Antitrust West Coast
The West Coast platform for in-house counsel dealing with global antitrust challenges - with a focus on tech issues, regulatory requirements and the latest trends.
Our confirmed 2025 keynote:
This is your opportunity to hear from the Federal Trade Commission. Erik Herron is the Acting Assistant Regional Director, Western Competition Group at the Federal Trade Commission.
The FTC’s Western Competition Group (WCG) bridges a critical gap between federal and state-level antitrust enforcement by coordinating antitrust merger and conduct investigations with Western States’ Attorneys General in a range of industries.
Erik is an experienced antitrust attorney and litigator based in San Francisco. Erik started his career at Davis Polk & Wardwell in Washington, DC. In 2019, he joined the FTC’s Mergers II Division and contributed significantly to several investigations, including Altria/Juul, Nvidia/Arm and Qualcomm/Autotalks. In 2024, Erik transferred to the WCG where he led the Planned Companies/Guardian Services no-poach investigations and a non-public merger investigation. In December 2024, he filed the Commission’s recent Robinson-Patman Act lawsuit against PepsiCo and has been responsible for a number of non-public investigations.
Unparalleled antitrust insights from the leading experts
Join top officials from federal agencies, in-house counsel, and elite private practice attorneys for an encompassing discussion on today’s most pressing antitrust issues. This phenomenal lineup of experts will deliver exclusive insights straight from the front lines of enforcement and competition law.
Connect with a community of in-house antitrust experts
2025 key themes:
Latest Developments & Updates on the State of Antitrust in 2025
- What will a Trump administration mean for antitrust over the next 4 years?
- The future of the DOJ and FTC under a Trump administration
- The role of state enforcers in a Trump administration
The Digital Markets Act
- Assessing the DMA a year on
- What changes can we expect to see in regards to how big tech operates as a result?
- Analyzing antitrust around the world and how policies affect international companies operating across jurisdictions
Big Tech, App Stores & Platforms
- Tech mergers – is greater scrutiny going to continue?
- What could different remedies look like?
- What is likely to happen to the tech cases in litigation – Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon?
New M&A Merger Guidelines & HSR Forms
- Proposed vs. Final Guidelines
- What changes could we expect to see from the Trump administration on the new guidelines?
- Practical questions regarding their application
- Impact on costs and workload
AI & Antitrust
- Where is AI antitrust regulation heading? How can antitrust help mould AI regulation?
- What are the antitrust concerns regarding algorithmic AI?
- What role do in-house counsel need to play when firms build up their AI capabilities?
Practical Panels on Being a More Effective Antitrust In-house Lawyer
- How to be a better in-house business lawyer
- DOJ guidance on evaluating antitrust compliance programs
- Takeaways for in-house counsel from antitrust trials
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