Webinar: Antitrust Careers Paths

Join us for a panel presentation from practitioners of Antitrust, Trade Regulation, and Competition Law in civil, criminal, and administrative fields.  These practitioners, who are at varying points in their career, will discuss their personal path to this practice area, their daily types of work or common engagements, and the types of private and public practice opportunities in their fields.  This program is particularly geared toward introducing law students and young lawyers to the diverse careers and career paths of our Section Members.

Presented by the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section

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Presenters

Jaclyn Phillips, Associate at White & Case in D.C. 

Jaclyn Phillips is a senior associate in the Global Antitrust/Competition practice. Jaclyn guides clients through all stages of high-risk litigation and is frequently a core member of teams defending large-scale class actions. Jaclyn also handles investigations and litigations brought by U.S. and international regulators, including advising a leading global technology company in litigation brought by regulators abroad.

In addition to her litigation and investigations work, Jaclyn has an active antitrust counseling practice, advising clients on novel competition issues that require executable business solutions. Clients in various industries, including pharmaceuticals, technology, airlines, and food and beverage, have turned to her for counseling on a range of competition issues.

Jaclyn is a well-known author on timely and developing antitrust issues, including on emerging issues in the technology sector. The Legal 500 US “Recommended” Jaclyn for her work in Antitrust Civil Litigations/Class Actions: Defense (2023), noting her “intellectual curiosity, indefatigable work ethic and professionalism.” She was shortlisted as a Rising Star in Litigation for Women in Business Law awards (2023).

Jaclyn is committed to pro bono matters, with a particular focus on immigration matters. She has successfully helped her clients obtain asylum in the United States. She is a frequent host of the ABA Antitrust Law Section’s podcast Our Curious Amalgam, where she leads discussions with accomplished guests. She serves as a Vice Chair of the Podcast Programming Administrative Committee.

Jaclyn graduated from Georgetown University Law Center cum laude in 2013, where she served as an Articles & Notes Editor on the American Criminal Law Review.

Jennifer M. Driscoll, Counsel at Robinson+Cole in New York, NY  

Jennifer Driscoll focuses her practice on investigations, litigation, arbitration, mergers, and counseling. Jen has extensive experience in the medical devices, pharmaceutical, electronic components and automotive industries, with a particular knowledge of industries in Japan. She is a member of the firm’s Business Litigation Group.

An experienced commercial litigator, Jen defends corporations and individuals against alleged antitrust and anti-corruption claims, both civil and criminal. Her recent cases, which include cartel matters, safety audits and agency inquiries, reflect her skills with government investigations and compliance issues. Jen has represented clients in international cartel investigations and merger investigations. She has also counseled international clients about antitrust laws relating to mergers and acquisitions, represented both corporations and individuals in the Antitrust Division’s investigation of the auto parts industry, and defended clients in federal and multi-state investigations involving the False Claims Act and consumer product issues. Jen has been a member of panels discussing antitrust issues, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, cybersecurity and data privacy to JETRO in New York and Tokyo, the Japan Fair Trade Commission, the Osaka Bar Association, and similar agencies and associations. Jen has also written articles and papers on these topics and been quoted by the Wall Street Journal and Shukan Asahi.

Among her recent matters, Jen represented a Japanese medical device manufacturer in a False Claims Act investigation and litigation by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Attorneys’ Office, serving as lead attorney and engaging in all aspects of the investigation, including government meetings and proffers, witness interviews, document productions and compliance with data privacy regulations and GDPR. She achieved a settlement without any penalties imposed on the client. She represented the same company in federal court challenging an arbitral award by the International Chamber of Commerce.

Jen is active in the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law, where she serves as Vice Chair of the Section’s Corporate Counseling Committee and Vice Chair to the Section’s U.S. Comments and Policy Committee during the 2022-2023 Section year.

Ferdose al-Taie, of Baker Donelson, Shareholder at Baker Donelson in Houston, TX 

Ferdose is business-minded. She brings a federal prosecutor’s perspective to our clients’ challenges to provide effective defense and compliance counseling designed to mitigate risk through practical application of fiscally efficient strategies. She represents companies and individuals in a variety of government investigations and enforcement actions, including matters involving allegations of antitrust violations, mergers and acquisitions, corporate misconduct under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), whistleblower allegations (qui tam health care fraud and securities violations), federal equity receiverships, and cryptocurrency malfeasance.

During her five years at the DOJ, Ferdose served as a trial attorney in the Antitrust Division in the District of Columbia, a Special Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria prosecuting criminal cases, and a civil Assistant U.S. Attorney in the District of Arizona in Phoenix. During her five years at the SEC in the District of Columbia, she investigated and prosecuted federal securities law violations, including complex financial fraud, insider trading, multi-level marketing schemes, municipal securities violations, accounting violations, unregistered securities offerings, and broker-dealer violations. Since leaving the SEC, Ferdose has served as a federal equity receiver and receiver’s counsel, a position for which she was nominated by the SEC and appointed by federal judges.

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