2020 Antitrust Fall Webinar Series
Dechert’s global antitrust/competition team hosted the 2020 Antitrust Fall Webinar Series. The dynamic series reviewed the latest developments in transatlantic merger investigations and U.S. antitrust class actions. Featured speaker Federal Trade Commissioner Noah J. Phillips also joined us for a conversation on healthcare enforcement. If you have any questions over one of these topics, please feel free to reach out to one of our Dechert team members listed below.
Navigating Recent Developments in Global Merger Enforcement
Tuesday, October 6, 2020
Look no further for answers to your burning questions on global merger enforcement. In this webinar, we offered you practical guidance on trending topics in the U.S. and the EU, including:
- What changes has COVID brought (or not brought)?
- What does increased agency scrutiny of vertical and other non-horizontal mergers mean for you?
- What should you know about developments like DOJ’s organizational changes and its new Merger Remedies Manual?
Dechert Speakers:
Rani Habash, Partner, Washington, D.C.
Mélanie Thill-Tayara, Partner, Paris
Clemens Graf York von Wartenburg, Partner, Brussels
Greg Luib, Counsel, Washington, D.C.
Brian Rafkin, Associate, Washington, D.C.
Navigating Recent Developments in Global Merger Enforcement
A Conversation with Commissioner Noah J. Phillips – Hot Topics in FTC Healthcare Enforcement
Wednesday, October 21, 2020
Partners Mike Cowie and James Fishkin sat down with guest speaker FTC Commissioner Noah J. Phillips to discuss the latest developments in healthcare enforcement. In this Q&A, the trio discussed:
- The FTC’s recent monopolization enforcement actions
- Merger enforcement in the healthcare and pharma spaces
- FTC healthcare policy and competition advocacy efforts
Featured Speaker
Commissioner Noah J. Phillips, Federal Trade Commission
Dechert Speakers
Mike Cowie, Partner, Washington, D.C.
James Fishkin, Partner, Washington, D.C.
A Conversation with Commissioner Noah J. Phillips – Hot Topics in FTC Healthcare Enforcement
Front of the Class: Cutting-Edge Strategies for Defeating Class Certification
Tuesday, November 17, 2020
Through the years, our antitrust/competition practice has achieved a string of outright litigation victories — helping to rewrite the law on class certification in the process. Reflecting on these winning strategies, this webinar considered:
- Recent developments in defending antitrust class actions
- Evolving law on uninjured class members
- Defenses based on ascertainability and numerosity
- Other techniques for opposing class certification
Dechert Speakers
Steven Bizar, Partner, Philadelphia
George Gordon, Partner, Philadelphia
Shari Ross Lahlou, Partner, Washington, D.C.
Julia Chapman, Associate, Philadelphia
John McClam, Associate, Philadelphia
Front of the Class: Cutting-Edge Strategies for Defeating Class Certification
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