(For this past program, we offer two options for purchase: a Homestudy (DVD and written materials) or written materials alone.)
Attorneys and business executives involved with corporate transactions including international operations, technology, strategic alliances, product management, licensing and distribution, intellectual property management and enforcement, along with antitrust regulatory government representatives
Global antitrust enforcement and regulation are evolving and have created increasingly complex compliance challenges. By applying different economic values and approaches, countries have developed unique laws and regulations that may jeopardize a company's efforts to standardize its international operations and have created significant risk of civil or even criminal enforcement and litigation. Distribution practices that may be appropriate in the United States may not survive scrutiny in Canada, Asia or the EU. Licensing strategies used in the EU or Asia may need to be scrutinized for compliance with United States antitrust law. With the intersection of intellectual property and antitrust, there is no sector that is more affected by the challenge of global antitrust compliance than technology companies.
We have assembled a group of present and former government enforcers from the United States and abroad to provide an on-the-ground discussion of the evolving challenges facing technology companies. Leading in-house and outside counsel will offer guidance on current competition issues facing the technology sector and practical ways to handle key product and business issues while navigating potential antitrust hazards.
Learn how to determine antitrust exposure in the current legal and regulatory environment, how to identify and form pro-competitive mergers and joint ventures and how to approach a variety of transactions in order to maximize your service or products' value without triggering expensive and time-consuming government actions or litigation. Additionally, this conference will provide practical insight on navigating government investigations and private litigation. Join us for this very valuable and informative program.
~ Rima J. Alaily, Esq., Hugh F. Bangasser, Esq. and Susan E. Foster, Esq., Program Co-Chairs
Rima J. Alaily, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Antitrust Compliance Counsel
Microsoft Corporation / Redmond, WA
Hugh F. Bangasser, Esq., Program Co-Chair
K&L Gates LLP / Seattle, WA
Susan E. Foster, Esq., Program Co-Chair
Perkins Coie LLP / Seattle, WA
Overview of the current global antitrust environment
Rima J. Alaily, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Moderator
Microsoft Corporation / Redmond, WA
United States: Department of Justice vs. Federal Trade Commission vs. state attorney generals; prospects for legislative changes
Jonathan S. Kanter, Esq.
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP / Washington, DC
EU, EC and ECJ: EU vs. individual states vs. private class actions for enforcement
Ian S. Forrester, Esq., QC
White & Case LLP / Brussels, Belgium
Asia: Legislative and enforcement agency initiatives, including China's Anti-Monopoly Law (AML), Japan Fair Trade Commission (JFTC), Korean Fair Trade Commission (KFTC); worldwide coordination and reach
Nathan G. Bush, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP / Beijing, China
Monopolization vs. abuse of dominant position; dominant firm concepts and obligations for dominant firms to act differently; Article 82 Section 2 refusals to deal; differences in sanctions
Stephen Calkins, Esq., Associate Vice President for Academic Personnel and Professor of Law
Wayne State University Law School / Detroit, MI
Criminal and civil exposure
Belinda S. Lee, Esq.
Latham & Watkins LLP / San Francisco, CA
The decision in the Leegin case and the judicial and legislative response to it
Stephen V. Bomse, Esq.
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP / San Francisco, CA
Intellectual property and antitrust lawyer perspective on misuse, licensing restrictions, refusals to deal, tying, interoperability, patent enforcement
James D. Nelson, Esq.
Betts Patterson & Mines P.S. / Seattle, WA
David C. Lundsgaard, Esq.
Graham and Dunn PC / Seattle, WA
Recent and current cases impacting antitrust enforcement
Adam J. Di Vincenzo, Esq.
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP / Washington, DC
What it is like to handle a EU inquiry arising from a standards setting dispute
Thomas R. Lavelle, Esq., Senior Vice President, General Counsel
Rambus Inc. / Los Altos, CA
Sponsored by K&L Gates LLP and Perkins Coie LLP
Susan E. Foster, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Moderator
Perkins Coie LLP / Seattle, WA
Federal enforcement
Melanie Sabo, Assistant Director, Anticompetitive Practices Division
Federal Trade Commission / Washington, DC
Phillip H. Warren, Esq., Chief, Antitrust Division - San Francisco Office
U.S. Department of Justice / San Francisco, CA
U.S. and European Commission: Cartel enforcement and leniency programs
Michael G. Cowie, Esq.
Howrey LLP / Washington, DC
European Commission: Leniency program; areas where exchange of information will get you into trouble
Andy James, Esq.
Osborne Clarke / Palo Alto, CA
Asia enforcement
Nathan G. Bush, Esq.
O'Melveny & Myers LLP / Chao Yang Dist- Beijing, China
State enforcement/NAAG
Tina E. Kondo, Esq., Deputy Attorney General, Antitrust Division
Washington State Attorney General's Office / Seattle, WA
Differences in negotiating with federal vs. state agencies; negotiating multi-jurisdictional settlements; challenges in resolving international matters
Kenneth L. Glazer, Esq.
K&L Gates LLP / Washington, DC
Jonathan S. Kanter, Esq., Special Counsel
Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP / Washington, DC
David S. Snyder, Esq., Senior Attorney
Microsoft Corporation / Redmond, WA
Traps for the unwary, including points at which licensing of technology rights trigger reporting requirements
Allison A. Davis, Esq.
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP / San Francisco, CA
Case study of the Sun/Oracle merger
Joshua N. Holian, Esq,
Latham & Watkins / San Francisco, CA
Structuring a strong compliance program (including items of greatest concern to the audience)
Kevin J. Kehoe, Jr., Esq., Associate General Counsel, Antitrust Compliance Team
Microsoft Corporation / Redmond, WA
Geraldine Alexis, Esq.
Perkins Coie LLP / San Francisco, CA
To what extent is there a trend towards convergence in antitrust law? What are the anticipated changes and what will be the impact on your compliance budget?
Hugh F. Bangasser, Esq., Program Co-Chair, Moderator
Seattle, WA
Ian S. Forrester, Esq., QC
White & Case LLP / Brussels, Belgium
Members of the Faculty
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There is a $25 cancellation fee for Course Materials orders and $50 for Homestudy orders
This program qualifies for 13.25 WA CLE credits. Upon request, we will apply for CLE credits in other states and other types of credits.
Our complete Homestudy Course, consisting of a DVD recording and the course materials (either a binder or searchable CD), is available for $1255. The course materials alone are available for $100. We will ship your Homestudy order via UPS ground within two weeks after the seminar or from the date we receive payment.
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Rima J. Alaily, Program Co-Chair, Antitrust Compliance Counsel at Microsoft Corporation, is Vice President of the Board of Trustees of the Legal Foundation of Washington. Previously she was Head of the WSBA Antitrust Section and partner at Heller Ehrman.
Hugh F. Bangasser, Program Co-Chair, partner and Litigation Practice Area Leader at K&L Gates LLP, focuses on antitrust and complex corporate litigation, including multi-district and international antitrust and consumer class actions. Previously he was senior trial attorney for the FTC Bureau of Competition.
Full bio and contact info for Hugh F. Bangasser at K&L Gates LLP
Susan E. Foster, Program Co-Chair, partner and Firmwide Chair of the Antitrust & Unfair Competition and Consumer Protection at Perkins Coie LLP, focuses on antitrust litigation and trade regulation, IP litigation and complex business and financial litigation. She was named a "Super Lawyer" and listed in Who's Who in American Law and similar publications.
Full bio and contact info for Susan E. Foster at Perkins Coie LLP
Geraldine Alexis, partner of Perkins Coie LLP, focuses on antitrust and trade regulation, including representing clients in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other government antitrust investigations. She is listed in Best Lawyers, Chambers USA and Who's Who Legal: California and named a "Super Lawyer".
Full bio and contact info for Geraldine Alexis at Perkins Coie LLP
Stephen V. Bomse, partner at Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, specializes in antitrust litigation and represents both domestic and international clients. He is listed in Best Lawyers, Chambers USA and Chambers Global.
Nathan G. Bush, partner in the Litigation Department of O'Melveny & Myers LLP's Beijing office, focuses on regulatory matters and litigation concerning antitrust and competition, anticorruption, and international trade. He served as Legal Committee Chairman and General Counsel for the American Chamber of Commerce in China.
Stephen Calkins, Associate Vice President for Academic Personnel and Professor of Law at the Wayne State University Law School, focuses on antitrust and trade regulation, consumer law and torts. Previously he was General Counsel of the FTC.
Michael G. Cowie, partner in Howrey LLP's Antitrust Practice, was Assistant Director of the FTC Bureau of Competition and the Commission's Senior Litigation Counsel, directing antitrust litigation.
Full bio and contact info for Michael G. Cowie at Howrey LLP
Allison A. Davis, partner at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, advises in antitrust law, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, agreements and the defense of Federal Trade Commission and U.S. Department of Justice investigations. She is named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in Antitrust (California) by Chambers USA
Adam J. Di Vincenzo, member of the Litigation Department and Antitrust and Trade Regulation Practice Group at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, focuses on government antitrust investigations and civil antitrust litigation. He counsels on complex antitrust, regulatory and compliance issues, including those arising under the Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) Act.
Ian S. Forrester, partner at White & Case LLP in Brussels, advises on European Union law, especially competition law, trade law, customs, IP and constitutional rights in broadcasting, chemicals, information technology, pharmaceuticals and sport. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1988.
Kenneth L. Glazer, partner at K&L Gates LLP, focuses on antitrust matters. Previously he was Deputy Director of the Bureau of Competition at the FTC and Senior Competition Counsel for The Coca-Cola Company.
Full bio and contact info for Kenneth L. Glazer at K&L Gates LLP
Joshua N. Holian, litigation partner in the Antitrust and Competion Practice Group at Latham & Watkins, focuses on antitrust and trade regulation issues including civil antitrust litigation, cartel investigation, mergers & acquisitions and distribution & pricing.
Andy James, UK-qualified lawyer at Osborne Clarke's Palo Alto office, advises U.S. businesses on European regulatory rules and specializes in EU antitrust law, IP transactions, data protection/privacy rules and consumer protection laws and advises on multi-jurisdictional projects.
Jonathan S. Kanter, partner at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP, has successfully represented major corporations in high-profile merger, joint venture, and civil non-merger investigations before federal and state antitrust authorities, and matters involving overlapping jurisdiction with foreign antitrust authorities.
Full bio and contact info for Jonathan S. Kanter at Cadwalader Wickersham & Taft LLP
Kevin J. Kehoe, Jr., Associate General Counsel of the Antitrust Compliance Team at Microsoft Corporation, previously was Senior Attorney in the Law and Corporate Affairs Department.
Tina E. Kondo, Deputy Attorney General of the Washington State Attorney General's Office, specializes in antitrust law. She oversees the Antitrust Division, Consumer Protection Division, Revenue Division, Public Counsel Unit and Research Center.
Thomas R. Lavelle, Senior Vice President and General Counsel at Rambus Inc., is responsible for the overall legal direction of the company, including securities, compliance, IP and litigation. Previously he was Vice President and General Counsel at Xilinx and in the legal department at Intel Corporation.
Belinda S. Lee, partner at Latham & Watkins LLP in the Litigation Department, focuses on civil and criminal antitrust matters. She represents both companies and individuals in global cartel investigations and follow-on private damages class actions.
David C. Lundsgaard, shareholder and Chair of the Antitrust and Complex Litigation Group at Graham and Dunn PC, focuses on antitrust, securities, IP, consumer protection and commercial disputes. He is former chair of the Antitrust, Consumer Protection and Unfair Business Practices Section of the WSBA.
James D. Nelson, shareholder at Betts Patterson & Mines P.S., focuses on business litigation, including antitrust and IP litigation. He was named a "Super Lawyer" and "Top Attorney".
Full bio and contact info for James D. Nelson at Betts Patterson & Mines P.S.
Melanie Sabo, Assistant Director of the Anticompetitive Practices Division for the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition, previously was a partner in the Antitrust Law and Trade Regulation Practice at K&L Gates and also worked for the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice and as Counsel to the Antitrust Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee.
David S. Snyder, Senior Attorney at Microsoft Corporation, was a member at Foster Pepper where he focused on complex litigation matters involving antitrust, trade regulation, business torts and regulatory compliance matters.
Phillip H. Warren, Chief of the Antitrust Division's San Francisco Field Office of the U.S. Department of Justice, is experienced in antitrust enforcement and has led or supervised more than 65 international cartel investigations resulting in many prosecutions.
