Global Antitrust Discussion is Imperative – Fordham’s is the Premium International Conference

James Keyte, Director of Fordham University’s Competition Law Center, writes about the 45^thinstalment of the Annual Conference on Competition Law and Policy.

On September 5-7, Fordham will host its 45^thInternational Antitrust Law and Policy Conference, which is free for young attorneys (years 1-3) and all in-house counsel. When I was a young attorney, I learned an enormous amount by attending conferences where there were high-level discussions on antitrust policy, enforcement and practical issues around the globe. At Fordham, we want to encourage young antitrust lawyers to add to their practices and encourage them to be part of the international antitrust dialogue. This is also why, four years ago, we started the Antitrust Economics Workshop, which this year is hosted by Compass Lexecon and The Brattle Group (conference and workshop programs can be downloaded below).

While there has been a steady buildup in antitrust legislation worldwide over the past two or three decades, the speed at which new business models have gained powerful marketplace positions across borders and the international scrutiny faced by even medium sized companies, has increased the urgency for attorneys and economists to look beyond their jurisdictions. The past few months alone have been witness to a growing debate on populism and antitrust, a reevaluation of vertical mergers and the definition of relevant markets in platform businesses that will reverberate worldwide, investigations into the impact