Marriott Marquis
Washington, D.C.
The annual ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, now in its 74th year, is the largest gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforcers, journalists, and students from around the world. It attracts over 4,000 delegates from more than 67 nations arriving for what has become known as "Antitrust Week." The quality of the sessions and the expertise of the faculty are unparalleled.
This year, Wilson Sonsini partner Jamillia Ferris serves as the Spring Meeting Co-Chair and will also be speaking at the event. Come join her and our other leading practitioners on the following panels:
The Spring Meeting provides a valuable opportunity to gather both domestic and international perspectives on competition, consumer protection, and data privacy law from esteemed faculty and delegates alike. We hope to see you there!
For more information on the conference and to register, please visit the event website.
Hannah Hebertson
hhebertson@wsgr.com
Jamillia represents clients in several areas, including merger review, government investigations, and antitrust-related counseling and litigation.
Brent Snyder, head of the firm's regulatory and compliance department, brings more than 30 years of civil and criminal litigation and trial experience in both the private and public sectors. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading authorities on antitrust and competition enforcement in the area of antitrust cartels and related criminal violations. Brent has secured positive outcomes for leading companies and individual executives across industries in investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and other antitrust enforcers, all while ensuring minimal business disruptions.
Prior to joining the firm, Brent served as chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC), where he had day-to-day responsibility for all aspects of its enforcement, policy, advocacy, and administration functions. Under his leadership, the HKCC set several important litigation precedents; significantly increased the volume, variety, and complexity of its enforcement work; improved its leniency and cooperation incentives; and enhanced its competition policy and advocacy work.
Maureen Ohlhausen is the co-chair of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati’s antitrust and competition practice. A partner in the Washington, D.C., office, she advises industry-leading clients on complex antitrust and litigation matters, with a focus on high-profile cases. Sought after for her depth of experience on antitrust and Federal Trade Commission (FTC)-related issues, Maureen is known for her relationships with officials in the U.S. and abroad.
Maneesha Mithal is a partner in the Washington, D.C., office of Wilson Sonsini and co-chair of the firm’s data, privacy, and cybersecurity practice. Maneesha advises clients on privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer protection matters and represents companies in regulatory investigations. She is also one of the founding members of Wilson Sonsini’s AI group.
Taylor M. Owings is a partner in the New York office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where she represents clients in civil merger and non-merger matters both before federal and state government agencies and in private litigation. She also counsels clients on the application of antitrust law to their business operations, with an emphasis on issues arising in technology-focused industries.
Bonnie Lau is a partner in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. She represents clients in antitrust and related complex litigation involving claims of price-fixing, wage-fixing, no-poach conduct, output suppression, monopolization, refusal to deal, predatory pricing, and group boycott, as well as antitrust counterclaims in IP and patent matters. Clients praise Bonnie as a “masterful strategist” who “deliver[s] pragmatic and business-focused advice,” and “a fantastic lawyer” who is “detail-oriented and able to manage complex matters with ease and good humor” (Chambers USA).