Symposium 2019 | Lessons Learned from Windy Times at the Interface Among International Trade, Intellectual Property, Antitrust, and Financial Regulation

The George Washington Law Review is proud to have hosted its 2019 Symposium: Lessons Learned from Windy Times at the Interface Among International Trade, Intellectual Property, Antitrust, and Financial Regulation, which took place on Friday, October 25th from 8 AM–3 PM at The George Washington University Law School. We were extremely excited to have a variety of former Commissioners from the International Trade Commission, the Federal Trade Commission and the US Securities and Exchange Commission.

The past century, past decade, and past few years have each in their own way seen extraordinary development across the fields of international trade, intellectual property, antitrust, and financial regulation. The changes are beyond technical or incremental, in many cases raising questions about the very policy goals and foundations of these fields and related regulatory regimes. This Symposium will focus on what this all means for both private sector actors and government officials, and what new developments might be on the horizon.

Thursday, October 24

6:00–9:00 PM: Symposium Welcome Dinner and Reception (International Room, Hotel Lombardy, 2019 Pennsylvania Ave NW, Washington, DC 20006)

Friday, October 25

8:00–8:30 AM: Registration and Breakfast (Kelly Lounge, George Washington Law School, 2000 H St. NW, Washington DC 20052)

8:30–9:45 AM: Computing, Trusting, Transacting (Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, George Washington Law School, 2000 H St. NW, Washington DC 20052)

• Hon. F. Scott Kieff, Fred C. Stevenson Research Professor of Law, GW Law School, and Former Commissioner, US International Trade Commission
• Troy A. Paredes, Founder, Paredes Strategies LLC, former Commissioner, US Securities and Exchange Commission
• Glenn Barnes, former Senior Vice President at UniCredit
• Thomas D. Grant, Fellow, Lauterpacht Centre for International Law, University of Cambridge
• Dirk Brown, Faculty Director, McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Darla Moore School of Business at University of South Carolina

9:45–10:00 AM: Coffee Break and Networking (Kelly Lounge, George Washington Law School, 2000 H St. NW, Washington DC 20052)

10:00–11:15 AM: Private and Public Sector Interfaces in Commercial Innovation Systems (Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, George Washington Law School, 2000 H St. NW, Washington DC 20052)

• Françoise M. Birnholz, Attorney-at-Law
• Dr. Anne Layne Farrar, Vice President at Charles River Associates and Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University School of Law
• Andrew F. Knaggs, former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Combating Terrorism

11:15–11:30 AM: Coffee Break and Networking (Kelly Lounge, George Washington Law School, 2000 H St. NW, Washington DC 20052)

11:30 AM–12:45 PM: Professionals and Professionalism (Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, George Washington Law School, 2000 H St. NW, Washington DC 20052)

• Brock Dahl, Associate General Counsel, National Security Agency
• Dirk Brown, Faculty Director, McNair Institute for Entrepreneurism and Free Enterprise, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Darla Moore School of Business at University of South Carolina
• Lee Schneider, General Counsel, Block One

12:45–1:45 PM: Lunch (Dee J. Kelly Law Learning Center Lobby, 2028 G Street NW)

1:45–3:00 PM: Disputing & Adjudicating (Jacob Burns Moot Court Room, George Washington Law School, 2000 H St. NW, Washington DC 20052)

• Hon. William E. Kovacic, Global Competition Professor of Law and Policy, GW Law School, and Former Chair, US Federal Trade Commission
• Mary A. Inman, Partner, Constantine Cannon
• Mitchell Ginsburg, Associate Principal at Charles River Associates and former senior official at the US International Trade Commission and the US Trade Representative

3:00–5:00 PM: Closing Reception (Tasher Great Room, George Washington Law School, 2000 H St. NW, Washington DC 20052)