Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies
RECENT PROGRAMS
Ms. Anna Fornalczyk
"Competition Enforcement in Poland"
November 10, 2008
Room 1467 - 12:00 p.m.
Ms. Fornalczyk was served as the first president of the Polish Anti-Monopoly Office from 1990-1995. She is currently a consultant, professor, and author on Polish and European Union competition matters.
Presented by
ABA Section of Antitrust Law
In conjunction with
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Moderator: Professor Spencer W. Waller, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Panelists:
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Chadwick O. Brooker, Assistant Attorney General, Office of the Illinois Attorney General
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Eric H. Grush, Partner, Sidley & Austin
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Patrick J. Kelleher, Partner, Drinker, Biddle & Reath LLP
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James Mutchnik, Partner, Kirkland & Ellis
Many programs and opportunities have been developed to introduce law students to various careers. "Why Antitrust?" is one such program designed as an outreach to law students. Students have the chance to meet and listen to experienced antitrust practitioners discuss the realities of practicing antitrust law. They can also learn about potential career opportunities in government, private practice and in-house corporate positions.
Don't miss this fantastic opportunity! The focus of this session will be on externship opportunities for students interested in antitrust and consumer protection.
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Loyola University Chicago
School of Law
25 East Pearson Street, Chicago, IL
Rubloff Reception Room, 1st Floor
Reception will be held at Jake Melnick's following the session.
For questions, please contact Marianne Deagle at Mdeagle@luc.edu.
To Register: 
To download the PDF information flyer for this program, please click here.
Antitrust Marathon II
April 11, 2008
9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Competition Appeal Tribunal
London, UK
The Antitrust Marathon
Friday October 5, 2007
Simpson Lecture Law
Loyola University Museum of Art
820 N. Michigan Avenue
On Friday October 5th , the Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies is co-sponsoring The Antitrust Marathon with the Competition Law Forum (CLF) of the British Institute of International and Comparative Law. The Antitrust Marathon is a half day round table discussion of single firm dominance from a comparative perspective. The discussion will be based on the monopolization portion of the recent report of the Antitrust Modernization and a series of short issue papers about the purpose of monopolization law, defining market power, what is or should be a violation, remedies, and private enforcement. An edited transcript will appear in the Loyola Consumer Law Review.
The Antitrust Marathon takes place the Friday before the Chicago Marathon which a number of participants will run and will continue on April 11,2008 in the London half of the program, yes the Friday before the London marathon.
Anita Banicevic, Davies Ward Phillips & Vineberg, Toronto, Canada
Simon Baker, RBB Economics, London
Joe Bauer, Notre Dame Law School
David Braun, Drinker Biddle
Steve Calkins, Wayne State University Law School
Peter Carstensen, Wisconsin Law School
Richard Cudahy, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
Kenneth Davidson, Washington, D.C.
Beth Farmer, Penn State School of Law
Bert Foer, American Antitrust Institute
David Gerber, IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law
Hillary Greene, University of Connecticut Law School
Michael Jacobs, DePaul College of Law
Robert Joseph, Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal
Christopher Leslie, IIT/Chicago Kent College of Law
Adrian Majumdaer, RBB Economics, London
Philip Marsden, British Institute of International and Comparative Law
Carlos Orci, Mexico City
Steve Shadowen, Hangley Aronchick Segal & Pudlin, Harrisburg, Pa.
Danny Sokol, University of Missouri School of Law
Paul Stancil, University of Illinois College of Law
Maurice Stucke, University of Tennessee School of Law
Mike Walker, CRA London
Spencer Weber Waller, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Antitrust Marathon Agenda
| 9:30 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
| 9:50 AM |
Welcome and Introduction Professor Waller and Dr. Marsden |
| 10:00 AM | The Role of Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance in Competition Law |
| 10:40 AM | Defining and Measuring Power / Assessing Consumer Harm in Abuse Cases |
| 11:20 AM | Coffee Break |
| 11:30 AM | The Monopolization/ Abuse Offense: Microsoft as Case Study |
| 12:10 PM | Lunch |
| 12:40 PM | Remedies |
| 1:30 PM | Private Enforcement |
| 2:00 PM |
Concluding Remarks Dr. Marsden and Professor Waller |
Reading Material for the Roundtable Discussion
Antitrust Modernization Commission Report and Recommendations
Section 1C Exclusionary Conduct
| Issues Paper: | The Role of Monopolization/Abuse of Dominance in Competition Law |
| Issues Paper: | Defining and Measuring Power / Assessing Consumer Harm in Abuse Cases |
| Issues Paper: | The Monopolization/ Abuse Offense: Microsoft as Case Study |
| Issues Paper: | Remedies |
| Issues Paper: | Private Enforcement |
Press Release of CFI Microsoft Case
Limited spots are available to participate in both halves of the Antitrust Marathon. For more information, please contact either Spencer Weber Waller, Professor and Director, Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies, Loyola University Chicago School of Law at swalle1@luc.edu or Dr. Philip Marsden, Competition Law Forum, British Institute of International and Comparative Law at p.marsden@biicl.org.
Matsushita At 20:
Proof of Conspiracy, Summary Judgement,
and the Role of the Economist in Price Fixing Litigation
September 29, 2006
Loyola University Chicago Law Center
25 E. Pearson Street
Chicago, IL 60611
| 8:30 AM | Registration and Continental Breakfast | ||||
| 9:00 AM |
Welcome Dean David Yellen | ||||
| 9:10 AM |
Introduction Professor Spencer Weber Waller | ||||
| 9:20 AM |
Matsushita, Proof of Conspiracy and Summary Judgment Professor William H. Page
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| 10:30 AM | Coffee Break | ||||
| 10:40 AM |
Matsushita and the Role of the Economist Michael Salinger, Chief Economist
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| Noon |
Luncheon Key Note Address Judge Diane Wood |
Matsushita at 20 is proudly co-sponsored by Butler Rubin Saltarelli & Boyd LLP, Chicago, IL and the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal which will publish a special symposium issue of the papers and comments from the program in spring 2007.
Registration is required but free to all member of the Loyola University Chicago community. There is a registration fee of $100 for all other attendees and includes a copy of the Law Journal symposium issue when published. To register please send your name, affiliation, address, phone number and email along with any applicable registration fee to:
Matsushita at 20
Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
25 East Pearson - Suite 1341
Chicago, IL 60611
1st International Hi-Tech Conference
October 21-22, 2005
Gdansk, Poland
Co-sponsored with the University of Gdansk
The Salans law firm
and IIT-Chicago Kent College of Law
The Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies is proud to co-sponsor a conference on antitrust and intellectual property at the University of Gdansk, Poland on October 21-22, 2005. For more details see:
http://www.prawo.univ.gda.pl/wydzial/hitech/programme.html.
SEPTEMBER 27, 2004
10th Anniversary Speaker Series
The Past Present and Future in Antitrust Enforcement at the FTC
A Lunch Address by Robert Pitofsky
Former Chair, Federal Trade Commission
Robert Pitofsky is one of the luminaries of the modern antitrust world. He is currently a Professor at Georgetown University Law Center and Of Counsel at the firm of Arnold & Porter. He has formerly served as Director, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission; Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission; Chairman, Federal Trade Commission and Dean, Georgetown University law Center. He is the co-author of Cases and Material on Trade Regulation and the author of numerous books and articles on antitrust.
Co-sponsored by the Illinois State Bar Association Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section.
FEBRUARY 20, 2004
The Future of Private Rights of Action in Antitrust
Institute for Consumer Antitrust Studies
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Private treble damage rights and private suits for injunctions have been a fundamental part of antitrust enforcement since the passage of the Sherman Act. Private rights of action both supplement and substitute for government enforcement. Private antitrust cases and state enforcement of the antitrust laws attack anticompetitive conduct when the federal government has been unable or unwilling to bring certain cases and have lent the system a certain stability in comparison to more centralized systems of competition law. Despite this vital role and proud tradition, private rights of action in antitrust are being examined and criticized as never before. Many in the antitrust community seek to restrict private rights of action on the grounds that too many enforcers are attacking the same conduct at the same time or merely free riding on earlier enforcement efforts. Ironically, at the same time foreign competition law systems are increasingly turning to private rights of actions as a means of decentralizing their systems and increasing total enforcement beyond that of a single governmental competition authority. These are the issues and developments we will explore in this conference with leaders from the bar, enforcement agencies, academia, and the judiciary.
The conference is cosponsored by the law firm of Cohen, Milstein, Hausfeld & Toll, PLLC and by the Loyola Consumer Law Review which will publish the papers and comments from the conference in a special issue of the Review.
FEBRUARY 5-6, 2004
International Law Review 2004 Conference
Free Trade Area of the Americas:
The Implications of a Hemispheric Marketplace
OCTOBER 4, 2001 - Why Antitrust?
The Institute is proud to co-sponsor with the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association the next installment of the ABA's series of nationwide "Why Antitrust?" programs. "Why Antitrust?" is open to all law students and graduates potentially interested in a career in antitrust law. The program will feature Judge Diane Wood of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit; Marvin Price, the Chief of the Midwest Field Office of the Antitrust Division, United States Department of Justice; Roxanne Busey, Gardner, Carton & Douglas; and Robert Joseph, Sonnenschein, Nath & Rosenthal discussing options and career paths in this timely and important area of the law. The program will begin at noon and take place in the faculty lounge on the fifth floor of the faculty lounge of Loyola University Chicago School of Law, 1 E. Pearson Street, Chicago, Illinois 60611. The program is free. RSVPs are appreciated and may be sent to law-career@luc.edu. For more information about this program you may check the website of the Antitrust Section of the ABA through the links section of this website.
NOVEMBER 2, 2001 - Competition, Consumer Protection and Energy Deregulation
The Institute is proud to present a full day symposium "Competition, Consumer Protection Policy and Energy Deregulation." The symposium will explore the most important competition issue of the new millennium - how deregulation and competition in electrical power will affect consumers and how competition and consumer protection policy can respond to these new challenges. Commissioner Thomas Leary of the Federal Trade Commission will be the keynote speaker. Other speakers will include key government policymakers, leading academics, and members of the bar who face these challenges daily in setting policy for the new era of competition and the risks and rewards the new era has brought. For the tentative program click here.
Registration for the program is free to all members of the Loyola University Chicago community. Proceedings of the symposium will be published in the Loyola University Chicago Law Journal. For all other individuals, registration is $100 and includes all written materials, the special symposium Law Journal issue when published, lunch, and the closing reception with the speakers. To register send a check for $100 along with name, organization, address, telephone, and email to The Institute at the address below.
