2nd Annual Antitrust Conference 2025
2nd Annual Antitrust Conference 2025
May 5, 2025
The George Washington University
Jack Morton Auditorium
805 21st St., NW
Washington, DC 20052
Introducing Our Conference
Aurelien Portuese Gives Introductory Remarks
Nick Grimmer Gives Opening Remarks
Keynote Address by FTC Commissioner Mark Meador
Presentations at Our Conference
Eric Posner Discusses His Work “The New Labor Antitrust” with Hugh Hollman
Keith Klovers and Jonathan Jacobson Discuss Their Work “The Overlapping Markets Fallacy” with Ed Duffy
Abraham Wickelgren Discusses His Work “Shorting Your Rivals: Negative Ownership as an Antitrust Remedy” with Mehmet Ekmekci
Jaclyn Phillips and Lauren Gorab Discuss Their Work “A Decade of FTC v Actavis” with David Weiskopf
Laura Edelson Discusses Her Work "Captured Innovation: Technology Monopoly Response to Transformational Development" with John Taladay
Gregory J. Werden Discusses His Work "The Competitive Process Standard" with Luis Cabral
Closing Remarks by Lee Greenfield
Agenda
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 8:30 AM | Registration and Breakfast |
| 9:30 AM | Welcoming Remarks Aurelien Portuese - Research Professor and Founding Director, GW Competition & Innovation Lab, The George Washington University |
| 9:45 AM | Opening Remarks Nick Grimmer - Managing Editor, Antitrust Law Journal |
| 10:00 AM | “The New Labor Antitrust” Discussant: Hugh Hollman, Partner, Baker Botts |
| 10:30 AM | “The Overlapping Markets Fallacy” Keith Klovers - Counsel, Latham & Watkins Jonathan Jacobson - Partner Emeritus, Wilson Sonsini Discussant: Ed Duffy - Partner, Baker Botts |
| 11:30 AM | “Shorting Your Rivals: Negative Ownership as an Antitrust Remedy” Abraham Wickelgren - Fred and Emily Marshall Wulff Centennial Chair in Law at the University of Texas at Austin Discussant: Mehmet Ekmekci - Senior Consultant, Compass Lexecon; Professor of Economics, Boston College |
| 12:00 PM | “A Decade of FTC V. Actavis: The Reverse Payment Framework is Older, but are Courts Wiser in Applying It?” Jaclyn Phillips - Partner, White & Case Lauren Gorab - Law Clerk, White & Case Discussant: David Weiskopf - Executive Vice President, Compass Lexecon; Adjunct Economics Professor, University of Cincinnati |
| 12:30 PM | Lunch Break |
| 2:00 PM | Keynote Address and Fireside Chat Mark Meador - FTC Commissioner Aurelien Portuese |
| 2:30 PM | “Captured Innovation: Technology Monopoly Response to Transformational Development” Laura Edelson - Assistant Professor, Northeastern University Discussant: John Taladay - Partner, Baker Botts |
| 3:00 PM | “The Competitive Process Standard” Gregory J. Werden - Former Senior Economic Counsel at the Antitrust Division of the DOJ Discussant: Luis Cabral - Senior Consultant, Compass Lexecon; Professor of Economics, NYU |
| 3:30 PM | Closing Remarks Lee Greenfield - Chair of the Antitrust Law Journal; Partner, WilmerHale |
| 4:00 PM | Networking Time |
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