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Antitrust International Cartel Workshop 2012 
 

  

Date: February 1 - 3, 2012
Location: The Fairmont Hotel Vancouver
900 West Georgia St
Vancouver, BC V6C 2W6
CAN
Presented by: Section of Antitrust Law
Co-Sponsored by: International Business Association (IBA)

Description

The International Cartel Workshop, recognized globally as the premier international cartel program offered anywhere, is presented only once every two years. The next Workshop, which will have many new features, will be held in Vancouver, Canada during February 1-3, 2012.  The 2012 program will continue the Workshop's tradition of instruction by demonstration, with experienced faculty from around the globe taking you inside a hypothetical international cartel matter -- from detection by government enforcers to the disposition of government prosecutions and private damage claims.  The Workshop will also highlight new developments in the law and leniency practices around the world, with leading enforcers and experienced private practitioners demonstrating how critical decisions are made on both sides of the table and providing examples of important interactions between counsel and enforcers.  The 2012 Workshop's international faculty includes many of the most accomplished cartel attorneys in the world, as well as the most senior cartel enforcement officials from a variety of jurisdictions.

 

 Co-Chairs

     
 D. Jarrett Arp
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Washington, DC
Scott D. Hammond
U.S. Department of Justice
Washington, DC
Jose Regazzini
TozziniFreire Advogados
Brazil
Gary R. Spratling
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
San Francisco, CA
 

Schedule-at-a-Glance

Tuesday, Jan 31, 2012

TimeSession Name
04:00 PM – 06:00 PM Registration

Wednesday, Feb 1, 2012

TimeSession Name
10:30 AM – 06:00 PM Registration
12:30 PM – 12:50 PM Delegates Seated & Welcoming Remarks
12:50 PM – 01:00 PM Introduction to Workshop
01:00 PM – 02:45 PM Demonstration I: The Decision to Self-report and Seek Leniency in Multiple Jurisdictions
02:45 PM – 03:00 PM Break
03:00 PM – 04:00 PM Demonstration II: The Company Seeks Markers in the United States, Korea and Australia
04:00 PM – 04:15 PM Break
04:15 PM – 06:15 PM Demonstration III: Beginning the Cartel Investigation: Eight Jurisdictions Devise Their Strate
06:15 PM – 07:15 PM Wine Reception

Thursday, Feb 2, 2012

TimeSession Name
08:15 AM – 06:00 PM Registration
08:45 AM – 10:45 AM Demonstration IV: Search Warrants and Dawn Raids in Various Jurisdictions
10:45 AM – 11:00 AM Break
11:00 AM – 12:45 PM Demonstration V: The Defense Responds to the Government Investigation
12:45 PM – 01:30 PM Luncheon
01:30 PM – 02:45 PM VI. Luncheon Program Roundtable - Lead Cartel Enforcers from Emerging Jurisdictions
02:45 PM – 04:15 PM Demonstration VII: Conducting the Internal Investigation -- Legal, Ethical, and Practical Issues Faced by Corporate Counsel in Dealing with Corporate Employees
04:15 PM – 04:30 PM Break
04:30 PM – 06:00 PM Demonstration VIII: Plaintiffs' Strategies for Pursuing Private Damages Claims
06:00 PM – 06:00 PM Adjourn for the Evening
06:00 PM – 07:00 PM Reception

Friday, Feb 3, 2012

TimeSession Name
08:15 AM – 06:00 PM Registration
08:45 AM – 09:45 AM Demonstration IX: Making the Decision – the General Counsel, the Board and Outside Counsel Meet to Decide Whether to Admit the Violation and Cooperate or to Defend Against the Government Investigation
09:45 AM – 10:00 AM Break
10:00 AM – 11:45 AM Demonstration X: Negotiating a Disposition - U.S., EU and Canada
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM Luncheon
12:30 PM – 02:30 PM XI. Luncheon Program Enforcers Roundtable
02:30 PM – 04:00 PM Demonstration XII: Preliminary Negotiations to Settle Civil Litigation
04:00 PM – 04:15 PM Break
04:15 PM – 05:45 PM Discussion Panel - A Concluding Roundtable: The Toughest Issues in International Cartel Enforcement
05:45 PM – 06:00 PM Concluding Comments
06:00 PM – 06:00 PM Adjourn the Workshop

 
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