Trade Regulation Brown Bag Lunch Series (2008-2009)
Sponsored by NYU School of Law Trade Regulation LL.M. Program
September 10
Welcome Lunch: Faculty and Students
Topic: Introductory Meeting; “Hot Topics” in Antitrust, IP, and Trade Law
September 24
Speaker: Vinod Dhall, Visiting Professor, National Law University, India
Topic: Growth and Development of Competition Law in India
October 15
Speaker: Elinor Hoffmann, Attorney, Antitrust Bureau, NYU State Attorney General Office; Adjunct Professor, Brooklyn Law School
Topic: Antitrust in the Pharmaceutical Sector: Balancing Competition and Innovation
November 12
Speaker: Daniel Hemli, Attorney, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
Topic: Whirlpool/Maytag merger; firm represented Maytag in this merger
November 26
Topic: Exam review session; faculty members will discuss studying and examination techniques
January 28
Speaker: Jonathan Baker, Professor, American University Washington College of Law
Topic: Merger enforcement in the Obama administration
February 11
Speaker: Giuliano Amato, Professor Emeritus, University of Rome; Professor, European University Institute, Florence; former Prime Minister, Minister of the Treasury, and Senator of Italy
Topic: The role of competition law at a time of financial crisis
March 10
Speaker: Nicholas Economides, Professor, Stern School of Business, NYU
Topic: Loyalty and bundled pricing in a variety of settings
March 31
Speaker: Patricia Martone, Partner, Ropes & Gray; Adjunct Professor, NYU School of Law
Topic: Patent Reform Legislation – Why do we need it?
April 15
Speaker: Tine Sommer, Professor, Aarhus School of Business, Aarhus, Demark
Topic: Gene Patents
April 22
Speaker: Ioannis Lianos, Professor, University College London; Emile Noel Fellow, NYU School of Law
Topic: “Judging” economists: economic expertise in competition law litigation: A European view