What HR Professionals Need to Know
About the Antitrust Laws

presented by James Attridge
& Jackie Lem

Antitrust and competition law enforcement and private suits represent a growing risk that can result in steep fines, private damages, and even criminal liability. There is also growing intersection between antitrust law and competition for employees.

This webinar will cover what HR professionals need to know about antitrust law enforcement in the United States and California, including the latest on enforcement targeting no-poach, no-solicit, and wage-fixing agreements; salary and benefit benchmarking; and non-compete clauses.

Speakers:

James Attridge
Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

James (“Jimmy”) Attridge is a partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP where his practice focuses on antitrust investigations and litigation, competition compliance, and complex merger reviews. Jimmy served as the Antitrust Division’s Chief of Staff during the Biden Administration and as a federal prosecutor and part of the Antitrust Division’s leadership team overseeing criminal antitrust investigations, litigation, and policy during the Trump and Biden administrations, including implementing policy changes to bring criminal charges for collusion affecting labor markets. Jimmy has been recognized as a top antitrust lawyer worldwide by Chambers Global and Lawdragon, and in Global Competition Review’s “40 under 40” list of leading antitrust practitioners around the world.

Jackie Lem
Partner, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP

Jacklin (Jackie) Chou Lem is a partner in the San Francisco office of Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider LLP. She is an accomplished antitrust lawyer with nearly two decades of government and private practice experience, including 17 years at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division, where she most recently served as Civil Chief of the San Francisco Office. In that role, she expanded the office’s civil enforcement program and led significant merger and monopolization matters. Jackie has also prosecuted high-profile international price-fixing conspiracies, pioneered criminal monopolization charges, and helped shape agency-wide policy reforms. A frequent speaker at national and international antitrust conferences, she has trained enforcement officials globally through her work with the International Competition Network and other organizations. Today, she draws on her deep government insight & extensive trial experience to guide clients through merger clearances, cartel investigations, and high-stakes litigation.