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Escort Economics

Posted on March 13, 2008
If you look at what a lawyer makes (in a particular city), that’s what an escort makes.SFGate $4,300/hour?

Paul Krugman?s Theory of Interstellar Trade

Posted on March 12, 2008
While everyone else is waiting in line to check out Kristen’s MySpace page, we at the Antitrust Review keep offering wholesome nerd fare such as Paul Krugman’s 1978 Theory of Interstellar Trade. (HT: /.) The paperextends interplanetary trade theory to an interstellar setting...

What Antitrust and Science Fiction Have in Common

Posted on March 12, 2008
Merger antitrust is in the business of making predictions about the near future. Market definition in particular rests on the premise that product markets today will be reasonably similar to product markets tomorrow, or else it makes little sense to speculate about effects in the post merger world...

House of Lords: No Extradition to US for Price Fixing

Posted on March 12, 2008
In the aftermath of the international Graphite Electrodes cartel, the US sought the extradition of former Morgan Crucible Co. Chief Executive Officer Ian Norris from the UK on the theory that price fixing is a criminal conspiracy to defraud (which is punishable both in the US and in the UK)...

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Commission Approves Google Doubleclick Merger

Posted on March 11, 2008
According to the San Francisco Chronicle (yes, I’m supporting my new local paper):European regulators approved Google Inc.’s $3.1 billion acquisition of online advertising giant DoubleClick on Tuesday, removing the last major obstacle for the deal that critics said would hobble competition and violate consumer privacy...

I?m back! (And David is the man)

Posted on March 10, 2008
After a long hiatus, I’m back to blogging. Thanks to all of you who sent emails. (I’m fine. It just took a while settling in after the move from NY to SF.) Many thanks to David, who has been carrying the torch for the last three months. David, you’re the man!

Blawg Review #150

Posted on March 10, 2008
Blawg Review #150 is now available at Trust Matters.

On The Move: Jay N. Fastow and Denise Kosineski Plunkett

Posted on March 10, 2008
Congratulations to Jay N. Fastow and Denise Kosineski Plunkett who joined Dickstein Shapiro from Weil Gotshal & Manges.

Mergers and Innovation (Katz & Shelanski)

Posted on March 10, 2008
Merger analysis works best in markets with unchanging, undifferentiated products, and costs that are affected more by scale than by changes in production methods. This is mainly because merger analysis is forward looking and the more tomorrow will look like today, the more reliable our prognosis...

DRAM Price Fixing Jury Reaction

Posted on March 07, 2008
The Recorder, via law.com, has a fascinating article about juror comments following the hung jury in the recent DRAM antitrust trial.� After 11 trial days, the first thing jurors talked about when they could finally discuss the price-fixing case before them was the government’s star witness, foreperson Phyllis McCaughey said Thursday...

The Credit Card Fair Fee Act

Posted on March 07, 2008
Yesterday, House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers�introduced�the “Credit Card Fair Fee Act which is an�attempt by Congress to�regulate�credit card interchange fees (i..e., the fees that credit card companies charge retailers).� Here is a copy of the bill...

On The Move: Andrew G. Berg

Posted on March 07, 2008
Congratulations to Andrew G. Berg who has joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal from King & Spalding.� According to the press release: Well-known antitrust attorney Andrew G. Berg has joined Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal LLP as a partner in its Washington, D...

On The Move: FTC Employees - And Thomas Barnett?

Posted on March 04, 2008
The Deal (via law.com) reports that: Jeff Schmidt, the top antitrust enforcer at the Federal Trade Commission, is preparing to leave the agency for a job at an international law firm in the next few months, Washington sources said. Antitrust lawyers said Schmidt, a political appointee to the FTC, is expected to leave for Linklaters, a global [...

Blawg Review #149

Posted on March 02, 2008
Like last time - Blawg Review #67 - this blawg review begins with a quick review of the antitrust issues that Antitrust Review focuses on. We’ll then canvas the blogosphere and finally finish with some lighter items, including what is undoubtedly the greatest four paragraphs to ever appear in a newspaper...

The Antitrust Source

Posted on February 28, 2008
The new edition of The Antitrust Source is now available.

Breaking News: Deborah Platt Majoras Reportedly To Resign

Posted on February 28, 2008
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that FTC Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras will step down to serve�as vice president and general counsel at Procter & Gamble.� See also Reuters, the New York Times, and law.com. Update: the FTC website confirms the news: “Federal Trade Commission Chairman Deborah Platt Majoras today announced her decision to leave the [...

Nexium/Prilosec Antitrust Decision

Posted on February 27, 2008
On Monday, the United States District Court dismissed the antitrust claims of several drugstore chains that “AstraZeneca?s decision to market and aggressively promote Nexium was exclusionary conduct prohibited by Section 2 of the Sherman Act.”� According to the opinion (footnotes omitted): The Prilosec patent expired in October 2001 [and generic entry occured in�December 2002]...

EU Fines Microsoft $1.3 Billion

Posted on February 27, 2008
From the AP (via the Washington Post): The European Union fined Microsoft Corp. a record $1.3 billion Wednesday for the amount it charges rivals for software information. EU regulators said the company charged “unreasonable prices” until last October to software developers who wanted to make products compatible with the Windows desktop operating system...

Blawg Review #147

Posted on February 25, 2008
Blawg Review #148 is now available at Blawg IT. Next week Antitrust Review hosts Blawg Review. Submit your suggestions via the Blawg Review website.

On The Move: Ellen M. Jakovic

Posted on February 20, 2008
Congratulations to Ellen M. Jakovic who joined the Washington, DC office of Kirkland & Ellis from White & Case.� According to the press release: Ms. Jakovic will take a lead role in Hart-Scott-Rodino (HSR) notification and antitrust clearance matters, a rapidly growing practice area for Kirkland...

Blawg Review #147

Posted on February 18, 2008
Blawg Review #147 is now available at Rush on Business.

FTC Sues Cephalon For ?Reverse Payment? Settlement

Posted on February 14, 2008
Yesterday, the FTC filed suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against Cephalon�arising from�its�settlement of patent cases relating to�Provigil (but not against the generic drug manufacturers).� According to the FTC press release: According to the Commission?s complaint,�… Cephalon entered into agreements with four generic drug manufacturers that each planned to sell a [...

A Little Bit of Respect For Antitrust From Westlaw

Posted on February 13, 2008
Westlaw has a new tab on the topic of Global Competition and Antitrust. The new tab looks at the content from a global perspective, and offers you the option of searching all of the content together, by type, or by jurisdiction.� Also included is a filing tool, which will allow�the user�to quickly retrieve detailed information [...

EC Raids Intel and Retailers

Posted on February 13, 2008
Yesterday, EC competition authorities “raided” the European offices of Intel and several electronics retailers.� According to the Financial Times: European Commission officials visited Intel’s Munich offices, as well as Europe’s biggest electronics chain, Media Markt, its second-biggest, DSG International, operator of the UK’s PC World, and French retailer PPR...

Blawg Review #146

Posted on February 11, 2008
Blawg Review #146 is now available at The Invent Blog.

On The Move: Allan Huss

Posted on February 07, 2008
Congratulations to Allan Huss who joined Weil Gotshal & Manges�from DaimlerChrysler.� According to Weil’s press release: As Senior Counsel for Antitrust and Trade Regulation for DaimlerChrysler Corporation, he�managed the company’s antitrust legal affairs in the NAFTA region and served as principal counsel for DaimlerChrysler?s MOPAR Parts Division...

Congress on Microsoft and Yahoo

Posted on February 07, 2008
InformationWeek reports that the House might hold a hearing on the antitrust implications (if any) of a potential Microsoft acquisition of Yahoo. “Microsoft’s bid to acquire Yahoo is certainly one of the largest technology mergers we’ve seen and presents important issues regarding the competitive landscape of the Internet,” said Judiciary chairman John Conyers Jr...

Patent & Antitrust At Duke Law School

Posted on February 05, 2008
On February 29,�Duke’s�Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw Society�and the Duke Law and Technology Review are holding their 7th annual “Hot Topics” Symposium.� The topics this year are patent reform and the intersection�between antitrust law and intellectual property...

Blawg Review #145

Posted on February 04, 2008
Blawg Review #145 is now available at What About Clients.

On The Move: Christine L. White

Posted on February 01, 2008
Congratulations to Christine L. White who has joined Crowell & Moring from Bingham McCutchen.� According to the press release: Crowell & Moring LLP is pleased to announce the addition of partner Christine L. White to its New York office as a member of the firm’s Antitrust and Health Care groups...

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