Antitrust is a hot topic these days, and most of the Presidential candidates have either declared positions or proposed policies […]

Matthew Lane · November 15, 2019

The 60-Second Read: Wage-fixing agreements, like price-fixing agreements, are a violation of antitrust laws. This applies not only to literal […]

Matthew Lane · November 6, 2019

In advance of today’s Congressional hearing on ‘Fostering a Healthier Internet to Protect Consumers,’ it seems appropriate to address some […]

Matt Schruers · October 16, 2019

The 60-Second Read: The European Commission (EC) reviews concentrations (mergers, joint ventures, acquisitions of control) that have an European Union […]

Marianela Lopez-Galdos · October 11, 2019

A policy debate has been bubbling up to the surface about the best use of antitrust enforcer time and resources. […]

Matthew Lane · October 7, 2019

Antitrust scholars and practitioners have long debated merger policy, and where harm to competition can come from. A recent point […]

Matthew Lane · October 3, 2019

The 60-Second Read: Investigations are a preliminary step that antitrust enforcers use to collect facts and determine whether a violation […]

Matthew Lane · September 24, 2019

A story in Friday’s Wall Street Journal uncovered that competitors of Amazon surreptitiously funded a front group masquerading as a […]

Matt Schruers · September 23, 2019

Stephen D. Houck, Special Counsel to Offit Kurman, P.A., previously served as the Chief of the Antitrust Bureau in the […]

Stephen Houck · September 20, 2019

The 60-Second Read: The Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR), signed into law by President Gerald Ford, created a system called the premerger […]

Matthew Lane · September 16, 2019