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Webinar: Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section: Antitrust 101 – A Guide for In-House Counsel And General Practitioners

May 28, 2021 @ 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Antitrust 101: A Guide for In-House Counsel & General Practitioners

Agenda Outline

  • Criminal Antitrust Issues
  • Civil Antitrust Claims
  • Antitrust Issues that Keep In-House Counsel Up at Night
  • Tips for Legally Dealing/Collaborating with Competitors

Registration for this event is now closed.

About the Presenters

Eric S. Berman, Partner, Venable LLP

Eric Berman practices in the areas of nonprofit, consumer protection and advertising, and postal law, where he represents clients in complex regulatory proceedings and in litigation. Eric’s focus is on the intersection of marketing and nonprofit issues: he advocates for charitable organizations, professional fundraisers, telemarketers, and direct mailers before state and federal regulators and in state and federal courts in high-stakes matters. He has strong relationships with many federal and state charity regulators, and serves as outside general counsel to the largest trade association in the U.S. serving the needs of nonprofit mailers.

Jonathan Direnfeld, Partner, Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Jon Direnfeld is a litigation partner in the Washington, D.C., office focused on defending tech and data-driven companies against regulatory enforcement and litigation actions involving critical online and offline data management and sales & marketing activities.

 

Mark C. Grundvig, Assistant Chief, Washington Criminal II Office, United States Department of Justice, Antitrust Division

Mark Grundvig is Assistant Chief of the Washington Criminal II Office, Antitrust
Division, U.S. Department of Justice. Prior to serving as Assistant Chief in his current office, Mr. Grundvig was Assistant Chief in the Washington Criminal I Office for four years. He joined the Antitrust Division as trial counsel in 1997. During his time with the Antitrust Division, Mr. Grundvig has focused on investigations and prosecutions of violations of competition laws including price fixing, bid rigging, customer allocation, and related offenses including various types of fraud. During his time with the Antitrust Division, he has served as lead counsel on a broad range of cases including international cartel cases in the auto parts and air transportation industries as well as numerous matters involving procurement fraud and collusion affecting the health care industry. Mr. Grundvig has also served as a Special Assistant United States Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia and Counsel for the United States Senate, Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights. Prior to joining the Antitrust Division in 1997, Mr. Grundvig worked as a Judicial Clerk for the Arizona Court of Appeals. He received his Juris Doctor, Magna Cum Laude, from the University of Arizona in 1996.

Scott N. Wagner, Partner, Bilzin Sumberg Baena Price & Axelrod LLP

Scott is a partner in the Firm’s Litigation Group and leads Bilzin Sumberg’s e-Discovery practice. Scott represents companies and individuals in antitrust and other complex litigation. He conducts internal investigations and guides corporate clients through regulatory investigations conducted by the Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Securities and Exchange Commission and state attorneys general.

Scott led Bilzin Sumberg’s Antitrust Team in achieving tremendous results for  major opt-out plaintiffs in the precedent-setting LCD price fixing litigation, one of the largest antitrust litigations in recent history. He currently represents major opt-out plaintiffs in the CRT and Capacitors price-fixing litigations.

Registration

Registration will close on Thursday, May 27 at 2:00 p.m. ET.
Registrants will receive webinar access information via calendar invitation approximately 24 hours prior to the session.

Registration Fees

  • FBA Member – $0
  • Nonmember – $75

Registration for this event is now closed.

Live Captioning: Closed captioning is available for all virtual webcasts.

Cancellation Policy: No refunds will be made for cancellations received after the close of business on May 24, 2021. No-shows will be billed. Substitutions may be made at any time upon notification. Please contact Ariel White at awhite@fedbar.org with cancellation and/or substitution requests.

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CLE

Please note that CLE credit is not offered for this webinar.

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Date:
May 28, 2021
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2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
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