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Attorney By Attorney Career Profiles of the Profession Who? J. Anthony Chavez Counsel Univation Technologies, LLC achavez@Univation.com What? Primary Practice Area & Subspecialty Fields: Antitrust, intellectual property licensing, international transactions, and white-collar crime. When? In Practice Area: Since 1981 In the Legal Profession: Since 1981 Where? Employer: Exxon Mobil Corporation, assigned to Univation Technologies, LLC City/State: Baytown, TX Law School: Stanford, J.D. (1981) Undergraduate School/Degree: University of California at Santa Barbara How? Influences and Mentors: Professor William F. Baxter Bar Affiliations and Activities: Member of the American Bar Association, the Houston Bar Association, and the Intellectual Property Owners Organization. For the Antitrust Section of the ABA, he currently serves as Vice-Chair, Section Listserv and as a member of the Long Range Planning Committee. Previously, he served as a Vice Chair of the Sherman Act Section 2 Committee (2003-2006); as a Vice Chair of the Intellectual Property Committee (2000-2003); as a Vice Chair of the Corporate Counseling Committee (1998-2000); as a member of an Antitrust Section Working Group which drafted comments on the European Commission's proposed discussion paper on the application of Article 82 to exclusionary abuses (2005-2006); as a member of an Antitrust Section Task Force which drafted comments on the Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2003 (2003); and as a member of ABA Task Force (Sections of Antitrust Law, International Law and Practice, and Intellectual Property Law) which drafted comments on the European Commission's Evaluation Report on the Transfer of Technology Block Exemption Regulation No. 240/96; Technology Transfer Agreements Under Article 81 (2002). In addition, for the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Section of the Houston Bar Association, he served as Chair (1997-1998); Vice Chair (1996-1997); Secretary/Treasurer (1995-1996); and Council Member (1993-1995). Selected Programs Faculty Member, Practising Law Institute's Annual Antitrust Law Institute, San Francisco, California (2002 – 2006) speaking on "International Cartels and Corporate Compliance Programs." Program Chair, Exclusive Dealing Agreements: A New Frontier in Antitrust Litigation?," 54th Annual Spring Meeting of the Antitrust Section of the American Bar Association, Washington D.C. (March 30, 2006). Moderator, "Building Bigger and Better Monopolization Standards: An Hour (or so) With Professor Elhauge," 54th Annual Spring Meeting (March 29, 2006) Moderator, American Bar Association Teleconference on "Abuse of Dominance in the EU: Is the Wind from Chicago Turning the Tide?" (February 1, 2006). Moderator, American Bar Association Teleconference on "Evaluating the Competitive Effects of Exclusive Dealing Agreements" (June 24, 2005). Panel Member, "Section 2 Hot Topics," 52nd Annual Spring Meeting (April 1, 2004) speaking on "The Microsoft Decision: A New Chapter in the Compulsory Licensing of Intellectual Property in the European Union." Panel Member, "Antitrust Counterclaims in Patent Infringement Lawsuits," 51st Annual Spring Meeting (April 3, 2003) speaking on "From Car Parts to Computer Chips, Compulsory Licensing of Intellectual property rights in the European Union." Faculty Member, Eighteenth Annual Institute on Intellectual Property Law, presented by the Houston Intellectual Property Law Association and the University of Houston Law Center Institute For Intellectual Property & Information Law (September 26–28, 2002), speaking on "Mergers and Acquisitions: Perils and Pitfalls In Acquiring IP Rights." Program Chair, A Year in the Life of a High Tech Standards Setting Organization, 50th Annual Spring Meeting (April 24, 2002). Moderator, The Intellectual Property Guidelines: What Have We Learned?, 49th Annual Spring Meeting (March 28, 2001). Co–Moderator, What You Need To Know About Sentencing for Your Compliance Program, 48th Annual Spring Meeting (April 5, 2000). Panel Member, Global Antitrust Enforcement: Practical Implications, 47th Annual Spring Meeting (April 16, 1999). Faculty Member, 46th Annual Mineral Law Institute, Baton Rouge, Louisiana (March 26, 1999), speaking on Trade Secrets and The Oil & Gas Industry: More Precious Than Gold. Presenter, A Moving Target: Structuring Joint Ventures to Reduce Antitrust Risk, 46th Annual Spring Meeting (April 3, 1998). Selected Publications Historical Context of the Intellectual Property Guidelines, Business Laws Inc.'s Antitrust Deskbook (October 2001 Supplement). Antitrust Analysis of Joint Ventures in the United States and the European Union, 45 Antitrust Bulletin 959 – 1005 (1999), revised and reprinted in Business Laws Inc.'s Transnational Joint Ventures (Chapter 9, April 2001 Supplement) and International Antitrust (Chapter 12, July 2001 Supplement). Statute of Limitations and the Right to a Fair Trial: When is the Crime Complete?, Criminal Justice 2 (Summer 1995) (Cover Article). Federal Statutes of Limitations: Shifting the Balance Toward Punishment, 1994 Complex Crimes Journal 1 – 34, revised and reprinted in the Corporate Counsel Quarterly (October 1995).