Antitrust Implications With Tariff-Related Price Adjustments: Managing Risks Under Increased Regulatory Scrutiny
Recording of a 90-minute CLE video webinar with Q&A
This program will provide an overview of the current trade policy environment and the impact of rising tariffs on pricing strategies and antitrust compliance. The panel will explore the potential antitrust risks when implementing tariff responses, particularly pricing changes, highlight the current rise in regulatory scrutiny, and provide guidance for implementing effective antitrust compliance programs to minimize risks.
Outline
- Market overview: tariffs and their impact on pricing strategies
- How current market conditions and tariffs can give rise to collusion and antitrust liability
- Navigating tariff-related responses under increased antitrust scrutiny from federal regulators
- Tariff-related price increases: legal framework under antitrust law
- Implementing an effective compliance program to mitigate antitrust risks under the current tariff policy environment
- Practitioner pointers and key takeaways
Benefits
The panel will discuss these and other key considerations:
- How have new tariffs given rise to increased antitrust regulatory scrutiny?
- What are key antitrust considerations when implementing tariff-related responses, particularly price adjustments?
- How can companies mitigate antitrust risks when implementing pricing strategies and policies to account for new or rising tariffs?
- What are key considerations when companies gather and monitor market information and how can they ensure these activities do not create antitrust risks?
Faculty
Adam M. Acosta
Partner
White & Case
Mr. Acosta focuses on antitrust litigation, government investigations, and complex commercial disputes. He has helped... | Read More
Mr. Acosta focuses on antitrust litigation, government investigations, and complex commercial disputes. He has helped clients resolve disputes at nearly every stage of litigation, spanning a broad range of industries, and has litigated many of the major pharmaceutical antitrust cases over the last decade. In addition, Mr. Acosta he has helped all sorts of clients resolve government antitrust investigations involving manufacturing, technology, retail, and professional sports. He is a past President of the Hispanic Bar Association of the District of Columbia and is currently a Vice Chair of the American Health Law Association's Antitrust Practice Group.
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Mark C. Grundvig
Partner
Foley & Lardner
Mr. Grundvig, a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, focuses his practice on antitrust... | Read More
Mr. Grundvig, a former federal prosecutor with the U.S. Department of Justice, focuses his practice on antitrust investigations and litigation, white collar criminal defense and litigation, government investigations, corporate compliance, and congressional investigations as a partner in Foley’s Antitrust & Competition Practice Group. He served nearly 25 years with the DOJ, most recently as Assistant Chief in the Washington Criminal II Section of the Antitrust Division. As Assistant Chief, Mr. Grundvig oversaw investigations and prosecutions of criminal violations of federal laws relating to competition matters, including price fixing, bid rigging, customer allocation, and fraud. He additionally supervised investigations and litigation handled by the office and provided training, direction, guidance, and approval on investigative plans, litigation strategy, plea resolutions, leniency applications, compliance proposals, and outreach efforts. Mr. Grundvig regularly coordinated with foreign jurisdictions and domestic agencies on case-related matters and served as a senior trial attorney for the Antitrust Division.
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Stefan M. Meisner
Partner
Crowell & Moring
Over the past two decades, when companies have faced difficult global cartel investigations, U.S. DOJ antitrust... | Read More
Over the past two decades, when companies have faced difficult global cartel investigations, U.S. DOJ antitrust investigations, antitrust class actions, and complex antitrust cases at the intersection of antitrust and patent law, Mr. Meisner has guided clients through their most challenging legal issues. He serves clients in a variety of industries, including heavy manufacturing, health care, consumer products, defense and aerospace, high tech, semiconductors, hospitals, alcoholic beverages, steel, mining, and aggregates and has extensive experience practicing before the DOJ and the FTC in a variety of criminal, civil, and merger investigations. Mr. Meisner has extensive experience defending clients in private civil litigation as well, representing them in multidistrict litigation in antitrust class action matters at trial and appellate courts throughout the U.S. He also represents clients defending antitrust and competition cases brought by competitors and other individual plaintiffs. Additionally. Mr. Meisner provides tailored compliance counseling and helps clients proactively address potential risk areas when designing comprehensive compliance programs.
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