Lunch with Ylli Dautaj in Bogotá, Colombia. We’re both here teaching intensive courses at Facultad de Derecho | Uniandes and Universidad Externado de Colombia, respectively. Ylli will be a member of Penn State Law’s visiting faculty this coming academic year. Thank you, Stephen Barnes, for connecting us!

Enjoyed my conversation with Mike Gang ’77, Chair of the Board of Directors at Post & Schell, P.C., where he is also Principal and Co-Chair of the Firm’s Energy & Utilities Practice Group. Mr. Gang seres on the Leadership Council Advisory Board at Penn State Dickinson Law.

Mr. Gang discussed his role as Chair of the firm, the significance of Pennsylvania as an energy hub, his successful work with state and federal agencies, and his strong connections to Dickinson College, Dickinson Law, and Penn State. He also reflected on why Pennsylvania is central to his work and shared the most important leadership lessons he has learned throughout his career.

Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbqJx51c_WY

#Leadership #EnergyLaw #RegulatoryAffairs #pennstatedickinsonlaw

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I recently sat down with Bill Kovacic, the doyen of antitrust law. He shared his perspectives on the GW Competition Law Center he founded and the crucial importance of partnerships. We delved into the FTC’s rule against non-competes, its independence and political imperatives, lessons he learned as FTC Chair, and his insights on the antitrust regulation of digital platforms.
We also explored the moderating effect of common law, whether Ireland can fill the “Brexit gap”, and whether US antitrust is becoming more European. Bill shared his thoughts on what’s holding Europe back from growing tech giants, leadership lessons from his time on Capitol Hill, and the question of whether America is on its way down. We capped off the discussion by talking about creating and navigating an international antitrust culture, his mentors, and his hopes and legacy.
Our conversation covers a broad range of critical issues in antitrust law and leadership. Catch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTRc-9zwfpI
#Antitrust #Leadership #CompetitionLaw #BillKovacic #Interview #LegalInsights

Honored to be invited to speak at the inaugural Global Intellectual Property Alliance (GLIPA) Conference held at Georgia State University College of Law.

This conference focuses on the need to work collaboratively to strengthen innovation ecosystems around the world for the benefit of people by promoting increased awareness, regional dialogue, and networking on key IP issues. It aims to build a collaborative, long-term, action-oriented agenda with committed stakeholders, notably public and private sector actors, academia, and others, to bring IP to the hands of everyone around the world.

Elizabeth Lester Gwilym Roberts Micheal Binns, Esq. Maria Cecilia Romoleroux Akiko Kosaka, and I addressed diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts around the world, one of GLIPA’s three pillars. I spoke on the “National Strategy on Inclusive Innovation” the USPTO and U.S. Department of Commerce released earlier this month and highlighted clear and specific ways stakeholders can help students, women, and aliens assimilate into the innovation ecosystem, contribute to the economy, and help address global challenges.

Congratulations to United States Intellectual Property Alliance – USIPA and GLIPA Co-Founder Scott Frank, Nikhil Marathe, and Maria Fernanda Hurtado. Scott also serves on our advisory board at Penn State Dickinson Law’s IP and Innovation Initiative.

https://www.glipa.org/

Those featured in the photos include Mariano Municoy Roberte Makowski Daniel Lim Lateef Mtima Valencia Wallace David Kappos Adam Kelly Moraima “Mo” Ivory Maria de Lourdes Vazquez Elizabeth Dougherty Oliver Morris Sherry Knowles Chinwe Ohanele, Esq. Guy Pessach Carlos R. Olarte Stephanie Curcio Ryan Abbott Takuya Izumi Maria del Pilar Troncoso Olabimpe A. A. Paola Cordova Nobu Hiroi Bertin Niyigaba