Beyond Leniency: Empirical Methods of Cartel Detection

Posted by D. Daniel Sokol

For those of you who want copy of the slides from today's ABA Section of Antitrust Law program in which I participated, you can download the slides here.

 

Beyond Leniency: Empirical Methods of Cartel Detection
Thursday, December 15, 2011
12:00pm - 1:30pm EST

Sponsored by:
Economics Committee
International Cartel Task Force
Compliance and Ethics Committee
Insurance and Financial Services Committee

Antitrust authorities have relied significantly on leniency applications to detect conspiracies, but despite their considerable success some collusion remains undetected. Recognizing the great value of multiple approaches to detection, several authorities have started to search for alternative and complementary approaches including empirical methods commonly known as screens. Screens have flagged unusual patterns in a variety of countries and industries, and in addition to their natural use for detection, they can also be successfully applied on the defense side. This panel will discuss the multiple uses of screens on both sides of antitrust investigations and litigation.

Moderator: Carlos Mena Labarthe
Director, Division for Cartel and Interstate Commerce Restrictions Investigations, Federal Competition Commission of Mexico

Speaker: Rosa M. Abrantes-Metz, PhD
Principal, AFE Consulting
Adjunct Associate Professor, Stern School of Business, NYU

Speaker: Donald Klawiter
Partner, Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
Washington, DC

Speaker: Carlos Emmanuel Joppert Ragazzo
Commissioner, CADE
Brazil

Speaker: D. Daniel Sokol
Associate Professor of Law
University of Florida Levin College of Law