Antitrust Issues for the Retail Industry (OnDemand Webinar)

$149.00

SKU: 409186EAU

Description

Spot potential anticompetitive conduct and ensure your organization’s compliance with law.In today’s competitive retail environment, knowledge and awareness of the antitrust laws and their implications are more important than ever. As competition law evolves in response to technology and a rapidly changing business environment, retail companies must be cognizant of these changes to support and protect their organizations. Whether facing improper conduct by competitors or suppliers, or to protect against scrutiny from regulators or rivals, this shifting legal landscape poses both opportunities and threats for retailers. This topic is designed to provide an overview of key antitrust issues relevant to companies in the retail sector, so that organizations are able spot potential anticompetitive conduct and ensure their organization’s compliance with law. Covering topics ranging from pricing and distribution arrangements, including retail price management (or RPM), to exclusionary conduct by dominant rivals and compliance concerns, including how retailers can comply with the Biden Administration’s Executive Order on Promoting Competition in the American Economy, this topic will provide retail lawyers with the insights needed to protect their business.

Date: 2021-11-10 Start Time: End Time:

Learning Objectives

Distribution Arrangements and Suppliers
• RPM and Non-Price Arrangement
• Dealer Termination and Refusals to Deal
• Exclusive Dealing
• Tying/Full-Line Forcing

Anticompetitive Conduct From Dominant Competitors
• Threats to Supply Through Exclusive Arrangements or Group Boycott
• Exclusionary Conduct Raising Rivals’ Costs (e.g., Tying, Bundling, Predatory Pricing)
• Foreclosure of Customers or Suppliers Through Deception
• Conduct Other Than ‘Legitimate Competition’

Compliance Issues
• Agreements With Competitors and Suppliers
• Noncompetes and Non-Poaching Agreements
• Working With Trade Associations and Other Industry Organizations
• Dynamic Pricing and Price Gouging

Payments Issues
• Dominant Suppliers (Visa, MC, American Express)
• Evolving Payments Landscape
• Reducing Payments Costs

CLE (Please check the Detailed Credit Information page for states that have already been approved) ,NALA ,Additional credit may be available upon request. Contact Lorman at 866-352-9540 for further information.

Harrison J. McAvoy-Constantine Cannon LLP, Jeffrey I. Shinder – Constantine Cannon LLP