2024 Hal White Antitrust Conference
Audio Summaries
Randy Chugh discusses highlights and key takeaways from the "Biden Administration’s antitrust record in review" panel he moderated at the conference:
- Panel summary (Length of audio clip: 38 seconds)
- Merger Guidelines (Length of audio clip: 45 seconds)
- Biden Administration antitrust priorities (Length of audio clip: 49 seconds)
Partner Kevin Pflum shares panelists' thoughts and key takeaways from the "Nascent and potential competition" panel he moderated:
- Panel summary (Length of audio clip: 1 minute and 31 seconds)
- Defining markets (Length of audio clip: 1 minute and 18 seconds)
- Potential harms (Length of audio clip: 32 seconds)
- Potential benefits (Length of audio clip: 49 seconds)
About the conference
This annual event—named to honor the legacy of Distinguished Professor of Economics and Bates White Co-founder Hal White—convenes academics and attorneys for two days of panel discussions, case studies, and informational sessions about the latest developments in antitrust and economic policy.
On Monday, June 3, Bates White hosted two practitioner panel sessions followed by a keynote speech over dinner. More details can be found below.
Panels
Panel 1: Nascent and potential competition: Issues and considerations (3:00–4:15 PM)
- Kevin Pflum, Bates White LLC (moderator)
- Owen Kendler, US Department of Justice
- Stephen Mohr, US Federal Trade Commission
- Sara Razi, Simpson Thacher LLP
- Meghan Rissmiller, Freshfields LLP
- Nancy Rose, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Panel 2: The Biden Administration’s antitrust record in review (4:30–5:45 PM)
- Randy Chugh, Bates White LLC (moderator)
- Leemore Dafny, Harvard University and Bates White LLC
- Robert Lepore, Willkie Farr LLP
- Aditi Mehta, US Department of Justice
- William Stallings, Mayer Brown LLP
- Christine Wilson, Freshfields LLP
Reception and dinner
5:45–9:00 PM
We are pleased to welcome Andrew Forman, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, US Department of Justice Antitrust Division, as our keynote speaker during dinner.
RSVP
Individuals interested in attending may RSVP here by May 29.
For more information about the conference, email claudine.hoover@bateswhite.com.
