ALI-ABA Course of Study Trying and Winning a Civil Antitrust Case December 7-8, 2006 Washington, D.C. PROGRAM FACULTY PARTICIPANTS TABLE OF CONTENTS Page xi xiii STUDY MATERIAL 1. Trial Fundamentals and Courtroom Strategies for the Civil Antitrust Attorney By Thomas J. Horton 2. Negotiating Merger Remedies with the Antitrust Division and Litigating the Proposed Fix By Thomas J. Horton 3. Simplifying Antitrust Cases By Richard G. Parker 4. Sample Juror Questionnaire Submitted by Hays Gorey, Jr. 5. Preparing for the Rigors of Trial: A "Twelve Step" Program By Robert J. Zastrow 6. Proving Relevant Geographic Markets (PPT Slides) By Jesse W. Markham, Jr. 7. Opening Statement Demonstrations and Critiques: Excerpts of Opening and 69 Closing Statements in FTC v. Staples By George S. Cary Transcript of Trial Before the Honorable Thomas F. Hogan, United States District Judge, District of Columbia 71 Transcript of Arguments Before the Honorable Thomas F. Hogan, United States District Judge, District of Columbia 86 Comparison of Office Depot's Prices in Two Florida Cities 113 Comparison of Staples' Prices in Two Virginia Cities 114 Office Depot Retail Pricing Memorandum 115 Staples 1996 Strategy 116 Chart: Office Depot Pricing, Summer 1996 117 Chart: Staples' Prices Are Lower Where Office Depot Is in the Market 118 Chart: Staples' Prices Are Higher Facing Fewer Superstore Competitors 119 Chart: Staples' Prices Are Higher with Less Superstore Competition, Jan. 1997 120 vii 1 31 39 47 57 63
Chart: Staples Lowers Prices in Response to Office Depot Entry--Total Sample 121 8. Defining the Relevant Markets By Maribeth Petrizzi 123 9. Study Materials 131 Submitted by David A. Balto Antitrust Review: Top Developments in Merger Law in 2004 by David A. Balto and Ryan W. Marth, The M & A Lawyer, March 2005 133 Leveling the Playing Field in Antitrust Merger Litigation: The Sungard Decision, by J. Mark Gidley and David A. Balto, The M & A Lawyer, January 2002 138 Should You Complain: Opposing a Proposed Merger, by David A. Balto, The Threshold, Summer 2005, Vol. V, No. 3 144 Private Merger Challenges: A Critical Supplement to Government Enforcement, by David A. Balto, Mergers and Acquisitions Newsletter, Summer 2004, Vol. IV, No. 3 148 10. The Winning Use of Evidence in Opening Statements: Lessons from U.S. v. 163 Microsoft Corporation By Karen L. Morris Transcript of Proceedings Before the Honorable Thomas P. Jackson 169 United States of America, et al. v. Microsoft Corporation, et al., Trial Vol. No. 1 (Oct. 19, 1998) 190 11. Material on Evidentiary Issues (United States v. Lam) 197 Submitted by Hays Gorey, Jr. Memorandum Regarding Cross-Examination of the Defendant 199 Memorandum Regarding Admission of Evidence of Other Crimes 211 12. Material on Evidentiary Issues 255 Submitted by Thomas J. Horton Motions in Limine from United States v. Franklin Electric Co., Inc. (W.D. Wis.) 257 Motion to Exclude Certain Testimony and Opinions of Expert Witness filed by Sheboygan Memorial Hospital, Inc., in Curtis-Universal, Inc. v. Sheboygan Emergency Medical Services, Inc. et al., No. 92-C-1075 (E.D. WI) 278 Closed-Question Cross 296 Cross Using Open and Closed Questions 299 Objection Charts 300 13. Fact Pattern By John J. Eklund 14. Challenging Expert Witness Testimony in Antitrust Cases: Lessons from Recent Rulings Applying Daubert v. Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Inc. By John J. Eklund and Maura L. Hughes 305 317 viii
15. Principles of "Handling" Experts By John J. Eklund 16. The Goals of Closing Argument By Hays Gorey, Jr., Thomas J. Horton, Angela L. Hughes, and Maribeth Petrizzi 17. Some Thoughts on Jury Trials By J. Thomas Marten 339 345 359 18. The Top Ten Ways To Lose and Win a Trial 373 By Constance K. Robinson Study Outline 375 Top Ten Ways To Lose/Win a Trial (PPT Slides) 377 19. Effective Briefs By Mark I. Levy; Submitted by Constance K. Robinson 20. Trying a Monopolization Case By Mark W. Ryan 385 391 ix
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ALI-ABA Course of Study Trying and Winning a Civil Antitrust Case December 7-8, 2006 Washington, D.C. PROGRAM Thursday, December 7, 2006 7:30 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Introductory Remarks and Course Overview - Messrs. Horton and Gorey 8:45 a.m. Organizing and Simplifying a Complex Antitrust Case for Trial Messrs. Eklund, Horton, and Parker 9:30 a.m. Preparing Your Client for the Rigors of an Antitrust Trial (Demonstration) Ms. Batts and Messrs. Gorey and Zastrow 10:15 a.m. Networking Break 10:30 a.m. Proving Relevant Product and Geographic Markets (Demonstration) Messrs. Balto, Cary, and Horton 11:30 a.m. Proving Antitrust Injury and Damages Messrs. Gorey and Marquis and Ms. Morris 12:30 p.m. Questions and Answers 12:45 p.m. Lunch Break 2:00 p.m. Featured Speaker: Terence F. MacCarthy, Chief, Federal Defender Program, Chicago - "Killer" Cross-Examinations 3:45 p.m. Networking Break 4:00 p.m. Handling Economic, Financial, and Industry Experts in Complex Antitrust Cases (Demonstration) Ms. Hughes, Dr. Kerr, and Messrs. Eklund and Zych 5:00 p.m. Questions and Answers 5:15 p.m. Adjournment for the Day Friday, December 8, 2006 8:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast 8:30 a.m. Handling Trial With an Eye to the Potential Appeal Messrs. Gorey and Markham 9:15 a.m. Opening and Closing Statements (Demonstrations) Judge Marten and Messrs. Eklund and Horton 9:45 a.m. Featured Speaker: J. Thomas Marten, U.S. District Judge - View from the Bench: Judicial Perspective on Antitrust Trials and Trial Ethics 10:45 a.m. Networking Break 11:00 a.m. Featured Speaker: J. Thomas Rosch, Commissioner, Federal Trade Commission, Washington, D.C. - A Lifetime in Antitrust xi
11:45 a.m. Questions and Answers 12:00 noon Lunch Break 1:15 p.m. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly: Winning (and Losing) Lawyering and Strategies in Civil Antitrust Cases Mr. Horton and Mss. Moltenbrey and Robinson 2:00 p.m. Case Studies: Recent Antitrust Trials Messrs. Crew, Horton, Parker, and Ryan 3:00 p.m. Adjournment xii
ALI-ABA Course of Study Trying and Winning a Civil Antitrust Case December 7-8, 2006 Washington, D.C. PLANNING CHAIRS Hays Gorey, Jr., Esquire Senior Litigation Counsel U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division 1401 H St NW Rm 3700 Washington, DC 20530-0001 Thomas J. Horton, Esquire Thelen Reid & Priest LLP 701 8th St NW Washington, DC 20001 John J. Eklund, Esquire Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP 800 Superior Ave E Ste 1400 Cleveland, OH 44114-2688 FACULTY David A. Balto, Esquire 1350 I St NW Washington, DC 20005-3305 Alicia J. Batts, Esquire Dickstein Shapiro LLP 1825 I St NW Washington, DC 20006-5403 George S. Cary, Esquire Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP 2000 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20006-1812 Eugene C. Crew, Esquire Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP 2 Embarcadero Ctr Fl 8 San Francisco, CA 94111-3833 Maura L. Hughes, Esquire Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP 800 Superior Ave E Ste 1400 Cleveland, OH 44114-2688 William O. Kerr, Ph.D. LECG 1725 I St NW Ste 800 Washington, DC 20006-2408 Terence F. MacCarthy, Esquire Executive Director Federal Defender Program 55 E Monroe St Ste 2800 Chicago, IL 60603-5814 Jesse W. Markham, Jr., Esquire Morrison & Foerster LLP 425 Market St San Francisco, CA 94105-2406 xiii
Honorable J. Thomas Marten U.S. District Court Southern District of Kansas 401 N Market St Rm 232 Wichita, KS 67202-2019 Mary Jean Moltenbrey, Esquire Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP 701 Pennsylvania Ave NW Ste 600 Washington, DC 20004-2692 Karen L. Morris, Esquire Morris and Morris LLC 4001 Kennett Pike Ste 300 Wilmington, DE 19807-2039 Richard G. Parker, Esquire O'Melveny & Myers LLP 1625 I St NW Washington, DC 20006-4001 Commissioner J. Thomas Rosch Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Ave NW Washington, DC 20580-0002 Mark W. Ryan, Esquire Mayer Brown Rowe & Maw LLP 1909 K St NW Washington, DC 20006-1152 Robert J. Zastrow, Esquire Assistant General Counsel - Antitrust Verizon Communications Inc. 1515 N Courthouse Rd Arlington, VA 22201-2209 Thomas F. Zych, Esquire Thompson Hine LLP 127 Public Sq Ste 3900 Cleveland, OH 44114-1291 Constance K. Robinson, Esquire Kilpatrick Stockton LLP 607 14th St NW Ste 900 Washington, DC 20005-2000 xiv