Moderator:

• Anna Aryankalayil / Federal Trade Commission

Speakers:

• Andrew Ewalt / Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
• Elizabeth Pritzker / Pritzker Levine
• Alanna Rutherford / Visa
• Benjamin Shiftan / Pearson Simon Warshaw LLP

Presented by the Distribution and Franchising Committee.

“More Spring Blooms”

In Amex and Apple, the Supreme Court applied antitrust law to “two-sided” platforms by raising plaintiffs’ burden of proof while extending standing to more potential plaintiffs. Yet uncertainty remains. Apple does not mention Amex despite being decided a year later. What do these cases mean for future litigation? Have they meaningfully impacted how companies and platforms do business?