The GCR Live – Cartels 2023 conference took place
on June 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. The agenda included a keynote
address by Manish Kumar, Deputy Assistant Attorney General (DAAG)
for Criminal Enforcement at the Antitrust Division of the U.S.
Department of Justice, who discussed the Division's current
approach to criminal antitrust enforcement, as well as panels
examining cartel enforcement in labor markets, criminal
monopolization, and antitrust compliance in a shifting economy. In
addition, Winston's own Eva Cole spoke on a panel regarding
building (and defending against) cartel cases.
In addition to DAAG Kumar, other Antitrust Division speakers
included James Fredericks, Chief of the Washington Criminal II
Section; Andrew Schupanitz, Special Counsel for Section 2 Criminal
Enforcement; and Carolyn Sweeney Olson, Acting Chief of the
Washington Criminal I Section. International enforcers included
Juliette Enser, the Senior Director for Cartels at the
