This CLE course will examine the antitrust issues that can arise with arrangements designed to influence resale prices or establish minimum advertised pricing (MAP), and the differing treatment of those arrangements in state, federal, and international jurisdictions. The panel will provide best prac... Read More

This CLE course will analyze recent antitrust challenges to the use of most favored nation (MFN) and competitor parity clauses by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), national competition authorities, and the European Commission. The panel will provide guidance on how to evaluate the antitrust risk... Read More

This CLE course will examine recent developments regarding the application of the FTAIA and the limits of the reach of U.S. antitrust laws to foreign conduct. The panel will discuss lingering questions for courts and antitrust counsel after recent and significant FTAIA court decisions and best pract... Read More

This CLE course will provide antitrust counsel with an examination of the Department of Justice methods for analyzing bundled discounts and the conditions that trigger investigations. The panel will also discuss the split among the federal circuits and best practices for steering clear of antitrust... Read More

This CLE course will examine antitrust concerns for online retailers, distributors and manufacturers with direct to consumer e-commerce sales. The panel will also outline best practices to identify the potential for antitrust abuse and to avoid or minimize antitrust violations and liability. Read More

This course will address potential pitfalls in drafting discounted pricing clauses in commercial contracts, particularly in light of the Sixth Circuit's decision in Collins Inkjet Corp. vs. Eastern Kodak, 14-3306 (6th Cir. 2015). The panel will review the efficacy of bundled pricing provisions, mini... Read More

This CLE course will analyze recent antitrust challenges to the use of most favored nation (MFN) and competitor parity clauses by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), national competition authorities and the European Commission. The panel will provide guidance on how to evaluate the antitrust risks... Read More

This CLE course will examine the government's current enforcement activity regarding the pricing and distribution practices of retailers, distributors and manufacturers engaged in e-commerce, as well as recent private litigation. The panel will outline best practices for identifying unlawful vertica... Read More

This CLE course will provide guidance to antitrust counsel representing companies doing business in China and the EU on preparing for and responding to intensified enforcement of RPM and hub-and-spoke infringements in those jurisdictions. The panel will also discuss recent RPM enforcement in the US... Read More

This CLE course will examine the various standards the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and courts are applying in analyzing whether bundled pricing and loyalty discount programs enhance competition or are exclusionary. The panel will explain best practices for companies and their counsel to avoid a... Read More

This CLE course will focus on the practical implications of contracts that reference rivals and have most favored nation clauses (MFNs), non-discrimination clauses, and/or anti-steering provisions. The panel will identify what will trigger heightened antitrust scrutiny and provide practical tips for... Read More

This CLE course will provide best practices to counsel for manufacturers and others in the distribution chain for developing reasonable price, territory and customer restrictions. The panel will give special consideration of resale price maintenance agreements in state, federal and international jur... Read More

This CLE course will provide counsel with a review of recent antitrust regulatory enforcement and case law developments to analyze business practices at risk for being deemed anti-competitive violations of antitrust laws. Read More

This CLE course will offer guidance for antitrust counsel to sellers of technological or other bundles of products on avoiding antitrust violations, discuss approaches based on regulations and jurisprudence for sellers of all kinds, and will outline special considerations for intellectual property o... Read More