Attorneys to explore 'Antitrust Trends' April 26

The Association of Corporate Counsel-Michigan Chapter (ACC-MI) will present “Antitrust Trends: M&A and Employer-Employee Relations” sponsored by Shearman & Sterling on Wednesday, April 26, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Daxton Hotel, 298 S. Old Woodward Ave. in Birmingham.

The program will cover recent developments in government and private antitrust challenges to mergers and employer-employee relationships, including no-poach, non-solicit, and non-compete clauses and practices. Speaking at the program will be Shearman & Sterling’s David Higbee, Todd Stenerson, and Rachel Mossman Zieminski.

Higbee is a partner in the firm’s Antitrust practice, Global Antitrust Practice Group leader, head of the Washington, D.C. Office, and Americas regional managing partner. He focuses on antitrust government and internal investigations, merger reviews, and complex litigation matters. He has represented clients in varied industries including defense, oil and gas, financial services, and technology. He works regularly on matters before the Federal Trade Commission and the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice.

Higbee previously served at the Department of Justice as deputy assistant attorney general and chief of staff of the Antitrust Division. At the department, he also served as deputy associate attorney general, and as counsel to the U.S. Attorney General and White House Liaison. He was designated a special assistant U.S. attorney. He led transition planning for the Antitrust Division during the change in Administrations between 2016-2017. Higbee also served at the White House under

President George W. Bush as special assistant to the president and associate director for Presidential Personnel.

Stenerson is a partner in the firm’s Litigation practice.  In addition to his antitrust, multi-district litigation, and arbitration experience, he has handled investigations by the U.S. Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. As part of his complex commercial litigation background, he also has handled several dealer terminations and RICO cases, as well as business torts, breach of contract, and ERISA cases.

Zieminski is a partner in the Antitrust practice. She focuses on representing plaintiffs and defendants in domestic and international disputes at the trial and appellate level and in multidistrict litigation. These cases have included complex commercial, antitrust, corporate governance, RICO, and class action claims. She has also worked on numerous other litigation matters spanning a variety of industries, including healthcare, energy, and financial and consulting services.

In addition, Zieminski recently co-authored a chapter titled “USA: Competition Litigation 2020,” for the International Comparative Legal Guide to Competition Litigation 2020, detailing how competition rules are enforced in the United States.

To register for this program, visit www.acc.com/chapters-networks/chapters/michigan and click on “events.”