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12th Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference

November 14, 2018
8:00 AM- 8:00 PM

National Press Club

On Wednesday, November 14, 2018, the American Antitrust Institute hosted its 12th annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference at the National Press Club in Washington D.C.

Luncheon:

The 2018 Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame will was held during the luncheon. The Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame 2018 inductees were Joseph Goldberg and H. Laddie Montague Jr. Information about the 2018 inductees can be found here.

Awards Dinner:

Following the conference, AAI hosted its 6th annual Antitrust Enforcement Awards Dinner at the Hamilton Live. Information about the 2018 honorees can be found here.

CLE:

This conference was approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for 4.5 CLE credit hours.

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8:15 am

Young Lawyers Breakfast - 4th Estate Restaurant, 13th Floor

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

Panelists:
Ryan J. McEwan, Attorney, Joseph Saveri Law Firm

Victoria Romanenko, Attorney, Cuneo, Gilbert & LaDuca

Sona R. Shah, Senior Counsel, Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP

9:00 am

Continental Breakfast - Ballroom, 13th Floor

9:30 am

Welcome and Overview

Eric L. Cramer, Managing Shareholder, Berger Montague

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

9:45 am

Litigating Antitrust Cases after Ohio v. Amex: Two-Sided Platforms and Beyond

Moderator:
Ellen Meriwether, Partner, Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP

Panelists:
Edward D. Cavanagh, Professor of Law, St, John’s University School of Law

Leslie C. Overton, Partner, Alston & Bird

Hal Singer, Managing Director, Econ One Research, Inc.

10:45 am

What if Illinois Brick and Hanover Shoe were Overturned? Examining the Hypothetical Fallout and Exploring Alternative Solutions to Promote Deterrence and Compensation

Moderator:
Jay Himes, Partner, Labaton Sucharow LLP

Panelists:
Lesley Hannah, Partner, Hausfeld

Jan P. Levine, Partner, Pepper Hamilton LLP

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

Steven N. Williams, Partner, Joseph Saveri Law Firm

12:00 pm

Networking Break

12:30 pm

Luncheon

2:00 pm

Samples from Class Certification/Daubert Hearings in an Antitrust Class Action: Demonstrations and Discussion of Best Practices for Direct & Cross of Experts

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

Panelists:
Eric L. Cramer, Shareholder, Berger Montague

Joseph Goldberg, Partner, Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A.

Russell Lamb, President, Monument Economics Group

3:30 pm

Break

3:45 pm

Private Antitrust Enforcement and the New Supreme Court

Moderator:
Pamela Gilbert, Partner, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca

Panelists:
Stephen Calkins, Professor of Law, Wayne State University

Deepak Gupta, Founding Principal Gupta Wessler PLLC

4:45 pm

Closing Remarks

Diana Moss, President, American Antitrust Institute

5:00 pm

Cocktail Reception

At Hamilton Live

6:00 pm

Antitrust Enforcement Awards Dinner

At Hamilton Live

Advisory Board

Stephen Calkins

Professor of Law

Wayne State University

Edward D. Cavanagh

Professor of Law

St. John's University School of Law

Senior Fellows | Advisory Board

Eric L. Cramer

Chairman

Berger Montague PC

Board of Directors | Senior Fellows

Joshua P. Davis

Research Professor in Residence, UC Law San Francisco

Shareholder, Berger Montague

Board of Directors

Pamela Gilbert

Partner

Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca

Advisory Board

Joseph Goldberg

Partner

Freedman Boyd Hollander Goldberg Urias & Ward P.A.

Deepak Gupta

Founding Principal

Gupta Wessler PLLC

Lesley Hannah

Partner

Hausfeld

Advisory Board

Jay L. Himes

Special Litigation Counsel & Antitrust Bureau Chief

New York State Office of the Attorney General

Advisory Board

Russell Lamb

President

Monument Economics Group

Jan P. Levine

Partner

Pepper Hamilton LLP

Ryan J. McEwan

Attorney

Joseph Saveri Law Firm

Board of Directors

Ellen Meriwether

Partner

Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP

Leadership and Staff

Diana L. Moss

President

American Antitrust Institute

Leslie C. Overton

Partner

Alston & Bird

Sharon K. Robertson

Partner

Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC

Victoria Romanenko

Attorney

Cuneo, Gilbert & LaDuca

Sona R. Shah

Senior Counsel

Zwerling, Schachter & Zwerling, LLP

Hal Singer

Managing Director

Econ One Research, Inc.

Advisory Board

Steve Williams

Partner

Steven Williams Law P.C.

Supporting Materials

Conference Attendees

Award Dinner Attendees

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