Jeffrey Klenk, Director, Berkeley Research Group, LLC to Speak at The Knowledge Group’s Event

The Knowledge Group, LLC, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that Jeffrey Klenk, Director, Berkeley Research Group, LLC will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “COVID-19 and Antitrust Risks: How Businesses Should Respond LIVE Webcast”. End Quote

(1888PressRelease) May 22, 2020 - This event is scheduled to be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2020 from 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm (ET).

For further details, please visit:
https://www.theknowledgegroup.org/webcasts/covid-19-and-antitrust-risks/

About Jeffrey Klenk
Jeffrey Klenk is an economist who focuses his practice on the analysis of alleged anticompetitive conduct, as well as on the analysis economic damages more generally. Examples of the conduct studied by Mr. Klenk include conditional pricing (such as loyalty rebates), resale price maintenance, and tying and bundling arrangements. Much of Mr. Klenk’s work has been specifically undertaken in the context of class certification. Mr. Klenk has published a number of articles related to antitrust, both in peer-reviewed journals and in industry trade press, and frequently speaks on these issues as well. Mr. Klenk also teaches economics, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, including micro and macroeconomics and econometrics.

About Berkeley Research Group, LLC
Berkeley Research Group (BRG) provides to counsel, corporations, and governments throughout the world independent and objective testimony in matters involving antitrust litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and agency competition reviews. BRG’s antitrust litigation experience includes analyzing claims of price fixing; examining the competitive effects of alleged actual or attempted monopolization such as claims of predatory pricing, anticompetitive tying or bundling, exclusionary practices, and abuse of a dominant position; and investigating other competition issues such as those related to alleged price discrimination. BRG experts combine a deep understanding of actual market behavior with relevant economic theory and sound empirical research. They have provided testimony and made presentations concerning antitrust issues in both state and federal courts and in meetings and hearings before the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the European Commission, and other tribunals; and also before sector-specific regulators.

Event Synopsis:
The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly distressed the global market today. Companies suffer from interrupted supply chains and income losses as a result of paralyzed business operations. Practitioners think that this consequential business disruption may lead companies to collaborate with competitors in the hopes of keeping them afloat amidst the troubled economy. However, this move can also potentially violate the competition law.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released guidance on certain types of coordinated activities permissible by antitrust laws and warned businesses about price-fixing arrangements, market allocations, and other unlawful collaborations. The antitrust agencies have stressed that antitrust enforcement remains a priority. States are also closely monitoring companies’ pricing activities with particular focus on price gouging which involves illegally increasing prices beyond competitive levels during an emergency. Thus, businesses need to be abreast of any emerging regulatory development and must ensure efficient, flexible, and compliant business practices to be able to quickly adapt to regulatory changes and avoid legal liability.

Join antitrust experts Jeffrey Klenk (Berkeley Research Group, LLC) and Allison Smith (Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati) as they provide an in-depth discussion of the evolving landscape of antitrust law amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Speakers will also present significant issues and challenges faced by businesses and offer best compliance practices to avoid pitfalls in this changing regulatory climate.

This LIVE Webcast will discuss the following:
• Antitrust Developments Amidst Covid-19 Pandemic
• Covid-19 Implications on Competition Law
• Recent Enforcement Actions
• Critical Issues and Compliance Challenges
• Best Compliance Practices
• What Lies Ahead

About The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group is a leading provider of Continuing Legal Education, CLE, for lawyers, Continuing Professional Education, CPE, for accountants and a variety of other types of continuing education for other professions. Our mission is to deliver quality continuing education programs utilizing industry trends and the latest technology to communicate regulatory shifts and contributions made to different fields. Our insightful and engaging webcasts are brought to you by leading influencers to offer a multitude of perspectives and outlooks.
In bringing together thought leaders, regulators, and subject matter experts from around the world, The Knowledge Group strives to be the best-in-class provider of continuing education. The experts we engage with analyze the latest trends, insights, and developments in their industries to bring forth content you can’t get anywhere else.

We can be reached via our website, over the phone at (646) 844-0200 or email us at info ( @ ) theknowledgegroup dot org. We look forward to having you learn with The Knowledge Group.

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