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Roundtable Information
On Monday, April 9, 2018 the Department of Justice Antitrust Division held a public roundtable discussion to explore the issue of corporate antitrust compliance and its implications for criminal antitrust enforcement policy.
The roundtable provided a forum for the Antitrust Division to engage with inside and outside corporate counsel, foreign antitrust enforcers, international organization representatives, and other interested parties on the topic of antitrust compliance. Participants discussed the role that antitrust compliance programs play in preventing and detecting antitrust violations, and ways to further promote corporate antitrust compliance. The format of the program was a series of panel discussions with featured speakers. Audience participation in the discussions was encouraged.
For more information, please send an email to ATR.Compliance@usdoj.gov or contact:
Jennifer Dixton
Competition Policy and Advocacy Section
Antitrust Division
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Room 3317
Washington, DC 20530
March 12, 2018
Press Release: Department of Justice to Hold Roundtable on Criminal Antitrust Compliance
Date and Location
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April 9, 2018 |
The Great Hall |
Roundtable Agenda
| 1:00 p.m. |
Welcome – Intro/Framework of the Roundtable
Ann O’Brien, Acting Director of Criminal Enforcement |
| 1:05 p.m. |
Opening Remarks Makan Delrahim, Assistant Attorney General |
| 1:15 p.m. |
Speaker Introduction Ann O’Brien, Acting Director of Criminal Enforcement Speaker, U.S. Sentencing Commission Kathleen Grilli, General Counsel, U.S. Sentencing Commission discussed the history and framework of “effective” compliance policy guidelines. Followed by questions. |
| 1:45 p.m. |
Panel 1: Framework for Antitrust Compliance, A View From In-House This panel of in-house counsel will provide insight into their experiences with antitrust compliance, promoting a culture of compliance within the company, the components of their compliance programs, responding to violations, and best practices. Panelists Aimee Imundo, Global Executive Counsel, GE Joel Poppen, General Counsel, Micron Technology Anne Riley, Associate General Counsel Antitrust, Shell International Jillian Charles, Competition & Trade Counsel, Eaton Corp. DOJ Moderator: Jennifer M. Dixton, Attorney Advisor, Competition Policy Advocacy Section |
| 2:45 p.m. |
Break |
| 2:55 p.m. |
Panel 2: Antitrust Compliance, A View from the Bar Outside counsel will discuss counseling clients on antitrust compliance and improving or creating compliance programs. Panelists will also discuss the framework of the Antitrust Division’s consideration of corporate compliance programs at charging and sentencing. Panelists Thomas Mueller, Wilmer Hale Adam Hemlock, Weil, Gotshal & Manges Ted Banks, Scharf Banks Marmor Bab Tarun, Baker & McKenzie DOJ Moderator: Alex Shepard, Trial Attorney, San Francisco Office |
| 3:55 p.m. |
Break |
| 4:05 p.m. |
Panel 3: Compliance Resources, Ideas, and Lessons Learned International organizations and certain foreign competition enforcers have published or revised antitrust/competition compliance guidance. This panel will discuss this guidance, other compliance resources, and ideas for promoting antitrust compliance on a global scale. Panelists John Pecman, Canadian Competition Bureau Simon Constantine, United Kingdom Competition and Markets Authority Jindrich Kloub, Hong Kong Competition Commission DOJ Moderator: Carla Stern, Trial Attorney, Chicago Office |
| 4:55 p.m. |
Closing Remarks Ann O’Brien, Acting Director of Criminal Enforcement |
View the welcome, opening remarks, speaker Kathleen Grilli, and Panel 1
Transcript of the welcome, opening remarks, speaker Kathleen Grilli, and Panel 1
Related Resources
OECD Policy document DAF/COMP(2011)20, Promoting Compliance with Competition Law (2011)
EU Publications, Compliance Matters: What Companies Can do better to Respect EU Competition Rules (2013) (ISBN: 978-92-79-22094-4)
Competition Bureau Canada, Corporate Compliance Programs (2015)
UK Competition and Market Authority, Competition Law Compliance, Guidance for Businesses (2017)
Foreign Competition Authority Guidance: Brazil CADE Guidance on Compliance (January 2016)