ASIA-PACIFIC ANTITRUST LAW:
REDEFINING THE RULES OF ENGAGEMENT
Presented in Cooperation with the Sections of International and Antitrust Law of the American Bar Association (ABA)

The panel will review developments in competition law in key Asian jurisdictions including the enactment of the 2007 China Antimonopoly Law. As the first comprehensive competition statute in the PRC, the China Antimonopoly Law presents important questions and concerns related to the application of competition law during China's transition to a market economy. The panel will also address the amendments enacted in 2007 to India's Competition Law. Addressing the elements of the 2003 law ruled unconstitutional, these amendments herald an entirely new competition regime in India. Finally, the panel will highlight important recent decisions by the Japan Fair Trade Commission and the Korea Fair Trade Commission, particularly as they pertain to unilateral exploitative abuses and the proposed amendments to the Japan Antimonopoly Act.

MODERATOR:

Harumichi Uchida, Senior Partner
Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, Japan
Harumichi Uchida is a senior partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto. Mr. Uchida specializes in corporate and commercial matters, with particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, intellectual property, media, telecommunications, antitrust, and international arbitration. He is vice president of the Japan Competition Law Forum and a member of the Round Table Conference of the Japan Fair Trade Commission. MORE>

PANELISTS:

H. Stephen Harris, Jr., Partner
Alston & Bird LLP, United States
Steve Harris is chair of Alston & Bird’s Antitrust Practice Group. He has represented many multinational corporations in antitrust litigation and regulatory proceedings, including criminal and civil antitrust cases in the U.S. federal courts, as well as administrative and adversarial proceedings before non-U.S. agencies and tribunals. MORE>

Youngjin Jung, Partner
Yulchon Attorneys at Law , Korea
Dr. Youngjin Jung practices in the areas of antitrust, telecommunications, international trade, and international arbitration, and has acquired extensive experience in the information technology, telecommunications/broadcasting, semiconductor, aviation, and chemical industries. Dr. Jung was a lead counsel in the Microsoft case in Korea. MORE>

Bruce Lloyd, Partner
Clayton Utz, Australia
Bruce Lloyd is a partner in the National Competition Group of Clayton Utz. He advises both private and public sector organizations on competition law aspects of mergers and acquisitions, restrictive trade practices under Part IV, access issues under Part IIIA, and consumer protection issues under Part V of the Trade Practices Act. MORE>

Susan Ning, Partner
King & Wood PRC Lawyers, China
Susan Ning is head of the International Trade Group of King & Wood. She specializes in international trade, antitrust, and foreign direct investment in China. Ms. Ning, together with her team, serves as legal counsel to the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in 2008. MORE>

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