3340 U.S. and E.U. Developments in Antitrust Merger Enforcement
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Course Description
The 2004 uptick in merger transactions has generated excitement in thebusiness community and increased activity among U.S. and E.U. antitrust enforcement agencies. Experienced U.S. and E.U. antitrust lawyers, joined by antitrust enforcement officials from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission, and the European Commission, discuss the recent major developments in both procedural and substantive antitrust merger enforcement on both sides of the Atlantic. Topics include the new E.U. merger regulation and changes in the E.U. merger enforcement system, lessons learned from the release of U.S. antitrust agency data, the role of efficiencies in antitrust defense, the convergence of U.S. and E.U. enforcement policies, and recent significant cases, including SEB/Moulinex, Genzyme/Novazyme, and challenges to consummated mergers. David Scheffman, former director of the FTC Bureau of Economics, weighs in with some thoughts on why mergers fail, and comments on the performance of the U.S. antitrust agencies from an economist�s perspective.
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Course Outline
U.S. and E.U. Developments in Antitrust Merger Enforcement
I. Overview
II. U.S. Antitrust Enforcement
A. Defining Anticompetitive Mergers
B. Revelations of Agency Data
C. Efficiencies Defense
D. Consummated Mergers
III. E.U. Antitrust Enforcement
A. May 1 Changes
B. New Test and Guidelines
C. Increasing Complexity
D. Litigation
E. Convergence and Efficiencies
IV. Economist’s Practical Advice
A. Role of Economists
B. Efficiencies
C. Reasons for Unsuccessful Mergers
D. Agency Scorecard
V. U.S. Department of Justice Perspective
A. Agency Focus
B. Market Definition and Efficiencies
C. Transparent and Predictable
VI. E.U. Merger Taskforce Perspective
A. Comparison to U.S. System
B. SEB/Moulinex Case
C. Economists
VII. Federal Trade Commission Perspective
A. Beyond Numbers
B. The Genzyme Case
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I. Overview
II. U.S. Antitrust Enforcement
A. Defining Anticompetitive Mergers
B. Revelations of Agency Data
C. Efficiencies Defense
D. Consummated Mergers
III. E.U. Antitrust Enforcement
A. May 1 Changes
B. New Test and Guidelines
C. Increasing Complexity
D. Litigation
E. Convergence and Efficiencies
IV. Economist’s Practical Advice
A. Role of Economists
B. Efficiencies
C. Reasons for Unsuccessful Mergers
D. Agency Scorecard
V. U.S. Department of Justice Perspective
A. Agency Focus
B. Market Definition and Efficiencies
C. Transparent and Predictable
VI. E.U. Merger Taskforce Perspective
A. Comparison to U.S. System
B. SEB/Moulinex Case
C. Economists
VII. Federal Trade Commission Perspective
A. Beyond Numbers
B. The Genzyme Case
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| Language | English |
| Course Length | 1.32 hours |
| Duration of Access | for 3 months from day of enrollment |
| Continuing Education Credits | 1.25 |
| Instructor | Rachel Brandenburger, Ilene K. Gotts, J. Bruce McDonald, A. Douglas Melamed, Henri Piffaut, David T. Scheffman, M.W. Thompson |
| Vendor | Cognistar (Read more about Cognistar accreditation.) |
| Course Certification | CLE credit available, see details for each course for states where available |
| Prerequisites/Audience | intended for attorneys and law students |
| Requirements/Materials Included | computer with Internet access |
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