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Roundtable-Antitrust
May 1, 2008
Participants
TOM HIXSON is a partner in Bingham McCutchen's San Francisco office. He handles a range of commercial litigation matters, including antitrust and consumer class actions and litigation in the telecommunications and energy industries. Mr. Hixson regularly defends cases brought under California's principal consumer protection laws. He also counsels clients concerning antitrust and unfair competition laws and regulation by state and federal agencies. He is the vice chair for publications of the California State Bar's Antitrust and Unfair Competition Section Executive Committee.
thomas.hixson@bingham.com
COLIN WEST is a partner in Bingham McCutchen's San Francisco office. His practice focuses on commercial disputes, with an emphasis on antitrust and other complex litigation. He also frequently performs antitrust counseling for clients in the United States and in the Pacific Rim. Mr. West is chair of the Antitrust and Business Regulation Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco, and is a frequent contributor to the publications by the Civil Practice and Procedure Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law.
colin.west@bingham.com
JESSE MARKHAM is a partner and co-chair of Holme Roberts & Owen's Antitrust Practice. He was recently appointed the Marshall P. Madison Professor of Law and the University of San Francisco School of Law, where he teaches antitrust law and other courses. Mr. Markham helped establish antitrust enforcement in Russia and the Ukraine and is a leading authority on China's recently-enacted anti-monopoly law. He previously served as a chair of Morrison & Foerster's Antitrust practice and as deputy attorney general for California and Massachusetts.
jesse.markham@hro.com
JOSEPH R. SAVERI is a partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein. He has antitrust experience in numerous industries, including commercial explosives, computer software, energy, x-ray film, baby food, transportation, dairy, retailing, entertainment, glass, packaging, cosmetics, vitamins, and agricultural products. His jury trial experience includes cases of price-fixing brand-name prescription drugs, carpets, and travel agent commissions. Mr. Saveri is co-author of California Antitrust Law published by the State Bar's Antitrust and Unfair Competition Section and a contributor to the California Class Action treatise.
jsaveri@lchb.com
SEAN GATES is a partner at Morrison & Foerster. His practice focuses on antitrust litigation, with emphasis on matters involving the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property. Mr. Gates previously served as a deputy assistant director at the Federal Trade Commission. He was the Commission's lead trial counsel in Realcomp II. He was also trial counsel in two precedent-setting FTC cases involving standard setting: Unocal (representing the Commission) and Rambus (representing the respondent).
sgates@mofo.com
BARKLEY COURT REPORTERS is affiliated with over 100 Realtime Certified Shorthand Reporters and has eight locations throughout California, offering worldwide scheduling 24 hours a day/7days a week. The company takes pride in being the first deposition agency to use and offer state-of-the-art technology and in setting the standards of professionalism, quality, and outstanding service for the industry. Large multistate case management is its specialty.
www.barkleycr.com 800.222.1231
THE WESTIN SAN FRANCISCO MARKET STREET recently completed a $30-million renovation and name change. Situated in San Francisco's South of Market district, adjacent to the Financial District, the hotel offers contemporary sophistication with the latest in high-tech amenities. The hotel features 676 guest rooms with Westin's signature Heavenly Beds and Heavenly Shower/Baths and 37-inch flat-screen televisions. The WestinWORKOUT Powered by Reebok is accessible 24 hours a day. The restaurant Ducca features Northern Italian cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner; cocktails with outside terrace dining is available. westin.com/marketstreet
thomas.hixson@bingham.com
COLIN WEST is a partner in Bingham McCutchen's San Francisco office. His practice focuses on commercial disputes, with an emphasis on antitrust and other complex litigation. He also frequently performs antitrust counseling for clients in the United States and in the Pacific Rim. Mr. West is chair of the Antitrust and Business Regulation Section of the Bar Association of San Francisco, and is a frequent contributor to the publications by the Civil Practice and Procedure Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law.
colin.west@bingham.com
JESSE MARKHAM is a partner and co-chair of Holme Roberts & Owen's Antitrust Practice. He was recently appointed the Marshall P. Madison Professor of Law and the University of San Francisco School of Law, where he teaches antitrust law and other courses. Mr. Markham helped establish antitrust enforcement in Russia and the Ukraine and is a leading authority on China's recently-enacted anti-monopoly law. He previously served as a chair of Morrison & Foerster's Antitrust practice and as deputy attorney general for California and Massachusetts.
jesse.markham@hro.com
JOSEPH R. SAVERI is a partner at Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein. He has antitrust experience in numerous industries, including commercial explosives, computer software, energy, x-ray film, baby food, transportation, dairy, retailing, entertainment, glass, packaging, cosmetics, vitamins, and agricultural products. His jury trial experience includes cases of price-fixing brand-name prescription drugs, carpets, and travel agent commissions. Mr. Saveri is co-author of California Antitrust Law published by the State Bar's Antitrust and Unfair Competition Section and a contributor to the California Class Action treatise.
jsaveri@lchb.com
SEAN GATES is a partner at Morrison & Foerster. His practice focuses on antitrust litigation, with emphasis on matters involving the intersection of antitrust and intellectual property. Mr. Gates previously served as a deputy assistant director at the Federal Trade Commission. He was the Commission's lead trial counsel in Realcomp II. He was also trial counsel in two precedent-setting FTC cases involving standard setting: Unocal (representing the Commission) and Rambus (representing the respondent).
sgates@mofo.com
BARKLEY COURT REPORTERS is affiliated with over 100 Realtime Certified Shorthand Reporters and has eight locations throughout California, offering worldwide scheduling 24 hours a day/7days a week. The company takes pride in being the first deposition agency to use and offer state-of-the-art technology and in setting the standards of professionalism, quality, and outstanding service for the industry. Large multistate case management is its specialty.
www.barkleycr.com 800.222.1231
THE WESTIN SAN FRANCISCO MARKET STREET recently completed a $30-million renovation and name change. Situated in San Francisco's South of Market district, adjacent to the Financial District, the hotel offers contemporary sophistication with the latest in high-tech amenities. The hotel features 676 guest rooms with Westin's signature Heavenly Beds and Heavenly Shower/Baths and 37-inch flat-screen televisions. The WestinWORKOUT Powered by Reebok is accessible 24 hours a day. The restaurant Ducca features Northern Italian cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner; cocktails with outside terrace dining is available. westin.com/marketstreet
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