Follow on Google News News By Tag Industry News Country(s) Industry News
Follow on Google News | Michael L. Weiner, Partner, Dechert LLP to Speak at KC’s EventBy: The Knowledge Group, LLC For further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/ About Michael L. Weiner Michael L. Weiner, Co-Leader of Dechert’s Antitrust/Competition Practice Group, provides strategic advice, resolves government investigations and effectively litigates for clients with antitrust issues. He has represented companies, including Chinese and other non-US firms, in cartel investigations and in class action price-fixing cases in a variety of industries, including insurance (AXIS Specialty Insurance Company and AXIS Surplus Insurance Company), real estate brokerage (Realogy Corp.), art auctions (Christie’s, Inc.) and magnesite (China Minmetals Corporation and China National Minerals Co., Ltd). He also has significant experience in successfully completing complex merger transactions, having represented Yahoo!, Inc. in its joint venture with Microsoft, Inc. and Avis in its acquisition of Budget, among others. Legal referral guide Chambers USA wrote that Michael is “praised by commentators who note that ‘he is extremely knowledgeable on substantive antitrust law, and better yet, he’s easy to work with.’” About Dechert LLP Dechert is a global specialist law firm focused on sectors with the greatest complexities and highest regulatory demands. We deliver practical commercial insight and judgment to our clients’ most important matters. Nothing stands in the way of giving clients the best of the firm’s entrepreneurial energy and seamless collaboration in a way that is distinctively Dechert. Event Synopsis: In 2014, three U.S. Courts of Appeal issued rulings interpreting the Foreign Trade Antitrust Improvements Act (FTAIA), focusing specifically on the requirement that anti-competitive conduct in foreign jurisdictions must have a “direct, substantial, and reasonably foreseeable effect” on U.S. commerce to be the focus of government enforcement actions under the U.S. Sherman Act. The court decisions have created ambiguity for counsel representing purchasers of material components from global supply chains. Questions concern the scope of the indirect purchaser rule, whether component parts should be purchased directly through U.S. corporations, and whether U.S. manufacturers should operate through foreign subsidiaries. In this insightful, two-hour LIVE Webcast a panel of key thought leaders and professionals assembled by The Knowledge Group will discuss the Effects and Implications of U.S. Anti-trust Laws on Foreign Purchasing Practices. The panel of speakers will help the audience to understand both the overt and the subtle consequences of US Anti-trust laws that are improving global business while, in cases, harming it financially. Key topics include: · Foreign Trade Anti-trust Improvements Act (FTAIA) · Recent Case Law · Ambiguities · The Effect of Sherman Act on Foreign Business Practices · Standard of Liability for Foreign Price Fixing Agreements · Minimizing Anti-trust Risks · Applicability of FTAIA to Foreign Business Practices · Foreign Avoidance Practices (Evasion) · FTAIA Domestic Effects Test · Compliance and Litigation Risk · Related Regulations About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series The Knowledge Congress was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/ End
|
| |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Account Phone Number