George Mason Law Review
24th Annual Antitrust Symposium
From February 16-19, 2021, GAI and the George Mason Law Review hosted the 24th Annual Antitrust Symposium virtually from the George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School in Arlington, Virginia. The conference featured a keynote address by Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser.
This conference addressed some of the most pressing issues facing the global antitrust community – including the ongoing Big Tech cases, the NCAA, and the FTC’s 13(b) authority – and came just as the Biden Administration was starting to take shape. We were incredibly fortunate to be able to hose a group of speakers made up of some of the most well-known academics, economists, practitioners, and enforcers from around the world.
Symposium Materials
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Welcome Remarks & Keynote Address
Phil Weiser: Colorado Attorney General
Biden Antitrust: New Leadership New Challenges
Moderator:
Joshua D. Wright: Executive Director, Global Antitrust Institute
Panelists:
William J. Baer: The Brookings Institution
William E. Kovacic: George Washington University School of Law
Maureen L. Ohlhausen: Baker Botts L.L.P.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Tech Platform Cases: Sound Enforcement, Politics, or Both?
Moderator:
Tad B. Lipsky: Director of the Competition Advocacy Program, Global Antitrust Institute
Panelists:
Diana L. Moss: American Antitrust Institute
Geoffrey A. Manne: International Center for Law and Economics
Nicholas Petit: European University Institute
Christopher L. Sagers: Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
Antitrust Litigation 2021 Outlook
Moderator:
Judge Douglas H. Ginsburg: Senior Judge, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit
Panelists:
Melina R. Coolidge: Hausfeld
Julie S. Elmer: Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP
Dr. Laila Hader: Charles River Associates
Daniel J. Matheson: Federal Trade Commission
Thursday, February 18, 2021
The Future of FTC Remedies
Moderator:
Bruce H. Kobayashi: Antonin Scalia Law School
Panelist:
Debbie Feinstein: Arnold & Porter
Samuel A.A. Levine: Federal Trade Commmission
Timothy J. Muris: Antonin Scalia Law School
David C. Vladeck: Georgetown University Law Center
Seth P. Waxman: WilmerHale
Antitrust & Collegiate Athletics
Moderator:
Babette E. Boliek: Pepperdine University Caruso School of Law
Panelists:
Michael Carrier: Rutgers Law
Michael Hausfeld: Hausfeld
James Keye: The Brattle Group
Matthew P. List: Charles River Associates
Hal Singer: Econ One Research
