Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center
Washington, D.C.
Wilson Sonsini partner Beau Buffier will join panelists for the discussion, "Ethics: Conflicts, Confidentiality, and the State AG," where they will delve into the conflicting duties of state attorneys general, including navigating confidentiality, privilege, and multiple representations. Panelists will explore real world scenarios, emerging ethics opinions, and practical strategies for keeping the public trust while managing conflicting responsibilities. For more information and to register, please visit the event website.
The 2025 ABA Antitrust Law Section's annual Fall Forum will discuss how states have responded to new challenges, new cases, and the passage of new legislation. Panels will explore how the states are making their mark and having an impact across the U.S. as leaders, thinkers, and enforcers.
Jasper Vera
jvera@wsgr.com
Beau Buffier is an antitrust partner in the New York and Boston offices of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where his practice focuses on defending clients in merger investigations before the Federal Trade Commission and Department of Justice as well as non-U.S. antitrust agencies including the CMA (UK). Beau also represents domestic and foreign clients in connection with various antitrust issues concerning cartel matters, abuse of dominance, joint ventures, distribution arrangements, intellectual property, competitor collaborations and Hart-Scott-Rodino compliance. Beau has defended substantive merger investigations and other civil and criminal investigations involving a wide variety of industries, including semiconductors, telecommunications, enterprise software, internet platforms, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, chemicals, retailing, airlines, automotive parts, and entertainment and ticketing.