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Countervailing Power - Antimonopoly for Workers Conference

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University of Memphis School of Law

Countervailing Power: Antimonopoly for Workers

This one-day event will explore the past, present, and future of antimonopoly for workers. Panels will cover goals, economics, litigation lessons learned, the union-antitrust interface, effective engagement with enforcers, and more.

KEYNOTE SPEAKER: Alvaro Bedoya, Former Federal Trade Commission Commissioner

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MAY 15, 2026 at MEMPHIS LAW

The University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law and the Herff Chair of Excellence present the 2026 Herff Conference, "Countervailing Power - Antimonopoly for Workers."

The conference is free to attend.

RSVP via THIS LINK.

AGENDA

8:30–9:00 a.m. - Welcome Coffee & Registration

9:00–10:00 a.m. - Panel 1: Goals and Metrics
Moderator: Eric Posner (University of Chicago Law School)

Panelists:

  • Rebecca Allensworth (Vanderbilt Law School)
  • Hiba Hafiz (Boston College Law School)


10:00–11:00 a.m. - Panel 2: Economics of Labor and Competition
Moderator: Nancy Rose (MIT Economics Department)

Panelists:

  • David Berger (Duke University Economics Department)
  • Elena Prager (University of Rochester Simon Business School)
  • Hal Singer (University of Utah Department of Economics, EconOne)
  • Marshall Steinbaum (University of Utah Department of Economics)

11:00–11:15 a.m. - Morning Break

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. Panel 3: Litigation Lessons Learned
Moderator: John Newman (University of Memphis School of Law)

Panelists:

  • Rachel Dempsey (Towards Justice)
  • Dean Harvey (Lieff Cabreser)
  • Susan Musser (WilmerHale, former Federal Trade Commission)
  • Richard Powers (Kressin Powers)

12:30–1:30 p.m. - Lunch and Keynote Address
Keynote Speaker: Alvaro Bedoya (former FTC Commissioner)

1:30-2:30 p.m. - Panel 4: The Union–Antitrust Interface
Moderator: Amanda Lewis (Cuneo Gilbert)

Panelists:

  • Eric Posner (University of Chicago Law School)
  • Daniel Hanley (Open Markets Institute)
  • Nell Geiser (Communications Workers of America)

2:30–3:45 p.m. Panel 5: Engaging with Enforcers
Moderator: Shaoul Sussman (Simonsen Sussman)

  • David Lawrence (former U.S. Department of Justice)
  • Max Miller (former FTC, former Iowa Attorney General’s office)
  • Rohan Pai (Federal Trade Commission)

3:45–4:00 p.m. - Afternoon Break

4:00–5:15 p.m. Panel 6: The Future of Labor Antimonopoly
Moderator: Udit Thakur (International Brotherhood of Teamsters)

  • Slade Bond (Cuneo Gilbert)
  • Matt Platkin (Platkin LLP, former New Jersey Attorney General)
  • Juno Turner (Towards Justice)

Cocktail Reception