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Antitrust Partner Dan Foix Presents at AAI Conference

By BakerHostetler on October 31, 2017 Posted in Agriculture, Events

Danyll Foix, an antitrust partner in BakerHostetler’s Washington, DC office, will be a speaker at the 11th Annual Private Enforcement Conference of the American Antitrust Institute on November 7, 2017. Foix will join a panel discussion of “Agriculture Antitrust Class Actions,” which will review recent private enforcement actions in agricultural industries, consider challenges specific to such cases, and … Continue Reading

There Was a Panel on What?? Notes on the ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting Panel on Marijuana Law

By Julian Perlman on April 14, 2016 Posted in Agriculture, Events

Attendees at this year’s Spring Meeting may have been surprised by an unexpected panel: an overview of the status of the law related to the legalization of marijuana and antitrust issues facing the nascent industry. However, a single number explains why the ABA and others are beginning to address a topic that many legal practitioners … Continue Reading

Please Join BakerHostetler

By BakerHostetler on March 2, 2016 Posted in Events

Please join BakerHostetler for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as we celebrate the arrival of the cherry blossoms in our nation’s capital. Thursday, April 7, 2016 | 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 1331 Bar & Lounge Located on the Pennsylvania Avenue Level JW Marriott Hotel 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 2004 Site of the 64th Spring Meeting … Continue Reading

Join BakerHostetler Partners Edmund Searby and Danyll Foix for Webinar on Ethical Considerations in Class Action Litigation

By BakerHostetler on June 9, 2015 Posted in BakerHostetler, Events

BakerHostetler partners Edmund Searby and Danyll Foix will present during an upcoming webinar, “Ethical Considerations in Class Action Litigation Part 1: Pre-certification Concerns,” scheduled for Wednesday, June 10, 1:00pm-2:15pm EDT. The presentation is the first half of a two-part series concerning ethical issues prior to certification of putative class action and those that must be … Continue Reading

Join BakerHostetler’s Carl Hittinger for Webinar Presentation on Antitrust Risks for Trade Associations and Members

By BakerHostetler on May 22, 2015 Posted in Antitrust Compliance, BakerHostetler, Events

BakerHostetler antitrust partner Carl Hittinger will be a panelist on an upcoming live webinar, “Antitrust Risks for Trade Associations and Members: Ensuring Compliance Amid Intense Federal Scrutiny,” scheduled for Wednesday, June 3, 1:00pm-2:30pm EDT. … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Releases White Paper on FTC Act Section 5 Symposium

By BakerHostetler on April 14, 2015 Posted in BakerHostetler, Events, Sherman Act 5

BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Competition team is delighted to share with you a white paper we prepared highlighting points of interest from the February 26, 2015 Symposium we hosted on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act. We hope you enjoy the white paper’s insider perspective on interpretation and enforcement of Section 5. Below is … Continue Reading

Symposium Advances Debate Over FTC’s Section 5 Enforcement Powers

By Carl Hittinger and Jeffry Duffy on April 6, 2015 Posted in Articles, BakerHostetler, Events, Sherman Act 5

What is an “unfair method of competition” for purposes of the Federal Trade Commission’s enforcement powers? For more than 100 years, lawyers, economists and other experts—as well as courts—have debated that question, trying to determine exactly what conduct Congress meant to prohibit, beyond conduct already condemned by the antitrust laws, when it enacted Section 5 … Continue Reading

FTC Commissioner Wright Calls for Vote on Section 5 Guidelines

By Danyll Foix on February 27, 2015 Posted in BakerHostetler, Events, Sherman Act 5

FTC Commissioner Joshua Wright, during yesterday’s keynote speech at BakerHostetler’s Section 5 Symposium, announced his plan to call for the FTC Commissioners to vote on three proposed definitions of Section 5’s “unfair methods of competition.” Covering the Section 5 Symposium and Commissioner Wright’s announcement, Global Competition Review wrote: “Joshua Wright will ask his four Federal Trade Commission … Continue Reading

Symposium on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act

By BakerHostetler on February 19, 2015 Posted in Events

Companies and institutions may be vulnerable to FTC claims of antitrust or consumer fraud violations without realizing it. Learn how to help prevent such potentially damaging issues through a groundbreaking, BakerHostetler-sponsored symposium on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, from 8:30 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. at The Willard InterContinental … Continue Reading

Save the Date: Section 5 Symposium

By BakerHostetler on January 12, 2015 Posted in BakerHostetler, Events, Sherman Act 5

You may be vulnerable to FTC claims of antitrust or consumer fraud violations without realizing it. Learn how to help prevent such potentially damaging issues through a groundbreaking, BakerHostetler-sponsored symposium on Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, in Washington, D.C. TIME: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. – Program 4:30 … Continue Reading

Please Join BakerHostetler

By Danyll Foix on March 10, 2014 Posted in Events

Please join BakerHostetler for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres as we celebrate the arrival of the cherry blossoms in our nation’s capital. Thursday, March 27, 2014 | 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. EDT 1331 Bar & Lounge Located on the Pennsylvania Avenue Level JW Marriott Hotel 1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, DC 20004 RSVP by March 20 … Continue Reading

Webinar Now Available: Lessons Learned from FTC Investigation and Challenges of Healthcare Provider Transactions

By Danyll Foix on March 7, 2014 Posted in BakerHostetler, Events, Government Investigations, Healthcare, Merger Review

If you missed our webinar “Lessons Learned from FTC Investigation and Challenges of Healthcare Provider Transactions” featuring Former FTC Commissioner Pamela Jones Harbour and other antitrust partners from our Washington, D.C. office, you can listen and view the webinar by clicking here.… Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Lawyers to Present Webinar on Lessons Learned from FTC Investigations and Challenges of Healthcare Provider Transactions

By Danyll Foix on January 27, 2014 Posted in BakerHostetler, Events, Healthcare, Uncategorized

Members of BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Competition team will present a webinar on February 26, 2014 which takes an in-depth look at FTC investigations and challenges of hospital and physician transactions. The topics will include: Insights from a former FTC Commissioner involved in nearly 30 healthcare enforcement actions while at the Commission Latest statistics on FTC … Continue Reading

BakerHostetler Attorneys to Speak at Upcoming Antitrust Institute

By Danyll Foix on November 6, 2013 Posted in BakerHostetler, Events

Members of BakerHostetler’s Antitrust and Trade Regulation team will be speaking at the upcoming Fifth Annual Great Lakes Antitrust Institute, co-sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association, BakerHostetler, and others. Ernest E. Vargo, chair of BakerHostetler’s Class Action Defense Team from 1998 until 2013, will participate on a panel addressing developments in class certification and … Continue Reading

You’re Invited – The Great Lakes Antitrust Institute, November 7-8

By Danyll Foix on October 14, 2013 Posted in Events

If you practice or have interest in antitrust law, you’ll want to take advantage of The Great Lakes Antitrust Institute in Columbus, Ohio on November 7-8, 2013. The Fifth Annual Great Lakes Antitrust Institute, co-sponsored by the Ohio State Bar Association, BakerHostetler, and others, offers the unique opportunity to address antitrust topics in-depth with colleagues from the Great … Continue Reading