With bills pending in Congress and state legislatures, as well as the review of federal merger guidelines, we may be on the cusp of the biggest changes in antitrust in over 40 years.  As these changes are afoot, companies are already dealing with heightened uncertainty when it comes to DOJ and FTC review of deals, as well as facing new criminal and civil antitrust actions targeting alleged no-poaching agreements.

Join Bruce Hoffman, former Director of Competition at the FTC and now a partner at Cleary Gottlieb and David McAtee, General Counsel at AT&T for a highly practical and timely discussion on what this may mean for your company.

Specifically, we will cover:

• The current wave of antitrust legislation at the federal and state level, including prospects for pending bills, what concerns the corporate community, and what reforms companies should be seeking.
• The regulatory environment for M&A, including what deals are being blocked, the status of federal merger guidelines, what’s happening behind the scenes, and what all this means for advising boards, due diligence, merger agreements, and preparing for agency review.
• The new era of antitrust enforcement, including the risks of civil and criminal actions for no-poach agreements.

Who Should Attend: Current and prospective board members of public and private companies; CEOs and other C-suite executives; general counsel; corporate secretaries; corporate attorneys; investors; corporate governance professionals; CHROs, HR/talent management/talent acquisition/talent mobility leaders.