October 15, 2026

American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section to hold Antitrust Masters Course Oct. 21-24

CHICAGO, Oct. 15, 2026 - The American Bar Association Antitrust Law Section will host the 2026 Antitrust Masters Course for mid-level or senior antitrust practitioners Oct. 21-24 at the Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina in Cambridge, Maryland.

The Masters Course involves a series of comprehensive CLE lectures examining the underlying trends and tensions in current antitrust doctrine. Workshops on private litigation, government investigation and merger practice will supplement the lectures. Continuing Learning

Keynote speakers during the three-day conference include Michael D. Hausfeld, Hausfeld LLP, Washington, D.C.; U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, U.S. District of Court for the District of Columbia; and Timothy Wu, Columbia Law School, New York, New York. Former FTC chairs Jon Leibowitz and Maureen Ohlhausen will host a keynote conversation, and Gail Slater, former assistant attorney general in the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, and now with American Compass, will be interviewed by Melanie L. Aitken, Bennett Jones LLP, Washington, D.C.

What:
2026 Antitrust Masters Course

When:
Oct. 21-24

Where:
Hyatt Regency Chesapeake Bay Golf Resort, Spa and Marina
100 Heron Blvd
Cambridge, Maryland

Session topics include:

• "AI, Algorithms and Competition"

• "The Trump/Vance FTC"

• "New Policy Responses to Developments in the Digital Economy"

• "Modern Competitive Effects Analysis and Merger Guidelines"

• "Merger Review Beyond the DOJ/FTC: The Global Dimension"

View the full agenda here. For more information or for media registration, contact Shanda Ivory at [email protected].