25th Annual Antitrust Symposium: The Future of Mergers

Bruce H. Kobayashi, Paige V. and Henry N. Butler professor of law and economics with the Antonin Scalia Law School at George Mason University, moderates this panel discussion on the future of mergers.

Panelists include:

Debbie Feinstein, partner at Arnold and Porter Kaye Scholer LLP

Taylor M. Owings, partner with Baker Botts LLP

Noah J. Phillips, commissioner on the U.S. Federal Trade Commission

Jan Rybnicek, counsel for Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP with their antitrust, competition and trade group

Joanna Tsai, vice president in the antitrust and competition economics practice of Charles River Associates

Professor Kobayashi opens this session by asking an overriding question, “How effectively do the current guidelines capture the competitive issues created by mergers today?” (And do these guidelines adequately equip current enforcers to identify unlawful transactions?) The panelists offer their insights to answer these pertinent and timely questions.

The Global Antitrust Institute (GAI) and George Mason Law Review’s Annual Antitrust Symposium explores robust debates in antitrust law with experts from around the world. This year’s symposium reviews the changes in antitrust law over the past twenty-five years and looks toward what may be coming in the future.