Antitrust Basics
Course book from CLE class presented on March 8, 2018.
This course will introduce the lawyer to the two
principal areas of antitrust enforcement: merger and cartel enforcement.
Merger enforcement by the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission
has regularly been in the headlines and in the courts. The course will
explain the pre-merger process as well as how to analyze a merger, utilizing
the DOJ/FTC Horizontal Merger Guidelines and issues raised in recent contested
cases. The course will also feature the development of
multi-jurisdictional merger control which may significantly complicate approval
of the merger around the world. Cartel enforcement in the United States has
resulted in billions of dollars in criminal fines and jail time for many
corporate officials. The course will look at detection of cartel offense
and the investigative powers of the grand jury, the explosion of leniency
policies, the negotiation of a settlement for companies and executives as well
as the possibility of criminal prosecution by jury trial. Most cases
today have an international structure and defendants often face charges, fines
and jail time in many jurisdictions around the globe. Private class
action cases add to the high cost of these cases, and private damage actions
are now a fixture in multiple jurisdictions.
Faculty: Kathy Fenton, Jones
Day; Donald C. Klawiter, Klawiter PLLC
To order materials in hard copy, please contact the D.C. Bar CLE Office at 202-626-3488. Additional charges of $20 per book will apply for printing and shipping. Please allow ten business days for books to ship.