Broadcast Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022
from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET)

Overview:

The Department of Justice Antitrust Division recently announced notable substantive updates to its Corporate Leniency Program which signals heightened crackdown on antitrust violators. To ensure robust cartel enforcement, the Division and Congress also proposed policy changes concerning the scope of who is responsible for reporting, the promptness of reporting, and the obligation to remediate harm and improve compliance practices. These modifications pose hurdles and create new uncertainties among leniency applicants.

With the changing legal landscape, it is critical to be well-versed in laws regulating cartels, particularly the Sherman Antitrust Act and the Federal Trade Commission Act, to avoid legal pitfalls.

Listen as experienced commercial litigator Liang Ding (DeHeng Law Offices) and economist Laurien Gilbert (Cornerstone Research) provide the audience with a comprehensive discussion of the latest cartel enforcement trends and developments. Speakers, among other things, will also offer strategies and best practices to avoid legal risks.

Key topics include:

  • Collusion and Cartel: Key Enforcement Developments
  • Recent Updates to the DOJ Antitrust Division’s Corporate Leniency Program
  • Addressing Compliance Challenges
  • Best Practices to Avoid Legal Pitfalls
  • What Lies Ahead

Credit:

Course Level:

Intermediate

 

Preparation:

Print and review course materials

 

Method of Presentation:

On-demand Webcast (CLE)

 

Prerequisite:

General knowledge of antitrust laws

 

Course Code:

1410285

 

NY Category of CLE Credit:

Law Practice Management

 

Total Credit:

1.0 CLE

Speaker Panel:

Liang Ding, Partner
DeHeng Law Offices

Mr. Ding focuses on merger filing, antitrust litigation, antitrust investigation, and antitrust compliance. He has accumulated a vast amount of experience in his more than ten years of practice. Mr. Ding was one of the first Chinese lawyers to appear in the WTO, and is one of the first lawyers in China to have been in contact with and long engaged in the 337 investigation practice.

Laurien Gilbert, Manager
Cornerstone Research

Laurien Gilbert is a manager at Cornerstone Research, based in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office. Dr. Gilbert provides economic and financial analysis and expert support in all phases of commercial litigation. She applies her expertise in empirical methods to analyze competition issues in antitrust, merger review, intellectual property, and international trade matters. She has worked on matters across a range of industries, including aerospace, credit cards, financial technology, and pharmaceuticals. Dr. Gilbert has written articles on antitrust issues and pricing conduct in the context of COVID-19. She holds Ph.D. and M.A. degrees from the University of Michigan, and a B.A. from Brown University.

Agenda:

SEGMENT 1

Laurien GilbertManager

Cornerstone Research

Talking Points:

  • Role of economic analysis of allegedly collusive communications
  • Relevance and challenges associated with presenting indirect evidence of the alleged collusive behavior
  • Framework for and challenges in calculating damages associated with an alleged cartel

 

SEGMENT 2

Liang DingPartner

DeHeng Law Offices

Talking Points:

  • The newly amended China Anti-Monopoly Law of 2022 and the cartel rules
  • The latest developments of cartel law enforcement in China
  • The cartel investigation procedures and the unique features in China

 

Date & Time:

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET)

Who Should Attend:

  • Corporate Lawyers
  • Antitrust Lawyers
  • Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyers
  • Class Action Lawyers
  • Compliance Managers
  • Top Level Management
  • In-House Counsel
  • General Counsel

SPEAKERS

Liang DingPartner
DeHeng Law Offices
Laurien GilbertManager
Cornerstone Research

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