Roundtable Discussion on Women in Antitrust.

IAN SIMMONS: And, Doha, if I could just put a footnote on that, we did a jury trial before Judge Schofield, an antitrust case for the plaintiff's side, in the Southern District of New York from March to May, and Judge Schofield's standing orders are young lawyers need to argue in limine, so the judiciary is bringing people forward, giving them those opportunities. Also, you are now seeing judges actually appointing Plaintiffs' leadership development committees in class actions to ensure that women lawyers and lawyers of color are getting the type of experience that they need so that they can apply for MDL leadership positions. You learn about the intricacies of an industry; you learn a little bit about economics, Martha, enough to be dangerous; and you also have the good fortune to work with distinguished economic experts and lawyers from around the country on both the plaintiff side and the defense side, and of course government lawyers as well. DOHA MEKKI: On the point about opportunities for younger lawyers, I want to highlight the trial court judges who have given the Antitrust Division the opportunity to give many junior lawyers the chance to stand up and take their first witnesses at trial. On behalf of the ABA Antitrust Magazine, I want to thank Judge Wood, Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Doha Mekki, Martha Samuelson, Roberta Liebenberg, Barbara Sicalides, and Eleanor Fox. [Extracted from the article]