Event Overview
Thursday, January 16, 2025
8:45 AM – 5:00 PM – CLE Program
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM – Young Lawyer’s Networking Happy Hour
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM – Off-Site Annual Dinner | The University Club of New York, One West 54th Street (Click here for club rules and dress code)
Antitrust continues to dominate the headlines, as a wide range of actors – from enforcers to private litigants – seek to apply it to competition in changing global markets. This year’s Antitrust Section Annual Meeting will explore a wide range of antitrust issues, including expanded enforcement by the antitrust agencies, how new regulatory rules and guidelines are being applied in the merger context, and key developments in private litigation and theories of liability, as well as antitrust compliance. Our panels will include lawyers, economists, academics and regulators sharing insights, learnings, and best practices from their experience at the forefront of this evolving area of the law. The program will include a full day of CLE panels discussing the latest developments and opportunities to network with the antitrust bar’s best and brightest!
Highlights and Objectives:
- Learn about the latest antitrust developments from panels of experienced practitioners, regulators, and academics
- Hear a variety of views from thought leaders on how this area of the law will continue to develop, both in the private litigation and regulatory enforcement spheres.
Antitrust Law Section Chair:
Robin A. van der Meulen, Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP, New York, NY
Program Chair:
Erica S. Weisgerber, Esq., Debevoise & Plimpton LLP, New York, NY
General Registration Fee
Required for all Annual Meeting attendees.
| NYSBA Members | $250 |
| Non-members | $350 |
+plus…
$195 Program Registration Fee
Antitrust Law Section 2025 Annual Meeting
Thursday, January 16, 2025
Antitrust Law Section Annual Meeting Program
CLE Program / 8:45 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. / New York Hilton Midtown
Beekman | Second Floor
7.0 MCLE Credits
7.0 Areas of Professional Practice
This program is transitional and is suitable for all attorneys including those
newly admitted.
Section Business Meeting / 12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. / New York Hilton Midtown
Clinton | Second Floor
Young Lawyers’ Networking Happy Hour / 5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. / New York Hilton Midtown
Nassau East | Second Floor
Antitrust Law Section Annual Evening Reception and Dinner / 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
The University Club of New York, One West 54th Street
8:45 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Speaker
Robin A. van der Meulen, Esq. | Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLP New York, NY
Erica S. Weisgerber, Esq. | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP New York, NY
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.
Annual Review of Hot Topics and Developments
This year’s annual antitrust developments panel will look back at the key antitrust litigations and investigations of 2024, and will also look forward to anticipated developments in the new year.
Speaker
Prof. Scott Hemphill | Moses H. Grossman Professor of Law New York University School of Law New York, NY
Moderator
Elai Katz, Esq. | McDermott Will & Emery LLP New York, NY
1.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice10:15 a.m. – 10:25 a.m.
Break
10:25 a.m. – 11:20 a.m.
Refusals to Deal: Is There a Limiting Principle?
In the absence of any purpose to create or maintain a monopoly, a firm may exercise its discretion to choose with whom it deals. But "no duty to deal" is not an unqualified right. Arguments about the boundaries of this concept have come up in cases like Aspen, Trinko, and Novell, and more recently, Meta, Live Nation, and Apple (among others). Do we have a principled understanding of what those boundaries are?
Speaker
Keira M. Campbell | American Express, New York, NY
Matthew L. Cantor | Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP New York, NY
Prof. Erik Hovenkamp | Cornell Law School Ithaca, NY
Moderator
Michael D. Schwartz | Office of the New York State Attorney General New York, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice11:20 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Antitrust Omelet: I’ll have Mine with Fresh Guidelines and New Rules; Robust Enforcement on the Side
Join us for a lively discussion about the new HSR rules and what they mean for filing parties and the reviewing agencies. We will consider the general types and nuances of new data and document requirements for the HSR Form and how federal and state reviewing agencies may use the additional disclosure to review mergers and pursue their options under the Merger Guidelines and mini-HSR statutes. Will the Rules be challenged, paused or revised?
Moderator
Mary K. Marks | Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP New York, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice12:15 p.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Antitrust Law Section Business Meeting
Robin A. van der Meulen, Esq.
Erica S. Weisgerber, Esq.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch On Your Own
1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Looking Back, Looking Ahead: Reflections on Biden-era Antitrust Enforcement and Predictions for the New Administration
The panel will review the Biden administration’s antitrust enforcement successes and challenges and discuss what we can expect from a Harris or Trump administration.
Speaker
Fiona A. Schaeffer, Esq. | Milbank, LLP New York, NY
Moderator
Wesley R. Powell, Esq. | Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP New York, NY
1.5 Credits in Areas of Professional Practice2:45 p.m. – 2:50 p.m.
Break
2:50 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
The State of States in M&A
We will survey the practical implications of state legislatures, regulators, and AGs showing more interest in reviewing M&A transactions. What are the latest filing requirements, how do these affect deal timelines, and what are the substantive deal characteristics that suggest you should factor in an investigation from the states? How have states pursued their own antitrust interests in recent deals like Kroger/Albertsons and others? What are the legal and policy issues at play when states “ride along” with federal enforcers, when they split, and when they bring a similar but separate case?
Speaker
Beau Buffier | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP New York, NY
Bob Hubbard | Office of the New York State Attorney General New York, NY
Rohan Pai | Acting Assistant Director of Mergers IV FTC
Moderator
Taylor Owings, Esq. | Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati LLP New York, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice3:45 p.m. – 3:55 p.m.
Break
3:55 p.m. – 4:55 p.m.
Information Sharing in the Information Age: The Future is Now
Since the DOJ and FTC withdrew the Healthcare Guidelines in 2023, firms have been left with no safe harbors and little in the way of formal guidance from federal enforcers even as states and private plaintiffs pursue litigation. However, over the last year, the DOJ has filed civil section 1 cases, lodged statements of interest in private actions, and made policy statements that demonstrate that a major shift is underway. In this evolving landscape is there still a space for information sharing among firms or is that thing of the past?
Speaker
Justin W. Bernick | Hogan Lovells Washington, DC
Peter D. Bernstein | Mastercard Purchase, NY
Robby A. Braun | Cohen Milstein Washington, DC
Moderator
Tee St. Matthew-Daniel | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP New York, NY
1.0 Credit in Areas of Professional Practice4:55 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Concluding Remarks
Speaker
Erica S. Weisgerber, Esq. | Debevoise & Plimpton LLP New York, NY
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Young Lawyer Networking Happy Hour
New York Hilton Midtown
Speaker
Ricardo Woolery | Federal Trade Commission
6:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Section Cocktail Reception
University Club
7:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Section Dinner with Awards and Dessert Buffet
University Club
Keynote Speaker: TBD
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