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AAI Hosted Event

Public Advocacy Merger Workshop

Name: Public Advocacy Merger Workshop
Start: 2013-10-11T00:00:00+00:00
End: 2013-10-11T23:59:59+00:00
Location: National Press Club

October 11, 2013
National Press Club

On October 11, 2013, the American Antitrust Institute hosted representatives of ten fellow consumer organizations in a first-time workshop on mergers for public interest advocates. The group heard presentations by AAI Advisory Board members: Robert Doyle (Doyle, Barlow & Mazard) on the law of mergers; George Slover (Consumers Union) on consumer harm from anticompetitive mergers; David Balto (Law Offices of David Balto) on dealing with federal antitrust agencies; Pamela Gilbert (Cuneo, Gilbert & LaDuca) on dealing with Congress; Randy Stutz (AAI) on amicus briefs; and Gene Kimmelman (Global Partners & Associates) on public interest coalitions.

9:00 am

WELCOME AND OVERVIEW

Albert A. Foer, President, American Antitrust Institute

9:10 am

ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT MERGER LAW AND PROCEDURE

Robert Doyle, Partner, Doyle, Barlow & Mazard PLLC

9:30 am

HOW SOME MERGERS HARM CONSUMERS AND THE PUBLIC

George Slover, Senior Policy Counsel, Consumers Union

9:45 am

BUILDING COALITIONS

Gene Kimmelman, Senior Associate, Global Partners & Assoc.

10:00 am

DEALING WITH THE FEDERAL AGENCIES

David Balto, Law Offices of David Balto

10:15 am

DEALING WITH CONGRESS

Pamela Gilbert, Partner, Cuneo Gilbert & LaDuca

10:30 am

THE ROLE OF AMICUS BRIEFS

Randy Stutz, Special Counsel and Director of Special Projects, American Antitrust Institute

10:45 am

FACILITATED DISCUSSION

Albert A. Foer, President, American Antitrust Institute

11:00 am

CLOSING

Overview

STUTZ PRESENTATION SUMMARY

DOYLE PRESENTATION SUMMARY

BALTO PRESENTATION SUMMARY

AGENCIES AND CONGRESS

SUMMARY OF SECTION 7 CLAYTON ACT

SUMMARY OF HART-SCOTT-RODINO ACT