#80 It's Been a Year Already? Welcome to Our Curious First Birthday.
Our Curious Amalgam is having a party and you're invited! In this special one-year anniversary episode, host Alicia Downey speaks with guests Brian Henry, immediate past chair of the ABA Antitrust Law...
28 Sep 202038min
#79 Will the Past Be Prologue? Understanding the History of Enforcement of the 1970s.
There has been substantial discussion of enhanced antitrust enforcement by what has been referred to as the "new" Brandeis School of Antitrust; but that implies that there was an original Brandeis Sch...
21 Sep 202044min
#78 What Seeds Need to Be Sown? The Role of Antitrust in Agriculture
Agriculture sits at the center of the U.S. economy and has witnessed increased consolidation in the last several decades. How can antitrust law and merger policy protect competition in agriculture, fr...
14 Sep 202039min
#77 Still The Largest Taxpayer in the World? Apple Avoids Massive Tax Payment to Ireland
The European Commission's EU State aid investigations into the tax ruling practices of EU countries are highly controversial - none more so than its ruling, overturned in court, that Apple pay back mu...
7 Sep 202031min
#76 What's Ahead in Pharmaceutical Antitrust Enforcement? Taking Stock of Key Pharmaceutical Issues and Enforcement Actions
Although there is little question as to the need for affordable, accessible, and high-quality pharmaceuticals, there is immense disagreement as to how best to achieve that end. What are the key issues...
31 Aug 202040min
#75 What's Coming Next? Understanding the Next Big Areas in the Pharmaceutical Antitrust Wars
Battles in the pharmaceutical antitrust world have been increasingly heated, and to a great extent rightly so, as people have devoted more attention to this space in the past decades. But as measured ...
24 Aug 202042min
#74 Will the Past Repeat Itself? Understanding the Implications of the Government's Case Against IBM
U.S. antitrust dealing with tech ranges from early government cases involving punch cards to the current government probe into various platforms. But while the tech evolves, has the antitrust concern ...
17 Aug 202036min
#73 What is the Relationship Between Privacy and Competition? A Conversation with Commissioner Noah Phillips.
Privacy and competition both have been hot subjects, especially when discussing the new digital economy. But will the two doctrines inevitably converge, or are they in fundamental tension with each ot...
10 Aug 202044min
