Artificial Intelligence, M&A and Antitrust: Emerging Trends Lawyers Need to Know

This CLE program will bring together leading government enforcers, industry representatives, academics, and private practitioners at the intersection of Antitrust, M&A, and AI. Topics will include: (a) the regulatory and economic landscape underlying the influx of AI-related transactions; (b) competition and national security-related enforcement impacting AI industries and AI technologies; (c) methods for mitigating AI-related risk in M&A transactions; and (d) best practices for using AI tools in M&A deal processes.

Program Fee:
$299 Member | $399 Nonmember

Guy Ben-Ishai
Head of Economic Research, Google 

Eun Young Choi
Partner, Arnold & Porter, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Asset Protection, National Security Division

Bill Efron
Partner, Arnold & Porter, former Director of FTC Northeast Regional Office

Alison Fraser
Head of Responsible Development and Use of Tech Legal Affairs, Ericsson

Adele Hogan
Co-Founding Partner, Broadfield U.S.

Matthew Huppert
Partner, Winston & Strawn

Wayne Janke
Partner, Arnold & Porter

Aviv Nevo
George A. Weiss and Lydia Bravo Weiss University Professor, Wharton School of Business and Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, former Director of the Bureau of Economics, Federal Trade Commission

Javier Ortega
Senior Associate, Arnold & Porter

Alan Page
Engineering Leader and Technology Writer

James Rhilinger
Director and Associate General Counsel, Competition and Regulatory, Meta

Michael Schwartz
Senior Enforcement Counsel, Antitrust Division, New York Attorney General

Alexandra Yestrumskas
Deputy Assistant Secretary, former Acting Assistant Secretary of Investment Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury

10:00 am – 10:10 am
Welcome and Program Introduction
Speakers: David Emanuelson, Partner, Arnold & Porter
Nadezhda (Nady) Nikonova, Managing Antitrust Counsel, Oracle
Jerome Walker, Jerome Walker PLLC

10:10 am – 11:00 am
Technology and Economics Driving M&A and Competition in AI Industries
Moderator: Nadezhda (Nady) Nikonova, Managing Counsel, Oracle
Speakers: Guy Ben-Ishai, Head of Economic Research, Google
Alan Page, Engineering Leader and Technology Writer

11:00 am – 11:15 am
Networking Break

11:15 am – 11:40 am
Fireside Chat: National Security Issues Impacting AI-Related M&A Transactions
Moderator: Eun Young Choi, Partner, Arnold & Porter, former Deputy Assistant Attorney General for National Asset Protection, National Security Division
Speaker: Alexandra Yestrumskas, Deputy Assistant Secretary, former Acting Assistant Secretary of Investment Security, U.S. Department of the Treasury

11:40 am – 11:45 am
Break

11:45 am – 12:35 pm
Antitrust and Artificial Intelligence – Government Enforcers Perspective
Moderator: Bill Efron, Partner, Arnold & Porter, former Director of FTC Northeast Regional Office Speakers: Matthew Huppert, Partner, Winston & Strawn
Aviv Nevo, Director Federal Trade Commission Bureau of Economics
Michael Schwartz, Senior Enforcement Counsel, Antitrust Division, New York Attorney General

12:35 pm – 1:35 pm
Lunch

1:35 pm –2:25 pm
Best Practices for AI-Related Antitrust Compliance – In-House Perspective
Moderator: Javier Ortega, Senior Associate, Arnold & Porter
Speakers: James Rhilinger, Director and Associate General Counsel, Competition and Regulatory, Meta
Nadezhda (Nady) Nikonova, Managing Antitrust Counsel, Oracle

2:25 pm – 2:40 pm
Networking Break

2:40 pm – 3:30 pm
Ethics of Implementing AI in M&A Transactions
Moderator: Adele Hogan, Co-Founding Partner, Broadfield U.S.
Speakers: Alison Fraser, Head of Responsible Development and Use of Tech Legal Affairs, Ericsson
Wayne Janke, Partner, Arnold & Porter

New York: 4.0 Total; 3.0 Professional Practice & 1.0 Ethics
New Jersey: 4.0 Total; 3.0 General & 1.0 Ethics
California: 4.0 Total; 3.0 General & 1.0 Ethics
Pennsylvania: 3.0 Total; 2.5 General & 0.5 Ethics
Connecticut: Available to Licensed Attorneys

Thank you to our Premium Sponsor.

Sponsoring Association Committee:
Presidential Task Force on Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technologies | Lorraine McGowen, Tiffany J. Smith, and Jerome Walker, Co-Chairs

Sponsorship Opportunities are Available! Please Contact:
Yelena Balashchenko, Manager, Business Development & Sponsorships | (212) 382-6608 | ybalashchenko@nycbar.org