Major League Baseball (“MLB”) is big business, with revenues that exceeded $10 billion in 2019. […]

#204 What Does Monopoly Really Mean? A Conversation With Barry Hawk, Author of “Monopoly in America”
Posted 3 weeks ago Tagged American history legal history monopoly
The debate about the role of government in regulating monopolies is getting more heated by […]

#199 What’s New in US Vertical Merger Enforcement? A Look at the UnitedHealth-Change Merger Decision and Beyond
Posted 2 months ago Tagged illumina-grail merger challenge united-change unitedhealth group vertical merger
Vertical mergers present unique doctrinal and economic issues and are rarely challenged in court, so […]
Posted 4 months ago Tagged ESG exemptionsandimmunities FTC FTCChairLinaKhan NoerrPennington whenisdoinggoodbad?
In recent congressional testimony, FTC Chair Lina Khan definitively declared that there is no ESG […]
Posted 4 months ago Tagged antitrust competition consolidation federal procedure litigation litigation and trials multi-jurisdictional practice Reform state antitrust enforcement transfer trial venue
Compared to other proposals to reform the U.S. antitrust regime, the State Antitrust Enforcement Venue […]
Posted 4 months ago Tagged disruptive innovation disruptor maverick merger analysis
The 2010 FTC/DOJ Horizontal Merger Guidelines indicate that merger review should consider whether a proposed […]

#184 Part II: One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out? A Two-Part Discussion With the Defense Lawyers in the Three Part Chicken Price-Fixing Trials
Posted 5 months ago Tagged Antitrust Division price fixing trial trial practice
A Denver jury recently acquitted defendants in the highly publicized third criminal trial involving allegations […]

#183 Part I: One, Two, Three Strikes You’re Out? A Two-Part Discussion With Defense Lawyers in the Three Part Chicken Price-Fixing Trials
Posted 5 months ago Tagged Antitrust Division chicken trial price fixing
A Denver jury recently acquitted defendants in the highly publicized third criminal trial involving allegations […]

#182 Putting Equity Into Section 8? A Deeper Dive Into What Increased Enforcement Could Mean for Private Equity and Beyond
Posted 6 months ago Tagged acquisitions M&A merger enforcement private equity Section 8
In a time of increased uncertainty surrounding antitrust issues, Section 8 of the Clayton Act […]

#180 An Overlooked Battleground? Antitrust Issues Before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
Posted 6 months ago Tagged adjudication agency antitrust competition dispute federal intellectual property International Trade Commission litigation trade USITC
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) may have been a familiar forum to parties […]