#217 Is it a Parallel Universe? Competition Law in the Metaverse.
It seems that metaverses will soon be ubiquitous. What are the competition law issues? Dr. Yusuke Takamiya, the antitrust/competition law partner at Mori Hamada & Matsumoto, joins Matthew Hall and Ano...
17 Apr 202341min
#216 Has the Risk of Information Exchanges Shifted? DOJ's Withdrawal of Healthcare Policy Statements.
For 30 years, companies in healthcare and other industries have relied on agency guidance immunizing certain kinds of information exchanges with competitors. How does DOJ's recent withdrawal of these ...
10 Apr 202334min
#215 What Does Antitrust Counsel to a United States Senator Do? A Conversation With Mark Meador.
There are many ways to make a career engaging with competition law. Guest Mark Meador, Deputy Chief Counsel for Antitrust and Competition Policy to Senator Mike Lee, has forged a unique path working o...
3 Apr 202330min
#214 What Can Be Done? Sustainability and Competition Law in Europe.
European competition regulators are increasingly focused on sustainability agreements and have published guidance. What are these documents saying and are they consistent? Jay Modrall, Brussels-based ...
27 Mar 202345min
#213 Where Are All the Women Economists? #MeToo Issues in Antitrust Economics
Demand for diverse economists has exploded, but institutions still fail to recruit, retain, and promote women long term. Are issues of abuse and harassment deterring women from the field? In this epis...
20 Mar 202330min
#212 A Sickness or a Cure for High Drug Prices? Why PBMs Are Under the Antitrust Microscope
Drug prices are top of mind for numerous patients, legislators, policy experts, and antitrust enforcers these days. But what role do pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) play in determining the price and ...
13 Mar 202326min
#211 What's It Like Seeing Trials on the Bench? Conversation With Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers.
Serving on the bench is a challenge and a privilege. For certain communities in our society, the path to the bench was a never traveled one until recently. What are some of the most valuable experienc...
6 Mar 202342min
#210 No-Nonsense or Nonstarter? The FTC's Proposed Rule To Ban Non-Compete Clauses
In January 2023, the FTC issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would ban virtually all non-compete agreements between employers and workers, both retroactively and going forward, categorizing th...
27 Feb 202337min
