This Week in Antitrust & Consumer Protection
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Secure Your Seat at Fall Forum! Join Us on Nov. 14
Fall Forum is almost here! Shortly after Americans cast their votes for a new President, we’ll gather at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center to explore the future of antitrust policy. With economic concerns top of mind for voters, this election could define antitrust’s path forward. This year's Fall Forum agenda is packed with debates and insights on what lies ahead.
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Section Spotlight
Thank you to all our generous donors who helped make?#ABAGivingDay?a success! The Antitrust Law Section has exceeded our $5,000 fundraising goal for the Janet D. Steiger Fellowship Project, raising $5,360! We’ve now raised the goal to $7,500 to further support law students gaining valuable experience in consumer protection. There’s still time to give until November 1! You can continue to make a difference by contributing here.
Law students interested in antitrust, consumer protection, or data privacy: You may qualify for funding through the Diversity Stipend if you're applying for a Summer 2025 internship at a DC-based agency or nonprofit. Complete the interest form at ambar.org/diversitystipend-interest and learn more at ambar.org/diversitystipend.
?Additional Opportunities:
The ABA Antitrust Law Section will be hosting another Global Seminar Series (GSS) in Seoul on December 11, 2024, where a group of distinguished faculty members will be brought together to discuss competition, consumer protection, and data privacy.
Antitrust Thought Leadership
Podcast | Our Curious Amalgam
Can competition law save humanity? Over the past two years, Fiona Schaeffer has spurred on the lawyers, regulators, and economists of the ABA Antitrust Law Section to examine the role that antitrust law has, or potentially will have, in dealing with the existential challenges posed by climate change and the rise of artificial intelligence. In this episode, co-hosts Alicia Downey and Anora Wang talk with Fiona about why she chose to focus attention on these two issues during her recent term as Section Chair, and the insights that listeners should take away from the Section’s work to date.?Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Audible, or YouTube.
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Podcast | Trust & Trade
In the latest episode in our popular "Mergernomics" series, Compass Lexecon's Hélder Vasconcelos tells you everything you need to know about bargaining leverage theory - how to calculate it, what it means, and when to use it. Hosts Anant Raut and Paula Camara discuss with Dr. Vasconcelos how merger enforcers applied this theory in their reviews of the AT&T/Time Warner and Fresenius/NxStage mergers, and differences between the US and European approaches. The panel also talks about the challenges and limitations of using bargaining leverage theory. Listen on Apple, Spotify, or YouTube.
Article | Media & Technology Committee
By Ryan Chapman: This article explores whether the current consumer welfare standard can effectively address the challenges posed by generative AI. As this technology reshapes competition and consumer behavior, the article examines its potential to disrupt markets or reinforce harmful monopolistic practices.
Article | Media & Technology Committee
Webinar Recap: The Microsoft Case and Today’s Big Tech Wars: A Peek into the Past to See the Future?
By Katrina Messina?and?Igor Cerasa:?This webinar recap explores how the landmark United States v. Microsoft antitrust case continues to influence today's agency challenges to Big Tech. Industry experts and legal scholars reflect on the case's impact on modern antitrust enforcement and predict how its principles might shape future litigation.
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