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.
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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Trump eyes Simons for FTC chair, Wilson for commissioner spot
President Donald Trump is likely to nominate Joseph Simons, co-chairman of the antitrust group at Paul Weiss, to be chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, FTC:WATCH has learned.
DirecTV, FTC launch opening salvos in high-stakes deceptive ad trial
In one of the Federal Trade Commission’s highest-stakes trials in history, lawyers for DirecTV and the agency launched a one-month battle in a California federal court this week, unveiling the...
‘Hipster antitrust’ becomes focus of competition policy debate
Shortly before the Senate adjourned for the August recess, Orrin Hatch, the senior Republican member of the chamber, took to the floor and sounded off on an unexpected subject: antitrust.
#hipsterantitrust explained
It all started as a joke on Twitter.
DOJ blasts circuit court ruling on AmEx but urges Supreme Court to take a pass
In a twist in the protracted litigation challenging American Express’ restrictions that stop merchants from steering consumers to less expensive credit cards, the Justice Department blasted the...
States making progress on licensing reform in wake of FTC efforts
State officials have a message for the Federal Trade Commission’s efforts to push for changes in how occupations are licensed: “We hear you and are making progress on our own.”