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Big Tech and Antitrust Conference

Jointly Sponsored by the Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology and the Institute for Privacy Protection

WHEN
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | 12:00-6:00 p.m. EST.

WHERE
Virtual. Link and access code will be provided via email prior to event.

CLE CREDIT
5.5 NJ CLE credits pending

TICKETS/FEE
Complimentary / No Fee

DESCRIPTION
Until recently, the European Union led the way in antitrust enforcement against Google while U.S. antitrust regulators took a mostly hands-off approach. Over the past year, however, U.S. state and federal antitrust enforcement authorities have filed cases against Google, Facebook, and others. Meanwhile, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are calling for increased regulation of big technology and social media companies. Not since the dawn of the Internet era, when both the U.S. and the EU pursued antitrust actions against Microsoft, has there been such apparent agreement about the need to regulate technology companies. It is unclear, however, whether this apparent agreement is real or the product of accidental convergences from very different ideological presuppositions. It is even less clear whether, or to what extent, or in what manner, antitrust or other competition-related regulation of Big Tech reflects good law or policy.

Seton Hall University School of Law's Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology and Institute for Privacy Protection are co-hosting this virtual conference to explore these issues from U.S., EU, and international perspectives with leading academics, practitioners, and former regulators.

The event will begin with a keynote address, "Liberty, Equality, & Fraternity: Evolution or Revolution in Antitrust?” from Maureen K. Ohlhausen, Former FTC Commissioner and Acting Chairwoman; Section Chair - Antitrust & Competition Law (Firmwide), Partner, Baker Botts. We then will have a roundtable discussion and three moderated panel presentations. Attorneys, regulators, policy makers, academics, and students should attend. 5.5 NJ CLE credits are pending.

OPEN CLE MATERIALS
(Available by Feb. 16)

AGENDA Wednesday, February 16, 2022
12:00 p.m.	Welcome Kathleen M. Boozang Dean & Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about Dean Boozang >> Gaia Bernstein Technology, Privacy and Policy Professor of Law, Co-Director, Institute for Privacy Protection, and Co-Director, Gibbons Institute of Law Science and Technology, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about Gaia Bernstein >>
12:10 p.m.	Keynote Address Liberty, Equality, & Fraternity: Evolution or Revolution in Antitrust? Maureen K. Ohlhausen Former Commissioner and Acting Chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission and Section Chair - Antitrust & Competition Law (Firmwide), Partner, Baker Botts Learn more about Maureen K. Ohlhausen >> Introduction Marina Lao Board of Visitors Research Scholar and the Edward S. Hendrickson Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about Marina Lao >>
12:55 p.m.	BREAK
1:00 p.m.	Roundtable Discussion Movements in Antitrust: The Chicago School, Post-Chicago and Progressive Antitrust, Neo-Brandeis, and Beyond Sanjukta Paul Assistant Professor of Law, Romano Stancroff Research Scholar, Wayne State University Law School Learn more about Sanjukta Paul >> Henry C. Su Partner, Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP Learn more about Henry C. Su >> Ramsi Woodcock Assistant Professor, Rosenberg College of Law, Assistant Professor of Management, Gatton College of Business and Economics, University of Kentucky Learn more about Ramsi Woodcock >> Moderator Marina Lao Board of Visitors Research Scholar and the Edward S. Hendrickson Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about Marina Lao >>
2:00 p.m.	BREAK
2:15 p.m.	Panel One Theory to Doctrine: Should Specific Antitrust Doctrines or Cases Be Revisited in the Digital Age? Daniel A. Crane Frederick Paul Furth Sr. Professor of Law, University of Michigan Law School Learn more about Daniel A. Crane >> Nikolas Guggenberger Executive Director, Yale Information Society Project, Research Scholar & Lecturer in Law, Yale Law School Learn more about Nikolas Guggenberger >> Reallocating Network Effects: Industrial Policy for Digital Pluralism Filippo Lancieri Post-doctoral Fellow, ETH Zurich Center for Law and Economics, and Fellow, George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State, University of Chicago Booth School of Business Learn more about Filippo Lancieri >> Designing Remedies for Digital Markets: The Interplay Between Antitrust and Regulation Kristen Jakobsen Osenga Austin E. Owen Research Scholar & Professor of Law, University of Richmond School of Law Learn more about Kristen Jakobsen Osenga >> Store Brands, Shop Keepers, and Shutting Down the Successful: Antitrust Law and Big Tech Marketplaces Moderator Gaia Bernstein Technology, Privacy and Policy Professor of Law, Co-Director, Institute for Privacy Protection, and Co-Director, Gibbons Institute of Law Science and Technology, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about Gaia Bernstein >>
3:15 p.m.	BREAK
3:30 p.m.	Panel Two Applying Antitrust to Privacy, Manipulative Design, and Social Networks Jane Bambauer Professor of Law, University of Arizona James E. Rogers College of Law Learn more about Jane Bambauer >> Privacy, Competition, and Sanity: Pick Two Gaia Bernstein Technology, Privacy and Policy Professor of Law, Co-Director, Institute for Privacy Protection, and Co-Director, Gibbons Institute of Law Science and Technology, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about Gaia Bernstein >> Antitrust and the Manipulation of Time Alan Z. Rozenshtein Associate Professor, University of Minnesota Law School Learn more about Alan Z. Rozenshtein >> Content Moderation on Federated Platforms Matthew Sipe Assistant Professor, University of Baltimore School of Law Learn more about Matthew Sipe >> Privacy, Antitrust, and Covering Private Eyes with an Invisible Hand Moderator David Opderbeck Professor of Law, Co-Director, Institute for Privacy Protection, and Co-Director, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about David Opderbeck >>
4:30 p.m.	BREAK
4:45 p.m.	Panel Three Comparative Perspectives: EU and Beyond Kristen E. Boon Miriam T. Rooney Professor of Law, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about Kristen E. Boon >> The Sovereign Veil and the Corporate Veil: State Owned Entities in International Law Aileen Nielsen Fellow, Law & Tech, ETH Zurich Center for Law and Economics Learn more about Aileen Nielsen >> Behavioral Challenges to Defining Markets in Attention Economies David Opderbeck Professor of Law, Co-Director, Institute for Privacy Protection, and Co-Director, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about David Opderbeck >> IXPs, International Internet Governance, and Competition Policy Holly Aisatullin Ritson Research Fellow, Guarini Global Law & Tech, New York University School of Law Learn more about Holly Aisatullin Ritson >> Antitrust in AdTech: The Australian Approach Moderator Tara Adams Ragone Assistant Professor, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about Tara Adams Ragone >>
5:45 p.m.	Closing Remarks David Opderbeck Professor of Law, Co-Director, Institute for Privacy Protection, and Co-Director, Gibbons Institute of Law, Science & Technology, Seton Hall University School of Law Learn more about David Opderbeck >>