ABA Antitrust Law Spring Meeting

Partner Leslie C. Overton
Speaking
 

Concurrences – The 2023 U.S. Merger Guidelines: A Review

The Merger Guidelines in Practice -- Agency Review, Counseling, and Litigation

April 9, 11:30 AM

Join the debate with leading merger practitioners about the Guidelines’ practical implications and what they mean for companies pursuing deals, with a particular focus on their impact on counseling, litigation strategies and outcomes, and how the changes may challenge existing merger case law.

Partner Tiffany Rider
Speaking

How Does Merger Review Reform Impact Compliance?

April 10, 9:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Proposed changes to the HSR filing guidelines and the first major revision to the U.S. merger guidelines in 13 years have repercussions for companies even long before they are considering a possible transaction. And after closing, consider benefits from the DOJ’s new M&A safe harbor policy. What do the changes mean more broadly for business leaders and their organizations? What are the implications for conduct counseling and in-house compliance programs?

Partner Craig D. Minerva
Moderating

Fundamentals -- Economics

April 10, 1:45 PM - 3:15 PM

Back-to-basics without being basic. With the best and brightest economic faculty as our guide, this session will make the fundamentals of antitrust economics accessible, practical, and—most of all—fun!

The PE Effect: Antitrust Scrutiny Abounds

April 10, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Previously seen as "financial" (i.e., unproblematic) buyers, private equity firms face increased skepticism by antitrust enforcers and the public. Besides "roll-ups" and interlocks, PE's leverage of debt and impact on labor, service, quality, innovation are all being questioned. Is the scrutiny deserved, or a tempest in a teapot? Will the proposed Merger Guidelines and HSR changes curb P&E M&A?

Risky Business: Individual Involvement in Cartels

April 11, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM

Amid a renewed focus on international cartels, this panel will use a mock scenario to demonstrate and discuss the growing need for—and tactics of—representing individuals in international cartel investigations, including jurisdictional differences and the DOJ's focus on individual accountability, along with changes to the leniency program and evolving case law on employees' Fifth Amendment rights.