Antitrust CLE Course Catalog

As we are just approaching 18 months into the new administration, join our expert panelists as they highlight the various shifts and changes to antitrust policies and enforcement under President Joe Biden. Additionally this session will look into the anticipated increased regulatory and enforcement activity, as well as providing insight into the future within this space.

Our panel of expert attorneys will discuss the history of the Capper-Volstead Act and farm cooperatives' limited exemption from antitrust liability.

Join antitrust attorneys as they discuss an overview of antitrust laws, common violations of the laws and the penalties, and means of redress.

The program will cover recent developments in navigating the actual and potential conflicts of interest that often surface in M&A transactions when dealing with significant stockholders, boards of directors, senior executives, and investment bankers.

A change in administration will likely mean a change in legislation and policy that will impact on the PEVC industries. Jeff Farrah, the General Counsel of the National Venture Capital Association and Charlotte Savercool, the Director of Government Affairs for the National Venture Capital Association, will discuss what we might anticipate out of the Biden administration.

This program will help antitrust practitioners identify the challenges presented by the actions recently taken by antitrust regulators around the world in response to the pandemic, and will discuss practical considerations for merger reviews and collaborations among competitors. The program will offer practitioners practical advice to help their clients navigate through the rapidly evolving antitrust enforcement environment during the COVID-19 crisis.

The panel will discuss the implications of the heightened attention to antitrust in the political arena, e.g., politicians' proposals for big tech firms, including Google, Facebook & Amazon; whether increased media scrutiny is impacting agency practice; and the politicization of antitrust in Europe.