Co-sponsored by the USC Gould School of Law Center for Transnational Law and Business, the Analysis Group, and the USC Marshall School of Business Initiative on Digital Competition.

USC Gould School of Law, Room 7

699 Exposition Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90089

Agenda: Thursday, June 5, 2025

8:00 AM - 9:00 AM

• Registration and Breakfast

9:00 AM - 9:15 AM

• Welcome and Opening Remarks 

Panels:

• 9:15 AM- Panel 1: Mergers 
  • Moderator: Greg McCurdy, Sony 
  • Sarretta McDonough, Intel
  • Christina Ma, Wachtell 
  • Thu Hoang, Qualcomm
  • Markus von Wartburg, Analysis Group
• 10:30 AM- Break
• 10:45 AM- Panel 2: Cartels 
  • Moderator: Adam Paris, Sullivan & Cronwell
  • Heather Nyong'o, Cleary Gottlieb
  • Anna Pletcher, O'Melveny & Myers
  • Eva Cole, Winston & Strawn
  • Maria Garibotti, Analysis Group 
• 12:00 PM- Lunch with Keynote by FTC Commissioner Melissa Holyoak 
• 1:15 PM- Panel 3: Tech Litigation 
  • Moderator: Michael Lawrence, Google 
  • Julian Kleinbrodt, Gibson Dunn
  • Scott Martin, Hausfled 
  • Yonatan Even, Cravath 
  • Maxime Cohen, McGill University 
• 2:30 PM- Break 
• 2:45 PM- Panel 4: Competition and Financial Services 
  • Moderator: Sam Auld, Skadden Arps
  • Tom Elrod, Kirby Mclnerney
  • Ray Girnys, Lowey Dannenberg
  • Ben Fleming, Hogan Lovells
  • Mike Beauregard, Analysis Group
• 4:00 PM- Break 
• 4:15 PM- Panel 5: Future of regulation and quasi regulation
  • Moderator: Ben Labow, Wilson Sonsini
  • Anna Kertesz, White & Case
  • Tatsuya Tsunoda, Nishimura & Asahi
  • Julie Goshorn, Visa
  • Jeff Prince, Indiana University 
• 5:30 PM- Cocktail Reception and Dinner

Co-Hosts:

• Marissa Ginn, Analysis Group 
• D. Daniel Sokol, USC 

Travel Details:

Campus Access:

To enter campus, all attendees must be present a government-issued photo ID and visitor QR code for the event. All attendees will be pre-registered for the visitor QR code and will receive an email from USC Trojan Visitor at  tvisitor@usc.edu. prior to the event. The email contains a link to the QR code for the corresponding event date. 

Parking:

Complimentary parking will be available at the McCarthy Way Parking Structure (formerly PSX), located off Figueroa Street at McCarthy Way. For the most direct route for drop-off or parking, use the following address in your GPS: 620 USC McCarthy Way, Los Angeles, CA 90089. Parking reservation details will be shared with registered guests prior to the event date. The closest campus access point will be located adjacent to the McCarthy Parking Structure. 

Hotel Accommodations:

For your convenience, a room block has been reserved at the Omni Hotel in Downtown Los Angeles for the nights of June 4-5, 2025. Rooms can be reserved at a special conference rate of $219.00 per night. Guests will receive a waived destination fee and complimentary deluxe wifi upon booking. Valet parking is offered to guests at $65 per night. These rooms can be reserved by visiting the Omni Hotel Website or by calling (213) 617-3300. The room reservation deadline is Friday, May 23, 2025. 

251 South Olive Street, Los Angeles, California, 90012

Shuttle Service

A complimentary shuttle service will be available to transport hotel guests from the Omni Hotel to USC Gould School of Law on Thursday, June 5, 2025. The shuttle will depart at 7:30 AM and return to the Omni at the end of the conference day. To utilize the shuttle, guests should meet in Omni's main hotel lobby, where a USC representative will be present for the trip. In case of a delay, the representative can be reached by phone. Additional information will be provided closer to the event date.

Questions: 

For questions, please contact the USC Gould Events Office at events@law.usc.edu