The ABA and IBA hosted the 2022 International Cartel Workshop in Lisbon,
Portugal, over three days in late June. The biennial workshop is
considered the premier international cartel conference, and was
attended by senior members of the private bar and government
enforcers from around the world, including several members of
Winston's Antitrust/Competition Group.
The workshop provided a unique opportunity for close interaction
between private attorneys, in-house counsel, and government
enforcers, centered around a detailed hypothetical
multijurisdictional investigation involving global businesses
engaged in conduct raising a variety of nuanced antitrust
considerations. Demonstrative programs took the investigation
through each step from responding to an initial government raid, to
conducting internal investigation and developing a defense
strategy, and through negotiating a resolution with enforcers in
the U.S. and Europe. Speakers acted out their usual
