Webinar: The Federal Trade Commission’s Expanding Antitrust Enforcement Policies and Related Legal Challenges

Join the Federal Bar Association’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section for a presentation on recent policy changes and related challenges to the FTC’s enforcement authority. The panel will provide an overview of major policy changes at the FTC during the last year that seek to expand the agency’s enforcement priorities. At the same time, the FTC has faced several legal challenges curtailing its enforcement authority and other challenges are on the horizon. The panel will discuss this ongoing tension and related implications.

Presented by the Antitrust & Trade Regulation Section.

About the Presenters

Adam M. Acosta, Partner, White & Case LLP
Adam Acosta is a partner in White & Case LLP’s Global Antitrust and Competition practice.  Adam focuses on complex and high-stakes commercial disputes, often involving antitrust, consumer-protection, and breach-of-contract claims.  He is recognized as a “Leading Litigator in America” (Lawdragon 500, 2023) and “has a strong reputation for successfully handling government investigations and litigating cartel/conspiracy antitrust case” (Legal 500 US, 2021).

Asheesh Agarwal, Advisor, American Edge Project 
Asheesh Agarwal is an advisor to the American Edge Project and other tech companies, trade associations, and non-profits, with a focus on competition law and policy. He has served in senior roles at the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice. An alumnus of Northwestern University and the University of Chicago Law School, Asheesh lives in Indiana with his family.

Ashley Baker, Director of Public Policy, Committee for Justice
Ashley Baker is the Director of Public Policy at the Committee for Justice. Her focus areas include the Supreme Court, regulatory policy, antitrust, and judicial nominations. Her writing has frequently appeared in Fox News, USA Today, The Boston Globe, Law360, The American Spectator, and many other publications. She has testified before the United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary on the topic of antitrust law.
She is also the founder of the Alliance on Antitrust. The Alliance on Antitrust is a coalition of more than two dozen conservative organizations and individuals defending the consumer welfare standard and the rule of law while fostering a greater understanding of the issues and arguments at the core of the antitrust debate.

Ryan Thomas, Partner, Jones Day
Ryan counsels clients on antitrust matters before U.S. and international enforcement agencies, including cross-border M&A transactions and government investigations, as well as antitrust litigation. He has represented clients before the Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), state, and international antitrust enforcers. Ryan has extensive experience across industries, including semiconductors, aerospace, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, and food and agriculture.

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• Nonmember: $75

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CLE

(!) Please note: CLE for this webinar has not been pre-approved. Applications and subsequent reporting will be filed post-event.

The FBA will seek 1.0 General CLE credit hours in 60-minute states, and 1.2 General CLE credit hours in 50-minute states.

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