David Tayar, Partner, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP to Speak at the Knowledge Group’s European Antitrust Enforcement for Pay-For-Delay Settlements Live Webcast
David Tayar, Partner, Managing Director, Regulatory Risk, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP to Speak at the Knowledge Group’s European Antitrust Enforcement for Pay-For-Delay Settlements Live Webcast
New York, NY, April 11, 2015 --(PR.com)-- The Knowledge Group/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series, the leading producer of regulatory focused webcasts, has announced today that David Tayar, Partner, Managing Director, Regulatory Risk, Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP will speak at the Knowledge Group’s webcast entitled: “European Antitrust Enforcement for Pay-For-Delay Settlements.” This event is scheduled for September 10, 2015 from 10:00am – 12:00pm (ET).
For further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/european-antitrust-enforcement-for-pay-for-delay-settlements-live-webcast/
About David Tayar
David Tayar is partner in the Antitrust & Competition practice group of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
Mr. Tayar has extensive experience in handling first and second stage complex merger control investigations before both European and French antitrust agencies and in coordinating multijurisdictional filings. He regularly advises clients in restrictive arrangements and monopolization cases before European and French competition authorities and courts. He also intervenes in State aid cases before the European Commission and European Community Courts.
Mr. Tayar advises French and foreign clients in a wide variety of industries, with a special focus on the energy, media, pharmaceutical and banking sectors.
He was admitted to the Paris Bar in January 2000. He graduated from the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (postgraduate degree in private law) and from the London School of Economics (LL.M in European law).
About Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher is an international law firm counting more than 650 lawyers including 150 partners worldwide. The firm is located in many of the world’s most prominent marketplaces with offices in New York, Washington, Houston, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Brussels, Milan and Rome.
Our top tier lawyers are ranked among the best in their respective local and international markets and have uniquely broad and deep industry experience.
In Paris, our 60 attorneys regularly represent high profile French and multinational companies, investment funds and financial institutions in the most sophisticated legal matters, business disputes and transactions.
Our areas of expertise include:
Competition and antitrust
Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions
Capital markets
Banking and project finance
Tax
Restructuring and business reorganization
Litigation and arbitrage
White collar crime
Public and administrative law
Event Synopsis:
Reverse payment settlement is one of the few schemes that may be used to delay generic entry of possible competitors. Several pharmaceutical companies which have been entering into these ‘pay-for-delay’ agreements, if not sued for violating EU’s antitrust rules, are facing costly investigations.
In this two-hour Live webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders will help you better understand the important aspects of this significant topic. They will provide an in-depth discussion of Pay-For-Delay Settlements. Speakers will also offer best practices in developing and implementing an effective antitrust policy and ensure compliance with IP laws.
Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:
Pay-For-Delay Settlements – An Overview
Reverse Payment Agreements
“By Object” Vs. “By Effect” Infringements
EU’s Antitrust Rules
Recent Claims on Patent Settlements
Potential Effects on Generic Markets
Antitrust Scrutiny, Prevention and Risk Mitigation Strategies
Costs and Damages in Pay-For-Delay Settlements
Reasonable Sanctions and Penalties
Best Enforcement and Compliance Practices
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group, LLC was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/
For further details, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/event_name/european-antitrust-enforcement-for-pay-for-delay-settlements-live-webcast/
About David Tayar
David Tayar is partner in the Antitrust & Competition practice group of Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP.
Mr. Tayar has extensive experience in handling first and second stage complex merger control investigations before both European and French antitrust agencies and in coordinating multijurisdictional filings. He regularly advises clients in restrictive arrangements and monopolization cases before European and French competition authorities and courts. He also intervenes in State aid cases before the European Commission and European Community Courts.
Mr. Tayar advises French and foreign clients in a wide variety of industries, with a special focus on the energy, media, pharmaceutical and banking sectors.
He was admitted to the Paris Bar in January 2000. He graduated from the University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne (postgraduate degree in private law) and from the London School of Economics (LL.M in European law).
About Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
Willkie Farr & Gallagher is an international law firm counting more than 650 lawyers including 150 partners worldwide. The firm is located in many of the world’s most prominent marketplaces with offices in New York, Washington, Houston, Paris, London, Frankfurt, Brussels, Milan and Rome.
Our top tier lawyers are ranked among the best in their respective local and international markets and have uniquely broad and deep industry experience.
In Paris, our 60 attorneys regularly represent high profile French and multinational companies, investment funds and financial institutions in the most sophisticated legal matters, business disputes and transactions.
Our areas of expertise include:
Competition and antitrust
Private Equity
Mergers & Acquisitions
Capital markets
Banking and project finance
Tax
Restructuring and business reorganization
Litigation and arbitrage
White collar crime
Public and administrative law
Event Synopsis:
Reverse payment settlement is one of the few schemes that may be used to delay generic entry of possible competitors. Several pharmaceutical companies which have been entering into these ‘pay-for-delay’ agreements, if not sued for violating EU’s antitrust rules, are facing costly investigations.
In this two-hour Live webcast, a panel of distinguished professionals and thought leaders will help you better understand the important aspects of this significant topic. They will provide an in-depth discussion of Pay-For-Delay Settlements. Speakers will also offer best practices in developing and implementing an effective antitrust policy and ensure compliance with IP laws.
Some of the major topics that will be covered in this course are:
Pay-For-Delay Settlements – An Overview
Reverse Payment Agreements
“By Object” Vs. “By Effect” Infringements
EU’s Antitrust Rules
Recent Claims on Patent Settlements
Potential Effects on Generic Markets
Antitrust Scrutiny, Prevention and Risk Mitigation Strategies
Costs and Damages in Pay-For-Delay Settlements
Reasonable Sanctions and Penalties
Best Enforcement and Compliance Practices
About The Knowledge Group, LLC/The Knowledge Congress Live Webcast Series
The Knowledge Group, LLC was established with the mission to produce unbiased, objective, and educational live webinars that examine industry trends and regulatory changes from a variety of different perspectives. The goal is to deliver a unique multilevel analysis of an important issue affecting business in a highly focused format. To contact or register to an event, please visit: http://theknowledgegroup.org/
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