#185 Who Is Tom Zych? Meet the 2022-23 Chair of the ABA Antitrust Law Section
Tom Zych of Cleveland, Ohio has taken on the big job of chairing the Antitrust Law Section for the 2022-23 ABA year. Who is the Section's new chair and what makes him tick? In this episode Alicia Down...
12 Syys 202226min
#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
A Denver jury recently acquitted defendants in the highly publicized third criminal trial involving allegations of price fixing in the chicken industry. What led to that not guilty verdict? Defense at...
5 Syys 202232min
#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
A Denver jury recently acquitted defendants in the highly publicized third criminal trial involving allegations of price fixing in the chicken industry. What led to that not guilty verdict? Defense at...
29 Elo 202229min
#182 Putting Equity Into Section 8? A Deeper Dive Into What Increased Enforcement Could Mean for Private Equity and Beyond
In a time of increased uncertainty surrounding antitrust issues, Section 8 of the Clayton Act and private equity firms have recently become two topics of interest. What are the implications of recent ...
22 Elo 202223min
#181 Are We Understanding the Changes? Evaluating the Antitrust Assumptions
The bases for the enhanced antitrust enforcement programs at the Antitrust Division have been discussed often but understood rarely. What are the key assumptions that are being challenged as part of t...
15 Elo 202239min
#180 An Overlooked Battleground? Antitrust Issues Before the U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC)
The United States International Trade Commission (ITC) may have been a familiar forum to parties in international trade to address disputes over intellectual property rights. But can the ITC also be a...
8 Elo 202244min
#179 What Have We Learned From Empirical Studies? Potential Antitrust Concerns Arising From Common Ownership
There is a growing interest in understanding the "ownership interests hypothesis," i.e., whether investors holding interests in competing firms will soften firms' incentives to compete and generate an...
1 Elo 202234min
#178 What's the Role of FTC's General Counsel? A Conversation with Alden Abbott on Historical and Current Issues
The FTC's General Counsel (GC) is the agency's chief legal officer and adviser that provides counsel on various issues of law and policy and represents the agency in court. What are some of the most r...
25 Heinä 202240min
