ABA Antitrust Conference in DC Features DOJ, SEC, CFPB Officials
CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2011 – High-ranking officials of the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission will update lawyers on antitrust enforcement and policy priorities at the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law Fall Forum Nov. 17 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.
The conference of antitrust lawyers, government enforcers and scholars will also include a discussion of how the FTC will coordinate efforts with the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Experts at other sessions will explore topics including competition in online markets, antitrust under healthcare reform and pursuit of criminal enforcement agendas on a global level.
Who: Speakers include:
- Jon Leibowitz, chairman, Federal Trade Commission
- Sharis A. Pozen, acting assistant attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
- Julie S. Brill, Edith Ramirez and J. Thomas Rosch, commissioners, Federal Trade Commission
- Eduardo Perez Motta, president, Mexican Federal Commission on Competition
- Eric Van Ginderachter, director of cartels, European Commission
- Peggy L. Twohig, director, Office of Consumer Protection, Department of the Treasury; policy lead for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
What:
ABA Section of Antitrust Law Fall Forum
When:
Thursday, Nov. 17
Where:
National Press Club,
529 14th St. N.W., 13th floor
Washington, D.C.
The online conference brochure and agenda provide a complete list of programs and speakers. Faculty bios are also online.
For media credentials and additional information, please contact Ira Pilchen at ira.pilchen@americanbar.org. There is no charge for media to cover this event.
With nearly 400,000 members, the American Bar Association is the world’s largest voluntary professional membership organization. As the national voice of the legal profession, the ABA works to improve the administration of justice, promotes programs that assist lawyers and judges in their work, accredits law schools, provides continuing legal education, and works to build public understanding around the world of the importance of the rule of law.
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