Noerr Pennington Doctrine: Understanding the FTC Report
Preserving Immunity and Avoiding Costly Mistakes
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
Benefits
The panel will review these and other key questions:
- What other court and FTC decisions inform counsel on antitrust immunity in petitions to government agencies?
- How does the FTC set the parameters of the Noerr-Pennington doctrine in terms of conduct that can cost petitioners antitrust immunity?
- What type of communications with government agencies will be shielded from antitrust charges under the FTC's view of Noerr-Pennington?
Faculty
John T. Delacourt
Special Counsel
Kelley Drye Collier Shannon
He is a member of the firm's Antitrust Practice Group. Previously, he served as Chief Antitrust Counsel of the... | Read More
He is a member of the firm's Antitrust Practice Group. Previously, he served as Chief Antitrust Counsel of the Federal Trade Commission’s (FTC) Office of Policy Planning. He substantially contributed to the Noerr-Pennington Report. Currently, he assists clients with antitrust concerns, ranging from governmental investigations and litigation to competition advocacy and counseling.
CloseChristopher J. Kelly
Partner
Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw
He focuses on the application of antitrust law to the acquisition and use of intellectual property rights. He advises... | Read More
He focuses on the application of antitrust law to the acquisition and use of intellectual property rights. He advises and represents major intellectual property owners on antitrust issues in connection with licensing, standard-setting, mergers, and settlement of infringement litigation. He is also a specialist in pre-merger integration planning.
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Partner
Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
He concentrates on antitrust matters. He has broad experience in antitrust litigation, investigations and counseling.... | Read More
He concentrates on antitrust matters. He has broad experience in antitrust litigation, investigations and counseling. He has counseled and represented clients on matters relating to mergers and acquisitions and related investigations by the Department of Justice and the FTC and has significant involvement in antitrust counseling and designing and implementing effective antitrust compliance programs.
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