Practical Strategies to Defend Cartel Investigations

Preparing for Investigations in the US and Europe

Investigations of possible international cartel violations are exploding.  Recent cases have already affected dozens of Japanese companies in electronics, auto-parts, airlines, and other industries.  Targeted companies have strong incentives to reduce or avoid penalties by telling authorities about violations, however, in that process, they may give the authorities information about another cartel, which drives the authorities to start new cases.  Therefore, new investigations can start on any company at any time, and most companies are unprepared.  When foreign authorities visit local subsidiary offices to take documents and computer records, it is the first time the many companies has ever experienced anything like it.

Speakers

• Edward D. Schwartz Experienced trial lawyer; defended Air Cargo, Organic Peroxides, etc.
• Kenneth P. Ewing Defended Air Cargo, Air Passenger, Lithium Batteries, etc.
• Jean-Nicolas Maillard Defended baking flour, fresh dairy products, various "dawn raids" in EU and France
• Takeshi Motomura Defended oil and gas service, retailing, etc. particularly having strength in trials
• Atsushi Izumi Defended plural auto-parts, industrial products, etc.
• Takashi Domon Defended plural auto-parts, industrial products, etc.

Topics of Discussion

• Practical Strategies Against Cartel Investigations in the United States
• Specific Coordination in Japan Against Global Cartel Investigations
• Practical Strategies Against Cartel Investigations in Europe
• Effective Auditing and Compliance for Preventing Cartels