Anti-Trust and The Fight Against Cartels
Date: 27 April 2010, Tuesday, Time: 12pm – 1.30pm (SIN time, GMT +8)

An expert legal panel will facilitate a 90 minute presentation about recent merger control activity in China and the leadership shown by China's courts on unilateral conduct issues. There will also be a discussion on the fight against cartels, recent enforcement trends in Asia and the practicalities of defending multi-jurisdictional cartel investigations and class action litigation.

Attend this 90 minute session and learn more, via case studies, on:

• Developments of the substantive review of transactions under the Anti Monopoly Law (AML)
• The impact on the antitrust review process of factors not typically related to antitrust law
• Timing of MOFCOM’s antitrust review
• Leadership of China’s courts in the development of unilateral conduct sections of the AML
• Key aspects of recent court decisions under the AML
• The risks of cartel activity in Asia and how to prevent or mitigate these risks
• Conducting an effective defense in a multi-jurisdictional context
• Common procedural and practical issues when applying for leniency

About our Speakers

Matthew I Bachrack, Senior Attorney, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP
Matthew Bachrack focuses on antitrust counseling, particularly with respect to the United States and the developing antitrust regimes in Asia, and civil antitrust litigation. He also has extensive experience with multi-jurisdictional pre-merger filings. Matthew has published articles and spoken regarding the development of China’s competition regime. In addition, he has worked with the ABA’s Sections of Antitrust Law and International Law that provide comments to China’s antitrust agencies regarding draft rules and guidelines under China’s Anti-Monopoly Law. Matthew joined the firm in 2001 and became a senior attorney in 2008. From 2001 to 2009, he was resident in the Washington, D.C. office. He received a J.D. degree with High Honors from George Washington University Law School in 2001.

Marc Waha, Partner, Norton Rose
Marc Waha is a partner in Norton Rose’s Asia Competition Team, based in Hong Kong. He also spends a significant amount of time in Europe. Marc advises international companies on emerging antitrust regimes in East Asia, and Asian companies on global competition compliance issues, multi-jurisdictional merger filings and international cartel investigations. He has represented US, European and Asian clients active in a number of industrial sectors. His cartel work experience spans the transport, food, elevator, beverage, plasterboard, and chemicals industries. Marc regularly speaks at conferences on competition law issues in Asia. He and the Norton Rose team have recently been involved in training programmes for Asian competition regulators. Marc is a member of the Bar in Brussels and New York. He is a registered foreign lawyer in Hong Kong.

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Early Bird Total: US$159.43 (includes GST – Applicable for Singapore registered company only)

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