Competitor Collaborations After American Needle v. NFL
Avoiding Antitrust Violations in Joint Ventures with Competitors
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar/teleconference with Q&A
Conducted on Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Recorded event now available
This CLE webinar will provide guidance on minimizing antitrust risks for companies and counsel involved in or considering competitor collaborations. The panel will discuss the Supreme Court's recent ruling in American Needle and outline best practices to avoid anticompetitive conduct when working with competitors.
Description
The Supreme Court’s American Needle v. National Football League decision that the NFL is made up of 32 separate business entities whose conduct is subject to antitrust restrictions brings a new focus to competitor collaborations. The merits of that case are still to be decided on remand.
Since the DOJ and FTC released their “Antitrust Guidelines for Collaboration Among Competitors,” federal regulators have shown that they will not hesitate to rein in joint ventures that go beyond legal boundaries. American Needle tends to reinforce that view.
As competing businesses look to joint ventures or other collaborations as an alternative to mergers or acquisitions, the risks of antitrust violations increase. Competitors who collaborate must avoid clashing with antitrust laws—and drawing DOJ and FTC scrutiny.
Listen as our authoritative panel of antitrust attorneys examines the American Needle decision and the implications of the Court’s ruling, the circumstances under which competitor collaborations trigger antitrust investigations, and best practices for planning and operating ventures with competitors.
Outline
- American Needle v. NFL
- Brief review of the facts
- Supreme Court ruling
- Implications on Dagher
- Effects on competition (balancing pro-competitive and anti-competitive effects)
- Pricing
- Cost
- Product quality
- Service to consumers
- Production
- Best practices for planning and operating ventures with competitors
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What is the anticipated impact of American Needle ruling on the application of Dagher?
- How effective are the safety zones established for permissible collaborations?
- How are courts ruling on collaboration v. collusion issues?
Faculty
Robert Schlossberg,
Partner
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Washington, D.C.
He represents clients on antitrust matters with a particular emphasis on practice before the FTC and the Antitrust Division of the Justice Department. He has considerable experience with antitrust issues in mergers and acquisitions and has guided scores of national and international transactions through antitrust review to a successful conclusion.
Robert B. Bell,
Partner
Kaye Scholer, Washington, D.C.
He has extensive experience in securing antitrust clearance for mergers and acquisitions from the Department of Justice and the FTC. He regularly advises clients on matters involving antitrust litigation and merger clearance, and provides antitrust counseling on issues ranging from competitor collaborations to vertical distribution arrangements.
William L. Monts, III,
Partner
Hogan Lovells, Washington, D.C.
He focuses on antitrust and complex litigation matters in various aspects of the petroleum industry. He represents clients in major cases alleging price-fixing, market allocation, and unlawful price discrimination. He also counsels clients in a variety of industries concerning the application of federal and state antitrust laws.
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Customer Reviews
The back-and-forth between the panelists made the program easy to listen to. The slides were very well done.
Chris Kelly
Mayer Brown
This was an excellent teleconference; one of the best I have listened to. The speakers were all very knowledgeable on the subject, but importantly, they were able to present in a very direct, easy to listen to and understand style.
Jose E Guzman, Jr.
Nossaman
The speakers were tops in their industry.
Peter Danias
Kaye Scholer
Very good. Gave me exactly what I wanted. The questions I emailed in were handled thoroughly.
James J. Long
Briggs & Morgan
Very concise - provided what was needed, yet also included many examples, thoughts and ideas.
Ron Keith
Skilled Care
Antitrust Law Advisory Board
Partner
Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom
Partner
Fenwick & West
Shareholder
Greenberg Traurig
Partner
Foley & Lardner
Partner
Mayer Brown
Shareholder
Briggs and Morgan
Partner
Hogan Lovells
Partner
Jones Day
Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Partner
Kaye Scholer
Partner
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
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