Tech titans, other companies face PR hurdles in antitrust suits

Antitrust cases are fought as much in the court of public opinion as in a courtroom, and experts say that calls for a multipronged strategy.

Neill Averitt

Actually using a balancing test in the Google case

Antitrust lawyers love to talk about the consumer welfare standard and the rule of reason, and indeed these things are central to the intellectual framework of the law and to practical counseling. But when they’re put to the test in high-stakes litigation against Big Tech, courts generally recoil...

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Ohlhausen advisor to join Dechert

Gregory Luib has signed on as counsel with the law firm Dechert after more than a decade at the Federal Trade Commission.

Calendar

June 2-3 – FTC Chairwoman Edith Ramirez and FTC Commissioner Maureen Ohlhausen are among the speakers at the American Bar Association’s “Antitrust in Asia” conference at the Langham Hong Kong Hotel...

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Glass jumps to Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan

Facebook ruling on gag orders gives tech firms ammunition to fight DOJ

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Sherwin-Williams would become powerhouse in paints, stains, resins with Valspar acquisition

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Neil Averitt commentary: Playing the antitrust odds, hitting the jackpot in Vegas

Connoisseurs of antitrust will have noticed that the firms in the most colorful disputes often have some sort of tie to Las Vegas.