Partner Brent Snyder will speak on the panel “Ronald McDonald goes to jail? - Collusion in labour markets.” For years buy side agreements – including particularly no-poach and other employment related issues – have been subject to review and challenge on a civil standard. No more – even in the context of internal franchise system arrangements. Is this a sensible policy? These issues are front and center in the U.S. and elsewhere.
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Juliana Campbell
jcampbell@wsgr.comBrent Snyder is an antitrust partner in the San Francisco office of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, where he leads the firm's regulatory and compliance department. With more than 25 years of civil and criminal litigation and trial experience in both the private and public sectors, Brent is a leading U.S. and internationally recognized antitrust and competition attorney with deep expertise in antitrust cartels and related criminal violations.
Prior to joining the firm, Brent served as chief executive officer of the Hong Kong Competition Commission (HKCC), Hong Kong’s competition enforcement agency, where he had day-to-day responsibility for all aspects of its enforcement, policy, advocacy, and administration functions. During his tenure, which involved overseeing a budget of approximately $15 million, the HKCC set several important litigation precedents; significantly increased the volume, variety, and complexity of its enforcement work; improved its leniency and cooperation incentives; and enhanced its competition policy and advocacy work.