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AAI will host its 17th annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference on Thursday, November 2, 2023 at the National Press Club. The conference will feature a series of panel discussions on timely and topics. Discussions will feature experts and thought-leaders from across the antitrust community, including enforcement, advocacy, and academia.
The conference will be followed by AAI Awards Night at Hamilton Live located across the street at 600 14th Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20005.
Registration will open soon.
REGISTRATION PRICING FOR 2023 CONFERENCE AND AWARDS:
Conference and Awards $600
Conference Only $300
Awards Only $300
Government/Academic Conference Only $200
Media Conference Only $0
Advisory Board/Guest/Sponsor Conference and Awards $0
CLE CREDITS:
This conference is approved by the Pennsylvania Continuing Legal Education Board for up to 5.5 CLE credit hours. When you attend the conference, you will be provided a Certificate of Attendance. If you are a Pennsylvania attorney, AAI will submit and pay for the credits on your behalf. Please read about AAI’s CLE procedures here.
REFUND POLICY:
Refunds for registration, minus a $50.00 processing fee, will be granted for all requests received 10 calendar days prior to the event. Refund requests must be sent in writing to aai@antitrustinstitute.org. Refund requests made within 10 days of the event will not be honored.
Young Lawyers Breakfast
Moderator:
Joshua P. Davis, Shareholder, Berger Montague
Panelists:
Hope Brinn, Associate, Berger Montague
Zachary Krowitz, Associate, Cohen Milstein
Christopher Young, Partner, Joseph Saveri Law Firm
Continental Breakfast
Welcome and Overview
Eric Cramer, Chairman, Berger Montague
Joshua P. Davis, Shareholder, Berger Montague
A New Era of Cartelization? Algorithmic Antitrust and the Role of Artificial Intelligence
AI is playing a growing role in all areas of society, including gaming and protecting the markets. Private parties have brought class actions against companies like Realpage, and others, for allegedly orchestrating cartels through digital mechanisms. Antitrust enforcers are looking to AI to monitor and establish antitrust violations. This panel will discuss the future of AI and antitrust.
Moderator:
Joshua P. Davis, Shareholder, Berger Montague
Panelists:
Swathi Bojedla, Partner, Hausfeld
Jay L. Himes, Special Litigation Counsel & Antitrust Bureau Chief, New York State Office of the Attorney General
Ann O’Brien, Partner, Sheppard Mullin
Dena Sharp, Partner, Girard Sharp
Break
Monopolizing Hospital Markets
In the wake of the Sutter case settlement, multiple antitrust class actions have been brought by insureds and insurance plans against hospitals. Allegations of exclusionary practices, such as anti-steering, anti-tiering, and tying are front and center as means to monopolize markets and inflate prices. This panel will explore the future private antitrust cases in the healthcare space.
Moderator:
Jamie Crooks, Co-Founder, Fairmark Partners, LLP
Panelists:
Matthew L. Cantor, Partner, Constantine Cannon LLP.
Leslie E. Schafer, Ph.D., Managing Director, Econ One Research, Inc.
Emilio Varanini, Supervising Deputy Attorney General at Healthcare Rights and Access Section, Public Rights Division, California Office of the Attorney General (invited)
Networking Break
Luncheon and Hall of Fame Presentation
AAI Updates
Kathleen W. Bradish, Acting President, American Antitrust Institute
Private Antitrust Enforcement Hall of Fame Presentation
Merger Guidelines and Private Enforcement: A Chat with Doha Mekki
Eric Cramer, Chairman, Berger Montague
Doha Mekki, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Panel Discussion of Draft DOJ/FTC Merger Guidelines: Useful for Private Enforcement?
On July 19, 2023, the FTC and DOJ published Draft Merger Guidelines that, if adopted, would replace both the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines and the DOJ’s 2020 Vertical Merger Guidelines (which were rescinded by the FTC in 2021). The Draft Guidelines reflect these agencies’ current view toward a more aggressive approach to merger enforcement. The panelist will review the guidelines and discuss what they portend for private antitrust enforcement?
Moderator:
Robert H. Lande, Emeritus Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law
Panelists:
Dean M. Harvey, Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP
Amanda G. Lewis, Attorney, Cuneo, Gilbert & LaDuca LLP
Chip Nierlich, Acting Deputy Director Of Civil Enforcement, U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division
Big Tech: Antitrust Lessons from the Battlefield
Multiple antitrust class actions are pending against Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, and more. Panelists will review the status and trajectories of these cases and what private enforcers learning from their federal and state counterparts in bringing and litigating big tech cases.
Moderator:
Heidi M. Silton, Partner, Lockridge Grindal Nauen P.L.L.P.
Panelists:
Brendan Glackin, Partner, Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein LLP
Carol O’Keefe, Partner, Korein Tillery
Karma M. Giulianelli, Partner, Bartlit Beck LLP
Adjourn
Cocktail Reception at Hamilton Live
Cocktail Hour is sponsored by Rust Consulting/Kinsella Media
AAI Awards Night at Hamilton Live





Joshua P. Davis
Research Professor, U.C. Hastings


Jay L. Himes
Special Litigation Counsel & Antitrust Bureau Chief



Doha Mekki
Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General

Chip Nierlich
Acting Deputy Director Of Civil Enforcement



