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ADVISORY COMMITTEE HEARINGS PROGRAMS
NOVEMBER HEARINGS
DAY 1 - NOVEMBER 2, 1998
DISCUSSION WITH FOREIGN COMPETITION OFFICIALS
Welcoming Remarks by Co-Chairs James F. Rill and Paula Stern and
Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Joel I. Klein
| Session One: | Opening Remarks | | |
| Australia | Allan Fels, Chairman, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission |
| Brazil | Gesner José Oliveira Filho, President, Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica |
| Canada | Konrad von Finckenstein, Director of Investigation and Research, Competition Bureau |
| EU | Karel Van Miert, Competition Commissioner, European Commission |
| France | Jérôme Gallot, Director General, Direction Général de la Concurrence, Consommation et Répression des Fraudes |
| France | Frédéric Jenny, Vice President, Conseil de la Concurrence |
| Germany | Dieter Wolf, President, Federal Cartel Office |
| Japan | Shogo Itoda, Commissioner, Japan Fair Trade Commission |
| Japan | Takaaki Kojima, Deputy Secretary General, Japan Fair Trade Commission |
| Mexico | Fernando Sanchez Ugarte, President, Federal Competition Commission |
| Spain | Luis de Guindos Jurado, Director General de Politica Económica y
Defensa de la Competencia |
| Venezuela | Ignacio de Leon, Superintendent, ProCompetencia |
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| Session Two: | Panel Discussion on Current U.S. Bilateral Agreements | | |
| | Panelists: | Australia | Allan Fels | | Canada | Konrad von Finckenstein | | EU | Karel Van Miert | | Germany | Dieter Wolf |
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| Session Three: | Roundtable Discussion among all Foreign Officials on Enforcement Cooperation, Multijurisdictional Mergers, and Trade and Competition Policy Interface |
ADVISORY COMMITTEE HEARINGS PROGRAMS
NOVEMBER HEARINGS
DAY 2 - NOVEMBER 3, 1998
MULTIJURISDICTIONAL MERGER REVIEW ISSUES
Welcoming Remarks by Co-Chairs James F. Rill and Paula Stern and
MERGERS AND ACQUISITIONS IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY
| Session One:
| Commercial and Economic Perspectives on the Current Merger Wave | | | | Panelists: | James A. Langenfeld, Principal, Law and Economics Consulting Group |
| Ali E. Wambold, Managing Director, Lazard, Frères & Co., LLC |
| Steven B. Wolitzer, Managing Director, Lehman Brothers |
SOURCES OF CONFLICT AND SOLUTIONS
| Session Two:
| Panel on Information Sharing and Procedural Harmonization | | | | Panelists: | Michael D. Blechman, Kaye, Scholer, Fierman, Hays & Handler |
| Gabriel Castañeda Gallardo, Castañeda y Asociados, Mexico |
| Calvin S. Goldman, Davies, Ward & Beck, Canada |
| Barry E. Hawk, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP |
| Masahiro Murakami, Professor, Yokohama National University, Japan, and Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School |
| Phillip A. Proger, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue |
| Michael J. Reynolds, Allen & Overy, Belgium |
| Spencer Weber Waller, Associate Dean and Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School |
| Steven B. Wolitzer, Managing Director, Lehman Brothers | | |
| Session Three:
| Panel on Conflicts and Remedies | | |
| Panelists: | James R. Atwood, Covington & Burling |
| Ilene Knable Gotts, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
| William J. Kolasky, Jr., Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering |
| J. William Rowley, McMillan Binch, Canada |
| Clive Stanbrook, Stanbrook & Hooper, Belgium |
ADVISORY COMMITTEE HEARINGS PROGRAMS
NOVEMBER HEARINGS
DAY 3 - NOVEMBER 4, 1998
ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION; TRADE AND COMPETITION POLICY INTERFACE
Welcoming Remarks by Co-Chairs James F. Rill and Paula Stern and
ENFORCEMENT COOPERATION
| Session One:
| Panel on International Cartels in a Global Economy | | | | Panelists: | Donald C. Klawiter, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP |
| Mark Leddy, Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton |
| James R. Loftis, III, Collier, Shannon, Rill & Scott, PLLC |
| Mark C. Schechter, Howrey & Simon |
| Valerie Y. Suslow, Associate Professor, University of Michigan School of Business Administration |
| A. Paul Victor, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP |
| Leonard Waverman, Principal, Law and Economics Consulting Group; Visiting Professor, London Business School; Professor, University of Toronto |
TRADE AND COMPETITION POLICY INTERFACE
| Session Two:
| Panel on International Antitrust Cooperation: Bilateral and Plurilateral Efforts (Part I) | | | | Panelists: | Richard O. Cunningham, Steptoe & Johnson LLP |
| Anna Fornalczyk, President, Competition Development Center, Poland |
| Ana Julia Jatar, Senior Fellow, Inter-American Dialogue |
| Mitsuo Matsushita, Professor, Seikei University, Japan |
| J. David Richardson, Visiting Fellow, Institute for International Economics; Professor, Syracuse University |
| Diane P. Wood, Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit |
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| Session Three:
| Panel on International Competition Policy, Multilateral Institutions, and Foreign Economic Policy | | |
| Panelists: | Harvey M. Applebaum, Covington & Burling |
| Donald I. Baker, Baker & Miller PLLC |
| Thomas R. Howell, Dewey Ballantine LLP |
| John H. Jackson, University Professor, Georgetown University Law Center |
| William E. Kovacic, Professor, George Mason University School of Law |
| Petros C. Mavroidis, Professor, University de Neuchatel; Visiting Professor, Columbia Law School |
ADVISORY COMMITTEE HEARINGS PROGRAMS
SPRING HEARINGS
DAY 1 - APRIL 22, 1999
Welcoming Remarks by Co-Chairs James F. Rill and Paula Stern and
Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Joel I. Klein
| Session One:
| Presentations on Confidential Information Sharing |
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| IBA Panel:
| A. Neil Campbell, McMillan Binch |
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| ICC Panel:
| Klaus F. Becher, Senior Counsel, DaimlerChrysler AG |
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| ABA Antitrust
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| Leadership Panel:
| Phillip A. Proger, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue |
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| Janet L. McDavid, Hogan & Hartson LLP |
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| Session Two:
| Presentations by Representatives of Trade Associations | | |
| Panelists: | American Forest & Paper Association - Maureen R. Smith, Vice President, International |
| The Business Roundtable - Robert C. Weinbaum, Assistant General Counsel, General Motors Corporation and Thomas Leary, Hogan & Hartson LLP |
| National Association of Manufacturers - Stephen Bolerjack, Counsel, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Ford Motor Company |
| U.S. Chamber of Commerce - William Blumenthal, King & Spalding |
| U.S. Council for International Business - Thomas M.T. Niles, President |
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| Session Three:
| Presentations on the Role of International Institutions in Competition Policy | | |
| Panelists: | Joe Phillips, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| Mark A.A. Warner, Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
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| Session Four:
| Presentations by the International Antitrust Law Committee of the ABA Section of International Law and Practice | | |
| Panelists: | Donald I. Baker, Baker & Miller PLLC |
| Michael H. Byowitz, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz |
| Paul S. Crampton, Davies, Ward & Beck |
| Daryl A. Libow, Sullivan & Cromwell |
ADVISORY COMMITTEE HEARINGS PROGRAMS
SPRING HEARINGS
DAY 2 - MAY 17, 1999
Welcoming Remarks by Co-Chairs James F. Rill and Paula Stern and
Attorney General Janet Reno and Assistant Attorney General Joel I. Klein
| Session One:
| Presentations by Members of the ABA Section of Antitrust Law ICPAC Task Force |
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| Topics:
| Multijurisdictional Mergers and Joint Ventures and The Effectiveness of Private Litigation As An Enforcement Tool in International Antitrust Cases |
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| Introduction:
| Phillip A. Proger, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue; Chair, ABA Section of Antitrust Law |
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| Janet L. McDavid, Hogan & Hartson LLP |
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| Panelists: | Harvey M. Applebaum, Covington & Burling; Co-chair, ABA Section of Antitrust Law ICPAC Task Force |
| A. Paul Victor, Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP; Co-chair, ABA Section of Antitrust Law ICPAC Task Force |
| Margaret E. Guerin-Calvert, Economists Incorporated |
| Joseph F. Winterscheid, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue |
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| Session Two:
| Presentations by Economists |
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| Panelists: | Simon J. Evenett, The Brookings Institution; Department of Economics, Rutgers University |
| David J. Salant, Law and Economics Consulting Group |
| Leonard Waverman, Law and Economics Consulting Group |
| Andrew R. Wechsler, Analytic Studies International, Inc. |
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| Session Three:
| Presentations from Representatives of U.S. Businesses |
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| Panelists: | Eastman Kodak Company - Christopher A. Padilla, Director, International Trade Relations |
| Guardian Industries Corp. - Stephen P. Farrar, Director, International Business |
| United Parcel Service - Larry Stevenson, Vice President, International Industrial Engineering; Andrew R. Wechsler, Director of International Economic Strategy and Analysis, Analytic Studies International, Inc.; Raymond Calamaro, Hogan & Hartson LLP |
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| Session Four:
| Presentations on Institution Building and Competition Law Advocacy |
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| Panelists: | Richard Gordon, International Monetary Fund |
| R. Shyam Khemani, The World Bank |
| Emmy Simmons, U.S. Agency for International Development |
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