Co-sponsored by the CBA Competition Law Section’s Reviewable Matters/Unilateral Conduct Committee and the ABA Section of Antitrust Law’s Intellectual Property Committee and Unilateral Conduct Committee: 

Big Data Antitrust Risks — Which Jurisdiction Will Strike First?

July 24, 2018 | 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM Eastern
Teleconference

Please join our expert panel for a cutting-edge discussion of big data antitrust risks across a range of jurisdictions. Discussion topics will include:  (1) Which elements of big data are antitrust-relevant?  (2)  Can data be a source of market power?  (3) How does the collection of data influence market transparency?  (4) Should big data affect antitrust analysis?  What precedents exist in merger review cases, dominance cases, and cartel cases?  (5)  The use of big data by antitrust authorities, including a discussion of CADE’s “Brain Project” in Brazil, the Canadian Competition Bureau’s “Big Data” analytical paper and enforcement stance, and the approach to big data issues in the US antitrust agencies in the Trump Era.

Speakers

Tanisha James, Cooley LLP, New York
Alex Okuliar, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Washington
Mark Opashinov, McMillan LLP, Toronto (Speaker/Moderator)
Amadeu Ribeiro, Mattos Filho Advogados, New York & Sao Paulo