroom
· Network effects
· Economics of vertical restraints
Presenters: Joseph Angland
Ken Heyer
Darrell L. Williams
HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ISSUES
HORIZONTAL ISSUES (2:30 4:00 p.m.)
· Conscious parallelism, "plus factors" and circumstantial evidence of
agreements
· Information exchanges with competitors
· Trade association activities -- data collection and standard setting
· Analysis of joint purchasing risks
· Structuring and implementing joint ventures to avoid antitrust problems
VERTICAL ISSUES (4:00 5:30 p.m.)
· Market power and other screens in evaluating vertical restraints
· What is the effect of Leegin on counseling with respect to resale
prices?
· How can suppliers deal with discounters without engaging in resale
price maintenance? When is use of Colgate right for your client?
· How should dual distribution claims be evaluated?
· Exclusive dealing, bundling and volume discounts separating
competition on the merits from anticompetitive exclusionary
conduct
· Price differentials and the Robinson-Patman Act defining and
maximizing risk
· Giving advice cutting across competition regimes dealing with the
least common demoniator
Thursday, September 25 (cont)
2:30 5:30 pm HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL ISSUES
Presenters: Robert T. Joseph
Debra J. Pearlstein
Richard J. Wallis
5:45 p.m. TRANSPORTATION DEPARTS FOR DINNER FROM BELL STAND
6:30 9:30 pm RECEPTION/DINNER
Keynote Speaker: Gary R. Spratling
Friday, September 26
8:00 am REGISTRATION
8:30 - 10:30 am PLENARY SESSION:
· Distributional Restraints
· An Introduction to the Economics of Exclusion
· Exclusionary Conduct -- Unilateral and Concerted
Presenters: Stephen Calkins
Darrell L. Williams
10:30 11:00 am BREAK
11:00 am 12:30 pm PLENARY SESSION:
· Mergers
· Efficiency
· Conditions of Entry
Presenters: Stephen Calkins
Andrew I. Gavil
Phillip A. Proger
12:30 - 2:00 pm LUNCHEON
Keynote Speaker: The Hon. Thomas O. Barnett
2:30 4:00 pm BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
Friday, September 26 (cont)
2:30 4:00 pm CIVIL LITIGATION: TRIAL OF AN ANTITRUST CASE
· Preparing to try the case--trial themes, mock trials, rehearsals, witness
selection, motions in limine, and jury selection
· Opening statements
· Presentation of witnesses and evidence, including economic evidence
· Closing arguments
Presenters: Christopher B. Hockett
Richard G. Parker
The Hon. Sarah A. Vance
Margaret M. Zwisler
2:30 4:00 pm MERGERS
· Overview of substantive analysis in the United States and Europe
· Merger process in the United States and Europe
· Some practical problems and challenges in the global transaction
· Key considerations in litigating the merger challenge
Presenters: J. Robert Kramer
Deborah Platt Majoras
Phillip A. Proger
4:00 6:00 pm ANTITRUST COUNSELING
· Solving common counseling questions, riddles, puzzles and conundrums
· Shock and Awe: Strategies for counseling the high risk client
· State, federal and foreign: Strategies for serving many antitrust masters
Presenters: Roxane C. Busey
Abbott B. Lipsky Jr.
4:00 6:00 pm INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL
· U.S. criminal process and the investigative processes of other
jurisdictions, especially the E.C
· Key steps in a cartel investigation from the initial steps through
sentencing, as well as the impact of private actions
· The role of corporate leniency in various jurisdictions as well as the
sentencing and fining procedures in each major jurisdiction
Presenters: Scott D. Hammond
Donald C. Klawiter
Vincent Smith
6:30 7:00 pm RECEPTION
Friday, September 26 (cont)
7:00 9:30 PM DINNER
Keynote Speaker: Deborah A. Garza
10:00 11:30 PM BOWLATHON
Saturday, September 27
7:30 am REGISTRATION
8:00 - 10:00 am PLENARY SESSION:
· Judicial Analysis of Antitrust
Presenters: Stephen Calkins
Hon. Sarah S. Vance
10:00 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 am 12:30 pm BREAK-OUT SESSIONS
ANTITRUST & IP
· Fundamental Relationship of IP and Antitrust
· IP and Market Power
· Acquisition of IP Rights
· Settlement of IP Litigation
· Joint Ventures, Licensing, and Patent Pools
· Standard-Setting and "IP Holdup": Rambus and NDC
Presenters: Mark S. Popofsky
Howard Shelanski
Dan Wall
ECONOMICS IN MERGER CASES
· Critical loss analysis
· Market definition and entry analysis in a hypothetical deal
Presenters: Joseph Angland
Ken Heyer
Darrell L. Williams
INTERNATIONAL UNILATERAL CONDUCT
· Basic doctrinal differences between the US and EU
· Developments in jurisdictions beyond the US and EU
· Institutions and structures that influence different approaches
to unilateral conduct
Presenters: Abbott B. Lipsky Jr.
Christopher J. Sprigman
Randolph W. Tritell
Saturday, September 27 (cont)
12:30 - 2:00 pm LUNCHEON
Keynote Speaker: Vincent Smith
2:00 6:00 pm FREEDOM TO CHOOSE: Golf or other Client Development Activities
6:15 pm TRANSPORTATION TO DEPART FROM THE BELLSTAND
6:15 9:30 pm RECEPTION/BUFFET DINNER
Keynote Speaker: Allan Van Fleet
Sunday, September 28
7:30 am REGISTRATION
8:00 - 8:30 am PLENARY SESSION:
THE INTERSECTION OF IP AND ANTITRUST
Presenter: Howard Shelanski
8:30 - 9:00 am WHAT TO KEEP IN MIND IN HANDLING THE "HOT CRIMINAL
ANTITRUST MATTER
Presenter: Donald C. Klawiter
9:00 - 9:30 am THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE SUPREME COURTS RECENT
DECISIONS
Presenter: Stephen Calkins
10:00 10:30 am BREAK
10:30 - 11:00 am DEALING WITH COMPETITION REGIMES OUTSIDE THE US
Presenter: Gary R. Spratling
11:00 - 11:30 am ATTRACTING AND KEEPING A FORTUNE 500 CLIENT
Presenter: Richard J. Wallis
11:30 - 12:00 pm THE FIVE MAJOR ANTITRUST DEVELOPMENTS TO ADVISE YOUR
CLIENTS TO ANTICIPATE
Presenter: James A. Wilson
12:00 12:30 p.m. REPRISE WHAT WE'VE LEARNED
Presenter: Andrew I. Gavil
12:45 pm LUNCHEON