#209 Who Are Deon Woods Bell and Laura Wilkinson? A Conversation With Two Legends of the Antitrust and Consumer Protection Bar in Celebration of Black History Month
Deon Woods Bell and Laura Wilkinson join Our Curious Amalgam and Diversity. Advanced to celebrate Black History Month. What can we learn about diversity from two legends of the antitrust and consumer ...
20 Feb 202331min
#208 The Trouble With Treble? Examining the Effects of Mandatory Treble Damages
Mandatory treble damages awards have been a feature of U.S. antitrust law for more than a century. Why do we have treble damages and what are the benefits and unintended consequences of treble damages...
13 Feb 202330min
#207 How Does a Bill Become an Antitrust Law? Analyzing the Implications of the Three Antitrust Laws Passed in 2022
The 2023 Appropriations Act included three antitrust laws dealing with merger fees, merger subsidy disclosure, and venue. What are the implications of these laws? Laura Alexander joins hosts Christina...
6 Feb 202325min
#206 Who's Going to the 2023 Spring Meeting? A Sneak Preview With the Co-Chairs
The ABA Antitrust Law Section's Spring Meeting is the largest annual gathering of competition, consumer protection, and data privacy professionals globally, with lawyers, academics, economists, enforc...
30 Jan 202326min
#205 Is the Game Over? New Challenges to the Antitrust Exemption for Major League Baseball.
Major League Baseball ("MLB") is big business, with revenues that exceeded $10 billion in 2019. How and why is MLB immune from liability under the U.S. federal antitrust laws? Co-hosts Alicia Downey a...
23 Jan 202330min
#204 What Does Monopoly Really Mean? A Conversation With Barry Hawk, Author of "Monopoly in America"
The debate about the role of government in regulating monopolies is getting more heated by the day. How do historical concepts of "monopoly" fit into the discussion? Veteran antitrust scholar, practit...
16 Jan 202327min
#203 What Is the Value of Personal Information? Quantifying the Harm Caused by Data Privacy Breaches
Plaintiffs in consumer data privacy class action lawsuits may demand money damages for the loss of the value of their personal information. But how much money is that personal information really worth...
9 Jan 202325min
#202 What Happened in 2022? What Will Happen in 2023? Looking Back and Looking Forward With the Sector Committees – Part 2
As 2022 comes to an end, the Antitrust Law Section's sector committees tell us which notable antitrust cases and investigations affected key industries and what they predict will make headlines in 202...
2 Jan 202328min
