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Trump 2025 Antitrust Agenda: Targeting Regulatory Barriers
 |  Jul 15, 2025

By John J. Kavanagh & Weisiyu Jiang[1]   I. Background Reviving a deregulatory agenda with a new antitrust twist, the Trump administration is using Executive Orders along with DOJ and...

Preparing for a Pharmacy Benefit Manager Insurance Business Model
 |  Apr 8, 2025

By Lawrence W. Abrams [1] Numerous legal and legislative actions are in process alleging that the Big 3 pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) – CVS Caremark, Aetna Express Scripts, and United...

Is There an Economic Justification for the Attacks on Rent Algorithms?
 |  Mar 25, 2025

By Jay Ezrielev[i] Government agencies and private plaintiffs have a novel explanation for high rents: pricing algorithms embedded in rental revenue management software. This software makes individualized rent recommendations to...

Unsustainable Differences in Antitrust Treatment of Sustainability Agreements: 2025 Likely to Bring Significant Changes to How the U.S. and the EU Analyze Sustainability Issues
 |  Feb 20, 2025

By David B. Schwartz, Julie Catala Marty, Darren Ray & Lucille Valadou[1] As companies examine their sustainability priorities in 2025, they should be aware of a large and growing rift...

Industrial Liberty
 |  Dec 16, 2024

Kevin Frazier[1] I. The Forgotten Public Interest Standard Imposed on the FTC The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC” or the “Commission”) does not have a limitless jurisdiction.[2] Prior to issuing a...

Causation Confusion – A Response to Judge Ginsburg & Wong-Ervin
 |  Dec 3, 2024

By A. Douglas Melamed1   In a recent column,2 Judge Douglas Ginsburg and Koren Wong-Ervin argue that the default causation standard under Section 2 of the Sherman Act is “the...

Advice for New FTC Leadership
 |  Nov 26, 2024

By Luke M. Froeb1 & Michael Vita2   I. Focus on Consumer Welfare In the 40 years preceding the Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) under the Biden Administration (“Biden FTC”), consumer...

The Dust Has Settled (For Now): Reviewing the Recent Amendments to the Canadian Competition Act
 |  Nov 19, 2024

By Thomas W. Ross1   I. Introduction After an active few years involving various proposals for reform, public consultations, bills debated in Parliament and, finally, three sets of amendments to...

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