Emerging Trends and Developments in Antitrust Enforcement: Addressing Critical Issues

Dr. Fabian Leimgruber is a lawyer and senior patent attorney, who has earned an international reputation as litigator and prosecutor mainly in the fields of competition and antitrust law, software and business methods patenting, pharmaceutical and life science protection. He practices in an advisory and forensic role as a licensed attorney before various courts on all levels, the Opposition and Appeal Boards of the European Patent Office, as well as national and international arbitration courts.

Juris Doctor in comparative competition and antitrust law. Specialized expertise in (i) competition/antitrust law, pharmaceutical industry and reverse payment settlement agreements, (ii) protection of software, business model and artificial intelligence, (iii) information technology (IT), electrical engineering and telecommunications, (iv) nano-technology and bio-chemistry.

Todd Seelman is the Managing Partner of the Lewis Brisbois Denver and Colorado Springs offices, as well as the Co-Managing Partner of its Washington, D.C. office. Mr. Seelman is the firm’s chair of the Antitrust & Competition Practice and co-chair of the Government Investigations Practice. He focuses his practice on all facets of U.S. federal and state antitrust law, including: horizontal restraints (price-fixing, supply restrictions, group boycotts, bid rigging, competitor collaborations); vertical restraints (resale pricing programs; advertised pricing programs (MSRP, MAP, and Colgate policies); price discrimination; dealer termination); mergers and government reporting; and monopolization. Mr. Seelman is also an Adjunct Professor of Antitrust Law at the University of Denver’s Sturm College of Law.

Dee Bansal is a partner in Cooley’s antitrust and competition practice group. Her practice focuses on defending clients in high-stakes antitrust litigation, including complex class actions, and in investigations brought by the Department of Justice, the Federal Trade Commission and State AGs related to claims of monopolization, restraint of trade and unfair and deceptive practices. She also defends corporate clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions and provides antitrust counseling. Dee has been selected as Rising Star in Antitrust Litigation in Washington, DC by Super Lawyers (2017 – 2019).