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AAI Hosted Event

11th Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference

November 07, 2017

On Tuesday, November 7, 2017, the American Antitrust Institute will host its 11th annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. Following the conference, the AAI will host its 5th annual Antitrust Enforcement Awards Dinner at the Hamilton Live.

8:15 am

Young Lawyers Breakfast

Moderator:
Joshua P. Davis, Professor and Director of the Center for Law and Ethics, University of San Francisco School of Law

Panelists:
Robert A. Braun, Associate, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

Lin Y. Chan, Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Daniel Walker, Shareholder, Berger & Montague, P.C.

9:00 am

Continental Breakfast

9:30 am

Welcome and Overview

Eric L. Cramer, Managing Shareholder, Berger & Montague, P.C.

Joshua P. Davis, Professor and Director of the Center for Law and Ethics, University of San Francisco School of Law

9:45 am

Session I: Challenging Non-Price Restraints

Moderator:
Lin Y. Chan, Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP

Panelists:
Amanda Bonn, Partner, Susman Godfrey LLP

John Read, Trial Attorney, Antitrust Division, U.S. Department of Justice

Sharon K. Robertson, Partner, Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

Jennifer R. Scullion, Partner, Seeger Weiss LLP

10:45 am

Session II: Antitrust Issues in Private Enforcement Actions Involving Agricultural Industries

Moderator:
W. Joseph Bruckner, Partner, Lockridge Grindal Nauen, P.L.L.P.

Panelists:
Peter Carstensen, Fred W. & Vi Miller Chair in Law Emeritus, University of Wisconsin Law School

Melinda Coolidge, Partner, Hausfeld LLP

Danyll W. Foix, Partner, BakerHostetler

Valarie Williams, Partner, Alston & Bird

12:15 pm

Luncheon Keynote Address

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member, Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer Rights

1:45 pm

Session III: Class Certification - Making Sense of Class Certification Doctrine, Economics, and Econometrics

Moderator:
Joshua P. Davis, Professor and Director of the Center for Law and Ethics University of San Francisco School of Law

Panelists:
Jamie M. Baldwin, Ph.D., President, Consulting, Info Tech, Inc.

Eric L. Cramer, Managing Shareholder, Berger & Montague, P.C.

Jeffrey Klenk, Associate Director, Berkeley Research Group

Shana E. Scarlett, Partner, Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP

3:30 pm

Session IV: International - Private Antitrust Enforcement Around the Globe

Moderator:
Jay Himes, Partner, Labaton Sucharow LLP

Panelists:
J. Clayton Everett, Jr., Partner, Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP

Lauren McGeever, Director of Class Action Solutions, Epiq Systems

Brian A. Ratner, Partner, Hausfeld LLP

Aviva Will, Managing Director, Burford Capital

4:45 pm

Closing Remarks

Diana Moss, President, American Antitrust Institute

5:00 pm

Cocktail Reception

6:00 pm

Antitrust Enforcement Awards Dinner

Young Lawyers Breakfast Materials

Session 1 Supporting Materials

Session 2 Supporting Materials

Session 3 Supporting Materials

Session 4 Supporting Materials

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