Overview
Event Details
Please join us for Steptoe's Annual Regulatory Symposium on Thursday, November 30. At this hybrid event, we will discuss goals achieved, goals thwarted by the courts, and goals to be achieved by the regulatory agencies in the (last) year of the (first) Biden administration.
The administration's regulatory undertakings in the fields of energy, transportation, telecom, media and competition writ large are more than meets the eye, and more than could be expected in light of a Supreme Court apparently determined to erode doctrines of deference to the agencies and more narrowly circumscribe the space in which agencies may act.
But they are less than the administration hoped to achieve for a variety of reasons, including the longstanding lack of a fifth Commissioner in the FCC and FERC, and the antitrust agencies' mixed record in the courts.
We will discuss both the achievements and the disappointments, stark or partial, of the first three years and the lessons afforded by that experience for the fourth, or the next four, as we face another election cycle. How to succeed in business without trying is the surreal title of a comedy. In regulation, as in business, there are no free lunches. But how to succeed in the regulatory business and make your efforts count despite rather fierce headwinds will be our subject. We will discuss it with top regulators and policymakers, including Commissioner Mark C. Christie, one of the nation’s foremost experts on all things energy, and world-famous media public interest advocate and (Public Knowledge founder) Gigi Sohn, then with industry and experts through a series of breakout sessions inspired by input from you. What can industry do to explore and enlarge areas of possible win-wins and help the agencies achieve their goals? What can the agencies do to help themselves, including by coordinating among them? These are among the questions we will take up.
Our Fifth Annual Regulatory & Legislative Symposium will be offered as a hybrid event. Please indicate your preferred participation format (in-person or virtual) and breakout session selections on the registration form.
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Time: 12:00 p.m. - 5:15 p.m. EST
Click here for a copy of the program agenda. Lunch will be served and a cocktail reception will follow for those attending in person.
Location: Steptoe's Washington office (1330 Connecticut Avenue, Washington, DC 20036) or Virtually
CLE Credit: Steptoe is an accredited CLE provider in New York and California and is pleased to offer credit for participation in our breakout sessions during the live event. Additional information on the types of credit and number of hours is noted in the program agenda. If you are seeking credit in other jurisdictions, please make a note in your registration form and we’ll apply on your behalf.
Confirmed External Speakers:
- Dean Randall (Randy) Abate, Assistant Dean for Environmental Law Studies, GW Law
- Bill Baer, Visiting Fellow - Governance Studies, The Brookings Institution; former Director of the Bureau of Competition, Federal Trade Commission; and former Assistant Attorney General of the Antitrust Division, US Department of Justice
- Fabrice Coles, Senior Manager, Public Policy, PayPal
- Dale Collins, Adjunct Professor of Law at Georgetown Law Center; and former deputy assistant attorney general in the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice
- Commissioner Mark C. Christie, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Harry First, Charles L. Denison Professor of Law Emeritus at New York University School of Law, and former Chief of the Antitrust Bureau of the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York
- David Mason, General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Aristotle International
- Patrick Ottenhoff, Sr. Director Government Engagement, Visa
- Gigi Sohn, Distinguished Fellow at the Georgetown Law Institute for Technology Law & Policy and a Benton Senior Fellow & Public Advocate; and former Counselor to the former Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, Tom Wheeler
Steptoe Speakers:
- Ruxandra Cana, Partner
- Elizabeth Cassady, Partner
- Tod Cohen, Partner
- Micah Green, Partner
- Anne-Gabrielle Haie, Partner
- Pantelis Michalopoulos, Partner
- Michael Weiner, Partner
