The newly-created Monopolization and Big Tech Committee covers a range of legal developments relating to single-firm conduct, as well as innovations in the technology industry that the antitrust laws are being called upon to address. The Committee holds informational panels, including CLE panels, and quarterly meetings to discuss new developments in the antitrust laws. The Committee is keen to welcome and engage with new members.
The Monopolization and Big Tech Committee aims to connect practitioners and serve as a resource for them to keep current on recent developments. Topics and areas of interest include Platforms – the so called “Big Tech” major technology companies; the technologies that may disrupt or help entrench market positions (e.g., algorithms, artificial intelligence, application programming interfaces, Blockchain, etc.); and ongoing proposed legislation and litigation surrounding these companies.
The Committee holds periodic meetings, events and CLEs where members share ideas and get valuable training and insight for their practice. It offers many ways to become a more active participant of the NYSBA, including speaking and writing opportunities through committee-sponsored events and publications. Above all, the Committee is a network of practitioners seeking to develop relationships with one another and be engaged in open dialogue about the practice of law. Practitioners and law students are encouraged to reach out to an existing member and learn more about getting involved with this growing committee.
Co-Chairs
Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
Beatriz.MARQUES@oecd.org
Beatriz Marques is a Competition Expert at the OECD Competition Division and a former Assistant Attorney General at the Office of the New York State Attorney General’s Antitrust Bureau from 2018 to 2024. Throughout this role, she led and participated in investigations and litigations concerning activities that appear to violate the antitrust laws in a variety of different markets, including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, telecommunications, food services, tourism, energy, and digital platforms. While at the New York State Attorney General’s Office, she also served the National Association of Attorneys General Antitrust Taskforce as Chair of the International Committee and Chair of the Tech Industry Working Group. Beatriz’s previous work experiences include Kreab, a European Public Affairs firm, UNESCO, the United Nations, the Central American Court of Justice, and a law firm in Central America, Consortium Legal. She received her LL.B in Law from the University of Bristol in the UK, and her LL.M in European Law from Université Panthéon Assas (Paris II) in France, and holds a Certificate of Advanced Studies in International Competition Law and Compliance at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences in Switzerland. In 2019, she was Shortlisted for the Concurrences Antitrust Writing Awards. In 2020, Beatriz received the New York Attorney General’s Louis J. Lefkowitz Memorial Award for her work on the T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Challenge. In 2023, she received the National Association of Attorneys General Antitrust Task Force Award of Merit: Rising Star, and the National Association of Attorneys General Antitrust Task Force Bronze Chair’s Writing Award. In 2024, Beatriz received the New York State Bar Association Justin Batten Award for Outstanding Service and Contributions to the Antitrust Section by a Young Lawyer.
Christopher Lynch
christopher.lynch@davispolk.com
Christopher Lynch is counsel in the New York office of Davis Polk & Wardwell and a member of the firm’s Antitrust & Competition group. Chris advises clients on competition law aspects of M&A, litigation, non-merger conduct investigations, regulatory proceedings, and antitrust risk counseling. He helps clients formulate their antitrust clearance strategies for their most complex transactions. He also represents clients in high-profile antitrust litigations. In addition, Chris advises clients in a variety of non-merger conduct investigations and competition-related regulatory proceedings. Chris counsels clients across a wide range of industries, and has a particular focus on telecommunications, media, technology, advertising, privacy and internet-related issues.
Vice-Chair
Peter Herrick
O’Melveny & Myers LLP, Partner
Vivian Terng
AB InBev
Vivian Terng has 14 years of experience in antitrust. Graduated in Law from the University of São Paulo (USP), with exchange program at Institut d’études politiques de Paris (Sciences Po), Vivian also holds a Master in Law degree from the University of São Paulo and LLM from the University of Pennsylvania. She is the Global Legal Manager for Antitrust and Competition at AB Inbev, in New York, with previous experience in law firms and traineeship programs at the Brazilian Competition Authority (CADE) and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Member of the ABA Antitrust Section Artificial Intelligence Task Force and Non-Governmental Advisor at the International Competition Network (NGA-ICN).
Committee Roster
Antitrust Monopolization and Big Tech Committee Vlog Episode 1
The FTC’s Shaoul Sussman joins to discuss how tech deals could be impacted by the proposed changes to the HSR form and Merger Guidelines, and how stakeholders can weigh in during the comment period.
Antitrust Monopolization and Big Tech Committee Vlog Episode 2
Professor Ioannis Kokkoris from the Queen Mary University of London joins to discuss the latest developments in the Microsoft-Activision transaction. Today’s press reports indicate that the parties are aiming to close a deal on October 13 pending approval from the U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority.
Stay tuned by following the Section on LinkedIn and by becoming a member of the Monopolization & Big Tech Committee for more episodes on current developments in antitrust and tech!
Antitrust Monopolization and Big Tech Committee Vlog Episode 3
The third episode of the Antitrust Vlog covers the FTC agencies court challenge of Illumina’s proposed acquisition of Grail. Featuring Jordan Andrew, of the FTC.
We also welcome any Vlog ideas you may have. Please reach out to Larry Butterman (lawrence.buterman@lw.com), Beatriz Marques (beatriz.marques@ag.ny.gov), Chris Lynch (beatriz.marques@ag.ny.gov), and Kaj Rozga (kaj.rozga@us.abb.com) with any suggestions
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