Sep 15 2017
Corporations, Securities, & Antitrust Practice Group Podcast
Some antitrust lawyers often say the federal government�s decisions about which mergers to challenge, which monopolists to rein in, and which price-fixers to send to jail are relatively consistent regardless of who occupies the White House.�But has federal antitrust enforcement really been entirely apolitical, based on economics, and divorced from other issues such as trade, job creation, and national security? Should it be?�A panel of distinguished practitioners and former top government officials from both parties discussed�these issues in our Teleforum, which was�especially timely given calls by Senate Democrats for increased antitrust enforcement as part of “A Better Deal� and the increasing use of competition law by foreign governments against U.S. companies.
Featuring:�
- Jon Leibowitz, Partner,�Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, and Former Chair, Federal Trade Commission� ��
- William�E.�Kovacic,�Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy & Director, Competition Law Center, The George Washington University Law School, and Former Chair, Federal Trade Commission
- Seth Bloom,�President & Founder,�Bloom Strategic Counsel PLLC, and Former General Counsel, U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Antitrust Subcommittee
- Tad Lipsky, Former Senior Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Justice Department Antitrust Division Official, and Retired Partner, Latham & Watkins
- Moderator:�Richard M. Steuer,�Senior Counsel,�Mayer Brown LLP, and Former Chair, American Bar Association Antitrust Section