By Lawrence W. Abrams,[1] On August 5, 2024, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia Judge Amit P. Mehta ruled that Google violated Section 2 of the Sherman Act by...

By Sencer Ecer & Mehmet Ekmekci[1]   I. Emerging Enforcement Actions re: Surveillance and Algorithmic Pricing On February 4, 2010, the DOJ filed a Statement of Interest opposing the Google...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...