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Cross-Border Antitrust Enforcement Efforts
Albert A. Foer
President
American Antitrust Institute
Albert A. ("Bert") Foer is founder and President of the American Antitrust Institute. His career has included private law practice in Washington, DC (Hogan & Hartson, Jackson & Campbell); the Federal Senior Executive Service (as Assistant Director and Acting Deputy Director of the Federal Trade Commission's Bureau of Competition); CEO of a mid-sized chain of retail jewelry stores for twelve years; trade association and non-profit leadership; and teaching antitrust to undergraduate and graduate business school students. Foer has published numerous articles, book chapters, and reviews relating to competition policy. He is a graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, with an A.B. (magna cum laude) from Brandeis University, and an M.A. in political science from Washington University.
Mark Rosman
Assistant Chief, National Criminal Enforcement Section; Antitrust Division
U.S. Department of Justice
Mark Rosman is the Assistant Chief of the National Criminal Enforcement Section of the Antitrust Division of the United States Department of Justice. He represents the United States in investigations and prosecutions of corporations and individuals for criminal antitrust violations, including leading the Division’s investigation of British Airways, Air France/KLM, and other airlines. From 2002-2004, he served as a Special Assistant to the Directors of Enforcement for the Antitrust Division. Before moving to Washington, Mr. Rosman worked for ten years as a Trial Attorney in the Antitrust Division’s Dallas Field Office, trying five criminal antitrust cases in the Southern District of Texas.
Mr. Rosman earned his J.D., with honors, in 1991 from the University of Florida, and his B.A. in 1988 from the University of Pennsylvania. He is admitted to practice in Florida and California.
William A. Isaacson
Partner
Boies, Schiller & Flexner LLP
Since joining the firm at its inception in 1997, Bill Isaacson's main practice areas have included complex commercial litigation and class actions, and arbitration.
In the area of plaintiff class actions, Legal 500.com describes Mr. Isaacson as a "key litigator" at BSF who "has emerged as the leader on the foreign antitrust front." For example, Mr. Isaacson has acted as trial counsel for class plaintiffs in Animal Science Products v. Mitsui & Co. (D.D.C.), an international cartel case, resulting in a jury verdict for the class of $49.5 million (before trebling) (National Law Journal, August 4, 2003 p. 13) and In re Scrap Metal Antitrust Litigation (N.D.Ohio) winning a jury verdict of $11.5 million before trebling. Mr. Isaacson also has acted as a Steering Committee Member in In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation in which the firm uncovered an international conspiracy and represented purchasers of a range of vitamins in pursuing price fixing and market allocation claims ("Not Your Father's Class Action," National Law Journal, June 7, 1999, p.A5), resulting in an over $1 billion in settlements. In addition, Mr. Isaacson has filed the first class actions uncovering cartels in China responsible for exporting products to the United States, including the vitamin C industry. Mr. Isaacson is currently lead counsel for the direct purchaser class in In re Graphic Processing Units Antitrust Litigation (N.D. Cal.).
Mr. Isaacson also has acted as counsel in Worldspan v. Abacus (ICC Arbitration / London) (following a three week trial in 1999, a 300 page Award in August 2000 found for Claimant Worldspan on claims for fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, breach of contract, misappropriation of confidential information and conspiracy and awarded $39.5 million); Kuwait Oil Company & UK Oil Company v. UK Oil Company et al. (LCIA Arbitration/London) (following an arbitration in London and Kuwait, an arbitration award in December 2000 affirmed Claimant's contractual equity interest in billion barrel oil fields at issue, and awarded fees and costs to Claimants); Shandling v. Grey (representing comedian Garry Shandling against his former manager for breach of fiduciary duty through to settlement following a decision denying a motion for summary adjudication, see "Shandling Claims Get New Life in a Stunning Reversal," Variety June 23, 1999, p. 1).
Mr. Isaacson is member of the Advisory Board for Legal Counsel for the Elderly and has lectured at Georgetown University Law School and made presentations and conducted mock trials at ABA seminars and meetings. Based on its own surveys, the publication Super Lawyers listed Mr. Isaacson as a D.C. Super Lawyer for 2008.
Kirby D. Behre
Partner, Litigation Department
Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker
Kirby Behre is a former federal prosecutor and trial lawyer who has practiced criminal, civil and government contract law for the past 21 years. As a member of Paul Hastings’ White Collar, Internal Investigations and Corporate Governance Group, Mr. Behre has represented and defended corporations and individuals in civil and criminal investigations of alleged business crimes and civil fraud, including securities fraud, Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations, antitrust violations and government contract fraud. Mr. Behre co-chairs the firm's E-Discovery Group, and has a particular expertise concerning e-discovery as it relates to government investigations. Mr. Behre was recently recognized as a Washington, D.C. Super Lawyer by Law & Politics publication.
Prior to his appointment as an Assistant United States Attorney in 1989, Mr. Behre practiced government contract and commercial contract law with the Washington, D.C. law firms of Hogan & Hartson and Pettit & Martin. He has litigated government contract cases before the General Services Board of Contract Appeals, the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and the General Accounting Office.
Mr. Behre is General Counsel to Big Brothers/Big Sisters of the National Capital Area, an organization he has been involved in for more than 15 years. Mr. Behre is an active participant in the Sedona Conference, a leader in e-discovery issues and education.
Mr. Behre received his J.D. degree, cum laude, from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1985 and his B.A. degree from George Washington University, with Special Honors and Distinction, Phi Beta Kappa, in 1982. He is a member of the District of Columbia and Maryland bars.
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