The CBA Competition Law Section's Economics and Law Committee presents:

Vertical Mergers: Economic Perspectives and Practical Guidance 

December 8, 2021 | 12:00 PM to 1:15 PM Eastern
Online (Zoom)

Antitrust agencies have historically presumed that most vertical mergers are pro-competitive. However, vertical mergers are now subject to increased scrutiny, particularly in the United States where the Federal Trade Commission recently withdrew its approval of the new Vertical Merger Guidelines. Why this increased focus on vertical mergers? What’s changed in the past few years? And what does the future hold in Canada and the United States? This session brings together an esteemed panel of Canadian and US practitioners, who will address these and other important questions relating to the past, present and future treatment of vertical mergers. 

Moderator
Renée Duplantis, Principal, The Brattle Group 

Speakers
Ryan Jakubowski, Senior Economist, Competition Bureau
Serge Moresi, Vice President, Charles River Associates
Tom Ross, Professor, UBC Sauder School of Business
Koren W. Wong-Ervin, Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP