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AAI Annual National Conference
June 21, 2007 - June 21, 2007

Location: National Press Club, 13th Floor, Ballroom
529 14th St. NW, 13th Floor - Washington, DC 20045.

The eighth annual American Antitrust Institute (AAI) national conference will be held on June 21, 2007 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.  This year our conference theme is “The Future of Monopoly and Monopolization.” The topic is timely for a number of reasons, including the pending report of the Antitrust Modernization Commission, the on-going joint FTC-DoJ hearings on single-firm conduct, the European Commission’s review of exclusionary conduct, and the impact of several recent Supreme Court opinions.

The conference includes a gala luncheon, at which the Jerry S.  Cohen Award for Antitrust Scholarship and the AAI Antitrust Achievement Award are presented.  A special presentation will be made to career civil servants.

The Future of Monopoly and Monopolization
 

8:30 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction
Robert Lande, Venable Professor of Law, University of Baltimore

8:45 a.m.
An Overview of Section 2 Enforcement and Developments
Bonny Sweeney, Partner. Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP

9:15 a.m.
The Conservative Case for Anti-Monopoly Policy
Irwin Stelzer, Director of Economic Policy Studies, The Hudson Institute

9:35 a.m.
The Meaning of a Global Market for Monopoly
Hector Ruiz, CEO, Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

10:00 a.m.

Reflections on the Abuse of Dominance in the Context of Developing Countries
Philippe Brusick, Former Head of Competition and Consumer Policies, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

10:30 a.m.-11:50 p.m.

Morning Breakout Sessions for Facilitated Discussion

Section 2 in the Political Arena
Facilitator: William S. Comanor, Economist, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara
Jonathan Cuneo,  Partner, Cuneo, Waldman, Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP
Seth Bloom, Senior Counsel, U.S. Senate Antitrust Subcommittee
Robert Hubbard, Director of Litigation, Antitrust Bureau of New York, and Chair of the NAAG Multistate Antitrust Task Force

International Perspectives on Dominance
Facilitator: Philippe Brusick, Former Head of Competition and Consumer Policies, UNCTAD
Randolph Tritell, Director, Office of International Affairs, Federal Trade Commission and Co-Chair ICN Unilateral Conduct Working Group
Henry Thumann, Partner, O'Melveny & Myers

12:00 p.m.

Luncheon

Welcome and Report on AAI
Albert A. Foer, President, American Antitrust Institute

Presentation of the Fifth Annual Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Award for Antitrust Scholarship to Lawrence A. Sullivan and Warren S. Grimes
John Flynn, Professor, S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah

Presentation of Career Civil Service Award
William Kovacic, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission

Presentation of AAI Antitrust Achievement Award to Maxwell Blecher
Jonathan Cuneo, Partner, Cuneo, Waldman, Gilbert & LaDuca, LLP
Warren Grimes, Professor, Southwestern Law Schoo

2:00 p.m.

Afternoon Breakout Sessions for Facilitated Discussion

Bundling Issues
Facilitator: Eric Cramer, Partner, Berger & Montague
Jonathan Rubin,  Partner, Patton & Boggs
Thomas M. Susman,  Partner, Ropes and Gray; Counsel, Association of Research Libraries

Aftermarkets
Facilitator: Gregory Gundlach, Professor, University of North Florida

Norman Hawker, Professor, Western Michigan University, Haworth College of Business
Lorenzo Coppi, Vice President, CRA International

3:00 p.m.

Report on the Joint Hearings on Single-Firm Conduct
Thomas O. Barnett, Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice

3:30 p.m.

Is There an Emerging “Washington Consensus” on Single-Firm Conduct?
William S. Comanor  Economist, UCLA and UC Santa Barbara

4:00 p.m.
Closing Remarks

Registration Date: February 01, 2007  -  June 21, 2007

Pricing:

Individual:	$400.00
Government:	$95.00
Education:	$95.00
Media:	$0.00
Employee:	$95.00
Advisory Board and other invited guests:	$0.00

Registration for this event is closed.