Trade Regulation Brown Bag Lunch Series (2009-2010)
Sponsored by NYU School of Law Trade Regulation LL.M. Program
September 16, 2009
Welcome Lunch
Topic: Introductory Meeting; “Hot Topics” in Antitrust, IP, and Trade Law
September 30, 2009
Speaker: Jay Himes, Co-Chair, Antitrust Practice Group, Labaton Sucharow
Topic: Antitrust Criminal Penalty Enhancement and Reform Act of 2004
October 21, 2009
Speaker: Ilene Gotts, Partner, Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen, & Katz
Topic: Financial distress and antitrust mergers and acquisitions
November 11, 2009
Topic: Exam review session; faculty members will discuss studying and examination techniques
November 18, 2009
Speaker: William Cavanaugh, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Matters, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
Topic: Current enforcement priorities of the Antitrust Division
January 27, 2010
Speaker: James Grimmelmann, Associate Professor, New York Law School
Topic: Google books class action settlement which presents important issues of copyright law, procedure, and competition policy
February 17, 2010
Speaker: Jon Leibowitz, Chairman of the US Federal Trade Commission
Topic: To hear Mr. Leibowitz views on the FTC’s operations and enforcement agenda
March 24, 2010
Speaker: Michael Kasdan, Intellectual Property Litigator, Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein
Topic: Practicing intellectual property in a global economy which will include some discussion of standards setting issues and patent pools