Speeches

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery, “The Innovation Dance: Navigating the Balance of Intellectual Property and Antitrust in a Global World”

Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak at the Hudson Institute Forum for Intellectual Property. I am very pleased to be here. The Hudson Institute’s mission is, in part, to “challenge conventional thinking . . . through interdisciplinary studies in defense, international relations, economics, energy, technology, culture, and law.”[1] Successful management of the intersection of law, technology, and economics is key for achieving prosperity, and is something I wish to speak more about today.

Thank you, Secretary Kennedy. Today’s record healthcare fraud charges and arrests makes clear that there is no case too big, no scheme too complex, and no hiding place too remote for our fraud-fighting team.

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

Thank you for that generous introduction. I am thrilled to join so many of America’s independent cattle producers for your annual conference. As President Trump recognized in his recent proclamation on beef, “[c]attle ranchers have played an integral role in United States history, helping to forge an American identity[.]”[1] I couldn’t agree more. Looking around this room, I see incredible American stories.

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

Good afternoon and thank you for joining us at the Department today. I want to thank our law enforcement partners who are joining me on the stage today, including the FBI’s Joe Perez, GSA OIG’s Jason Suffredini, and USPS-OIG’s Vernessa Medina.

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery

Thank you for that kind introduction. It is a pleasure to join you in the Crescent City and to meet many of the members of Transparency Rx and others attending this conference. As a law enforcer with responsibilities across the economy, it is an honor to be in the room with folks who have the depth of expertise that you have when it comes to the healthcare system and the issues related to prescription drug pricing and delivery, which you and your members think about every day. I look forward to learning more about your perspective. In turn, I will share how the Antitrust Division at the Department of Justice under President Trump views our enforcement role, especially in healthcare, along with some thoughts about how antitrust enforcement may relate to points that your organization has raised in the broader healthcare policy discussion.

Remarks as prepared for Delivery, “Old Crime, New Code”

Good afternoon. Thank you to Informa Connect for convening its Antitrust West Coast conference and bringing together such a broad cross-section of the enforcement community, in-house counsel, and private bar.

Remarks as Prepared for Delivery, "Shirley Temple Antitrust: A Fresh Take on an Old Classic"

Good afternoon – thank you for having me here. I’d like to thank New York University Law School for hosting this event and inviting me to speak about our approach to merger enforcement. And I’d like to particularly thank my good friend Bill Rinner for helping organize today’s event. I have learned so much from Bill — in life and in antitrust. Your continued success in life is certain precisely because of the person you choose to be, in good times and in bad. We miss you at the Division.

Good morning, my name is Colin McDonald, Assistant Attorney General for the National Fraud Enforcement Division at the Department of Justice.

Thank you all for attending this important event to share the United States’ efforts to combat illegal cross-border trade of timber and wood products. This is a priority of the Trump Administration, vital to our nation’s national and economic security and that of our global trading partners. 

Thank you for all for the opportunity to be here. And thank you to the entire Environmental and Natural Resources Division staff for bringing together key stakeholders to collaborate on and discuss an important priority of President Trump’s Administration.

Thank you. My name is Tysen Duva and I am the Assistant Attorney General for the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. The Criminal Division is proud to partner with U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro and our law enforcement agency colleagues here today in announcing actions by the Scam Center Strike Force, which is part of the Homeland Security Task Force National Coordination Center – all developed based on President Trump’s Executive Order.