Hanno F. Kaiser

Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

Antitrust and Competition Law

I am a U.S. and EU antitrust and technology lawyer. I have represented clients in merger and conduct matters before the Federal Trade Commission, the U.S. Department of Justice, the European Commission, MOFCOM, MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology), the German Federal Cartel office and other agencies. Most of my clients are in the Internet and high technology space. I am interested in economics, cryptography, modular synthesizers, and the protection of civil liberties.

Teaching

2018: Bay Area Antitrust v.1, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2017: Silicon Valley Antitrust v.7, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2017: Tel Aviv University/U.C. Berkeley Summer LL.M. Program, July 31-August 3, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2016: Silicon Valley Antitrust v.6, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2016: Tel Aviv University/U.C. Berkeley Summer LL.M. Program, August 8-11, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2015: Silicon Valley Antitrust v.5, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2015: Tel Aviv University/U.C. Berkeley Summer LL.M. Program, August 3-6, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2014: Silicon Valley Antitrust v.4, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2013: Silicon Valley Antitrust v.3, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2013: Silicon Valley Antitrust v.2, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2012: Silicon Valley Antitrust v.1, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2010: Antitrust and the Internet, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2009: International Antitrust Law and Policy, University of California, Berkeley, School of Law

2007: Antitrust and Intellectual Property, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

2006: Antitrust Issues in Mergers and Acquisitions, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

2005: International Antitrust Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law

Speaking

Computer and Communications Industry Association, CCIA: Panelist, Internet Platforms And Competition Policy, March 30, 2017, Washington, D.C.

GCR Live 6th Annual Antitrust Law Leaders Forum - Miami: Panelist, Enforcement is Just a Click Away: Competition Issues in E-Commerce, February 2, 2017, Miami, FL

Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel, 27. Annual All Hands Meeting: Speaker, Technology Antitrust: Avoiding the Top 3 Emerging Regulatory Threats, October 28, 2015, Santa Clara. Slides).

Institute of Competition Law, Law & Economics Workshop: Challenges for Antitrust Enforcement in the Technology Sector. Panelists: Guillaume Loriot (DG COMP), Fiona Scott Morton (Yale University), Sven Völcker (Latham & Watkins) October 14, 2015, Brussels.

GCR Live 5th Annual Brussels: The conference about the bigger picture, Speaker, Reverse Payment Settlements, the U.S. Perspective, November 12, 2013, Brussels. (Slides).

GCR Live: 2nd Annual Antitrust Law Leaders Forum 2013, Speaker, A New Shift: The Patent Wars Move (Partially) to the Merger Context, February 8, 2013, Miami, FL

FTC/DOJ Workshop on Patent Assertion Entity Activities, Speaker, December 10, 2012, Washington D.C.

RAND Revisited: Current Developments in the Law of Standard Essential Patents, Moderator, October 26, 2012, Berkeley, CA. Panelists: Carl Shapiro, UC Berkeley; Erica Mintzer, Department of Justice, Antitrust Division; Chris Sprigman, University of Virginia Law; Michael Carrier, Rutgers School of Law; Joe Farrell, UC Berkeley Department of Economics.

Strategic use of patents for competitive advantage, Moderator, March 29, 2012, Washington, DC. ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting, Panelists: Fiona Scott-Morton, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, DC; Richard J. Gilbert, University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; Donald J. Rosenberg, General Counsel, Qualcomm, San Diego, CA; Paul M. Saraceni, Chief Intellectual Property Officer, RPX Corporation, San Francisco, CA.

Single Firm Conduct Regulation in High-Technology Markts, Moderator, November 9, 2011, Palo Alto, CA. Sponsored by UC Berkeley, Financial Times, Latham & Watkins LLP. Panelists: The Hon. Vaughn Walker, Robert Mahnke, Vanessa Zhang, Tad Lipsky, Georg Weidenbach.

Advanced Patent Law Institute, Speaker, Antitrust, Patent Pools, and Standard Setting, December 8-9, 2010, Palo Alto, CA. Stanford Law School, UC Berkeley, and University of Texas School of Law. Slides.

Antitrust Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing, Speaker, Understanding the Intellectual Property License, November 4-5, 2010, Chicago, IL, Practicing Law Institute (PLI). Slides.

Advanced Patent Law Institute, Speaker, SSO developments, December 10-11, 2009, Palo Alto, CA. Stanford Law School, UC Berkeley, and University of Texas School of Law. 2010 updated slides.

Antitrust Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing, Speaker, Understanding the Intellectual Property License, November 5-6, 2009, Chicago, IL, Practicing Law Institute (PLI). 2010 updated slides.

A Quick Look at the Robinson Patman Act, Speaker, Client Seminar, Menlo Park, October 2009. Slides.

Symposium on Systems Competition, Speaker, American Antitrust Institute, June 17, Washington, DC (2009). Slides.

Infrastructure Theory and Essential Facilities, Speaker, ABA, Section of Antitrust Law, Antitrust Intellectual Property Conference, February 5-6, Berkeley, CA (2009). Print version and screen version.

Antitrust Issues in Mergers & Acquisitions, Speaker, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, February 29, 2008, Scottsdale, AZ, American Law Institute & American Bar Association (ALI-ABA). 2009 updated slides.

Antitrust Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing, Speaker, Understanding the Intellectual Property License, October 15-16, 2007, Chicago, IL, Practicing Law Institute (PLI) 2010 updated slides.

Antitrust Issues in Mergers & Acquisitions, Speaker, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, October 4-5, 2007, Boston, MA, American Law Institute & American Bar Association (ALI-ABA). 2009 updated slides.

Antitrust Issues in Intellectual Property Licensing, Speaker, Understanding the Intellectual Property License, October 19-20, 2006, Chicago, IL, Practicing Law Institute (PLI). 2010 updated slides.

Antitrust Issues in Mergers & Acquisitions, Speaker, Corporate Mergers & Acquisitions, September 14-15, 2006, Boston, MA, American Law Institute & American Bar Association (ALI-ABA). 2009 updated slides.

Antitrust Due Diligence in Handling Transactions, Panelist, Managing Antitrust Matters in the Modern Corporate Governance Era, May 11-12, 2006, New York, NY, ABA Section of Antitrust Law & New York City Bar. Slides.

Legal Imperialism?, Speaker, German American Chamber of Commerce, March 3, 2005, New York, NY

Writing

Are Closed Systems an Antitrust Problem?, Competition Policy International 91, Vol.7, No.1 (2011)

The Three Dimensions of Freedom, Crime, and Punishment, 9 Buff. Crim. L. Rev. 691 (2006)

Debt Investments in Competitors under the Federal Antitrust Laws, 9 Fordham J. Corp. & Fin. L. 605 (2004)