``Antitrust 2001'' Conference to Explore New Legal Issues in the New Economy.Business Editors/Legal Writers NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 9, 2000 Some of the most distinguished legal minds in the nation -- including U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson Thomas Penfield Jackson (born January 10, 1937) was a United States District Court Judge for the District of Columbia. He was appointed in 1982 after serving as president of the District of Columbia Bar Association. He is currently an attorney with the Jackson and Campbell, P.C. and former U.S. Attorney General William P. Barr -- will gather in Washington D.C. next month for the pre-eminent conference regarding antitrust issues in the new economy. The conference, "Antitrust 2001," will take place on Sept. 28 and 29, at The Washington Monarch Hotel located at 2401 M St., NW. Conference registration information is available by calling 800/869-4302 or by visiting www.fulcruminfo.com. The faculty for the conference reads like a "Who's Who" list of speakers. It includes top executives from Ford Motor Co., AMR (1) (Adaptive Multi-Rate) A variable rate speech codec selected by the 3GPP for the 3G evolution of the GSM cellphone system (WCDMA). Using the Algebraic CELP (ACELP) compression technology, AMR provides toll quality sound at transmission rates from 4.75 to 12. Corp., Xerox Corp. and Pepsi-Cola Co., as well as several distinguished members of the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC FTC See Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ) and the Judiciary. For example, in addition to keynote addresses by Judge Jackson and Barr (now the general counsel for GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) Corp.), the conference will include a panel discussion involving U.S. Assistant Attorney General Joel I. Klein, the lead prosecutor in the Microsoft antitrust litigation An action brought in court to enforce a particular right. The act or process of bringing a lawsuit in and of itself; a judicial contest; any dispute. When a person begins a civil lawsuit, the person enters into a process called litigation. , and Robert Pitofsky, chairman of the FTC. The conference is being sponsored by Howrey Simon Arnold & White LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol , and co-chaired by Barr and John DeQ. Briggs, partner at Howrey Simon Arnold & White. "The important issue this conference will address is whether traditional antitrust theories hold up in the new economy, " said Neil E. Handwerker, president of New York-based Fulcrum Information Services See Information Systems. , the conference creator. "This remarkable faculty will explore antitrust considerations raised by business-to-business auction sites and various types of Internet-based business practices that are facing scrutiny for alleged price-fixing and buying cartels." For more information or to arrange for a complementary admission (editorial staff members only) to the conference, call Daryn Teague at 661/297-5292. |
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