The year 2024 marked a pivotal moment as antitrust agencies accelerated their efforts in generative AI (see our database). AI partnerships have drawn significant attention in the space, with the CMA, DOJ, European Commission, and other agencies launching investigations and issuing their first decisions. These agencies have been addressing AI partnerships on a case-by-case basis—a...Read More
Welcome to the Antitrust Antidote—a quarterly publication analyzing U.S. antitrust decisions from legal and economic perspectives. Authored by former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcer Koren W. Wong-Ervin with former FTC economist co-authors Jeremy Sandford and Nathan Wilson, alternating each quarter. The title of this series, “Antitrust Antidote,” while mostly meant to be humorous (perhaps limited...Read More
There is little consensus in the antitrust circles. Nonetheless, one of the fundamental points of agreement is that innovation fosters economic growth—hence competition policy should be targeted towards preserving, promoting, and encouraging innovation. Unsurprisingly, much has been written on the topic: a Google Scholar search for the the terms "antitrust" and "innovation" gives more than...Read More
Dear readers, the Network Law Review is delighted to present you with this month’s guest article by Axel Gautier, Professor at the Department of Economics of HEC Liege, University of Liège. *** Over the last two decades, the largest digital platforms have experienced incredible growth, reaching millions of users, developing many new products and technologies, and...Read More
Welcome to “Tech Monopoly,” a series where University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Herbert Hovenkamp engages with pressing issues in antitrust policy, with a focus on technology and problems of market dominance. Professor Hovenkamp gives particular attention to identifying markets and situations where antitrust can be beneficial, and the kinds of antitrust remedies that...Read More
Welcome to the Antitrust Antidote—a quarterly publication analyzing U.S. antitrust decisions from legal and economic perspectives. Authored by former Federal Trade Commission (FTC) enforcer Koren W. Wong-Ervin with former FTC economist co-authors Jeremy Sandford and Nathan Wilson, alternating each quarter. The title of this series, “Antitrust Antidote,” while mostly meant to be humorous (perhaps limited...Read More
Welcome to the Latin Antitrust Chronicles – a series covering some of the most relevant developments in competition law in the region. Our comprehensive coverage will include decisions by authorities as well as relevant bills, advocacy efforts, and other initiatives pertinent to the debate. Our contributors alternating each quarter include Marcela Mattiuzzo, former Advisor and...Read More
John W. Mayo and his co-authors examine how judicial standards in U.S. merger trials have evolved over time. They challenge the view that courts have become increasingly lenient due to the influence of the Chicago School. Using a new theoretical framework and empirical analysis of over 77,000 mergers reported between 1982 and 2021, the authors...Read More
Dear readers, the Network Law Review is delighted to present you with this month’s guest article by Richard N. Langlois, Professor of Economics at the University of Connecticut. * This paper emerged from a keynote talk at the Third Annual Mercatus Center Antitrust Forum on January 18, 2024, at George Mason University, in Arlington, Virginia. It was...Read More
Reading the judgment of the European Court of Justice in the Google Shopping case made me sad. My main objection to the judgment has nothing to do with the merits of the decision, but rather with the form of the written judgment and the continuing failure of the Court to connect with people in the...Read More
Welcome to “Tech Monopoly,” a series where University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School professor Herbert Hovenkamp engages with pressing issues in antitrust policy, with a focus on technology and problems of market dominance. Professor Hovenkamp gives particular attention to identifying markets and situations where antitrust can be beneficial, and the kinds of antitrust remedies that...Read More
Just as we were ready to go on our summer holidays, or even after some of us had already left, the Commission published its draft Guidelines on exclusionary abuses (you can find them here in all official languages). This was a step that was long awaited with some anxiety (not by me – I knew...Read More
The Network Law Review is pleased to present a symposium entitled “The Future of the Neo-Brandeis Movement”, asking experts the following question: will the neo-Brandeis movement have a lasting impact on antitrust law? This contribution is signed by Zephyr Teachout (Fordham University). The entire symposium is edited by Thibault Schrepel (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Anouk...Read More
The Network Law Review is pleased to present a symposium entitled “The Future of the Neo-Brandeis Movement”, asking experts the following question: will the neo-Brandeis movement have a lasting impact on antitrust law? This contribution is signed by Anca Daniela Chirita (Durham University). The entire symposium is edited by Thibault Schrepel (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and...Read More
