Antitrust Law Institute 2009 (50th Annual - Groupcast Location)
May 11, 2009 - May 11, 2009
Location
Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
USA
Description
Celebrating its 50th year, PLI’s annual Antitrust Law Institute has consistently been hailed as an invaluable resource for antitrust practitioners across the country. With an increasing number of Supreme Court decisions in critical areas of antitrust law, and with a new administration for antitrust enforcement, this year’s Institute will examine - with emphasis on both basic principles and new developments - the elements of alleged price fixing, competitor collaborations, rules for dominant firms, various restraints on customers and suppliers, including the current status of resale price maintenance, current merger analysis and enforcement, standards for compliance with U.S. price discrimination laws, and the strategies and priorities of the antitrust enforcers including increased cooperation among U.S. and foreign competition authorities. Learn practical tips from mock demonstrations of counseling on antitrust compliance. Hear from an all-star team of nationally-known practitioners and key government regulators, and keep current with the latest issues in this hot practice area.
- Recent Supreme Court and lower court decisions addressing the new pleading standards for conspiracy
and standards for per se and rule of reason treatment - Latest developments affecting joint ventures, resale price maintenance, tying and bundling arrangements,
monopolization, attempted monopolization, mergers, joint ventures, and price discrimination - How to deal with government investigators in both civil and criminal matters
- How to deal with private treble damage antitrust litigation, including class actions that follow a Department of Justice criminal investigation or case
- Current areas of state antitrust law enforcement by State Attorneys General
- Current areas of foreign antitrust law enforcement, including recent actions by the European Union antitrust authorities, and the antitrust authorities of Japan, Korea, and other nations
- Antitrust compliance and business ethics
- International developments - what you need to know
- Impact of the new Supreme Court direction on antitrust law
Additional Information
Co-Sponsored by Pennsylvania Bar Institute
Attendees in Pennsylvania will be viewing the live broadcast at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute's CLE Conference Center, Wanamaker Building, 10th floor, Philadelphia (Juniper St. entrance, between 13th & Broad Sts., opposite City Hall). You will have the opportunity to submit questions and will receive the printed Course Handbook.
Organized by
Practising Law Institute
810 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York
USA
Contact
Phone: (800)260-4PLI
Email: info@pli.edu
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