Meta, TikTok, and Snapchat are all facing lawsuits, alleging that their platforms deliberately target young users with addictive technologies. Simultaneously, states are passing laws to limit social media addiction and…

By Aurelien Portuese1   Federal agencies are getting ready for possible shake-ups as the presidential election draws near. The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) is one of the organizations that demands…

By Niall E. Lynch & Sydney Kirlan-Stout*   I. Introduction Dating to 1907, California’s Cartwright Act1 is the primary state law through which private plaintiffs and state agencies challenge allegedly…

By Kristof Zetenyi and Tom Beckford*   The logit model has recently come under scrutiny due to an order issued by Judge Donato in In re: Google Play Store Antitrust…

The Supreme Court’s 2018 American Express (“Amex”) decision was its first involving two-sided platforms since the emergence of platform economics. As the Internet continues to facilitate the growth of two-sided…

Popular music and the antitrust laws governing mergers may seem like strange bedfellows. But the same tides that affect our attitudes towards popular music wash over antitrust merger law. When society is in a restrictive…

By Jay Ezrielev1   I. Introduction According to recent reports,2 the U.S. Justice Department (“DOJ”) is planning to bring an antitrust suit against RealPage, Inc. (“RealPage”) for allegedly orchestrating collusion…

On July 10, 2024 I testified before the House Judiciary Committee regarding allegations that global brands, advertising agencies, and platforms were colluding to demonitize conservative voices and content providers. I…

U.S. antitrust and trade laws are meant to protect competition, but at times seem to move in different directions.  While trade laws can push competitors together to petition or respond…

In April 2024, the Federal Trade Commission voted 3-2 to issue a final rule banning nearly all noncompete agreements in the United States. The rule, promulgated under the FTC Act,…

The FTC’s focus on private equity in healthcare is warranted, as we have argued in these remarks, because PE firms make profit maximization over a period of just a few…

Private equity investment generally and roll-ups specifically are well-established investment strategies that can be good for competition, and can help the companies in which private equity funds invest achieve more…