Cross-Cultural Differences At Trial

Co-sponsored by CLA’s Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section and NYSBA’s Antitrust Law Section’s Cartel and Criminal Practice Committee
This one-hour webinar will explore the complexities that arise when trying a civil or criminal antitrust case against foreign defendants before a jury in the United States. The program will be a free informational event through Zoom. Panelists will describe their experiences in overcoming cross-cultural hurdles in prosecuting claims and presenting defenses at trial and provide their unique perspectives based on their experiences representing the government, defendants, and plaintiffs. Topics include:
- Jury selection strategies
- How to make a jury care about conduct taking place abroad
- What to tell a jury about the importance of an industry, firm, or business practice in a defendant’s home country
- How and when to use cultural expert witnesses
- The impact of proceedings before foreign tribunals, regulators, and leniency applications in U.S. court
- How to make effective presentations of foreign language documents and testimony through an interpreter
- June 22, 2021
- 1:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
- Virtual Participation
- Alison Anderson, Esq., Speaker, Assistant Deputy Chief, US Department of Justice
- Rachel Brass, Esq., Speaker, Partner, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
- Brendan P. Glackin, Esq., Speaker, Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
- Brent Snyder, Esq., Moderator, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
- Jeffrey D. Martino, Esq., Planning Co-Chair, Partner, BakerHostetler
- Aaron M. Sheanin, Esq., Planning Co-Chair, Partner, Robins Kaplan
- Benjamin Sirota, Esq., Section Chair, Chair, Antitrust Law Section
- Webinar
- ANTI62221
- Antitrust Law Section

