In recognition of their outstanding contribution to antitrust scholarship, the authors listed below have been selected as recipients of the 22nd Annual Jerry S. Cohen Memorial Fund Writing Award: Miguel Antón, Professor of Financial Management, IESE Business School Florian Ederer, Allen and Kelli Questrom Professor in Markets, Public Policy & Law, Boston University Mireia Giné, Professor and Head of the Financial Management Department, IESE Business School Martin C. Schmalz, Professor of Finance, Economics, and Real Estate, University of Oxford Saïd Business School The award will be pres ..read more

On May 8, 2024, AAI announced three new members have joined the AAI Advisory Board. Brian Clark is Partner at Lockridge Grindal Nauen PLLP and leading litigator in agricultural antitrust cases. Deborah Elman is Partner at Garwin Gerstein & Fisher LLP with deep expertise in the financial and pharmaceutical services industries. Todd Seaver is Partner at Berman Tabacco’s San Francisco office, where he co-leads the firm’s antitrust practice group and has litigated antitrust cases involving a variety of industries, including high-tech, pharmaceutical, financial derivative, automobile, chemical ..read more

AAI Vice President and Director of Legal Advocacy Kathleen Bradish has been recognized as one of Washingtonian Magazine’s 500 Most Influential People of 2024 for her work on antitrust, notably her testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on promoting competition in the live entertainment industry and protecting consumers against the LiveNation-Ticketmaster monopoly. The post AAI’s Kathleen Bradish Recognized as One of Washingtonian Magazine’s 500 Most Influential People of 2024 appeared first on American Antitrust Institute ..read more

Michael Kades, the Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Civil Enforcement at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, will give introductory remarks honoring Professor Peter Carstensen at AAI’s 25th Annual Policy Conference, New Thinking on the Antitrust Treatment of Collective Action: Organized Labor, Countervailing Power, and Algorithmic Price Setting, at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. on May 22, 2024. Professor Carstensen is the 2024 recipient of the Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement for his significant contributions to antitrust enforcement. Mr. K ..read more

The American Antitrust Institute will present Peter Carstensen with the 2024 Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement for his significant contributions to antitrust enforcement at AAI’s 25th Annual Policy Conference, New Thinking on the Antitrust Treatment of Collective Action: Organized Labor, Countervailing Power, and Algorithmic Price Setting, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC on May 22, 2024. “We are delighted to present this special award to Professor Carstensen,” said AAI President Randy Stutz. “Peter’s prescient and prolific scholarship, not to mention his incalcu ..read more

The University of Baltimore Law Review has honored AAI Co-Founder and Director Robert Lande by publishing a Festschrift issue consisting of papers presented at “The Quest for Progressive Antitrust: A Symposium Honoring Professor Robert H. Lande.” The Editor’s Note to Volume 53, Issue 1 of the University of Baltimore Law Review states: Venable Professor of Law Emeritus Robert H. Lande is an esteemed antitrust scholar and a beloved teacher and colleague at the University of Baltimore School of Law. Professor Lande was also the co-founder of the American Antitrust Institute, a past Chair of the ..read more

On April 4, 2024, AAI announced that Professor Jeremy Kress has joined the AAI Advisory Board. Professor Kress is Assistant Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan Ross School of Business and Co-Faculty Director of the Michigan Center on Finance, Law & Policy. “We are delighted that Jeremy has joined the AAI Advisory Board,” said AAI President Randy Stutz. “His expertise and insight on bank regulation, systemic risk, and financial stability greatly enrich the Advisory Board and provide a unique perspective.” AAI’s volunteer Advisory Board consists of outstanding experts in ..read more

AAI President Randy Stutz was featured on The Sling’s podcast Slingshot. Hosts Hal Singer and Darren Bush interview Stutz about the U.S. Department of Justice’s suit against Apple, what competition means, and the current and future initiatives of AAI. The Sling is a source for progressive antitrust and consumer protection law and economics. The post AAI’s Randy Stutz Discusses U.S. v. Apple, the Meaning of Competition, and AAI’s Future on the Slingshot appeared first on American Antitrust Institute ..read more

In the Bloomberg Law article published on March 6, Google Play Deal Rebuke Puts Settling Defendants on Notice, AAI Vice President and Director of Legal Advocacy Kathleen Bradish emphasized the increasing willingness of judges to recognize Big Tech’s harm to consumers and the need for fair compensation. From the article: Donato’s reaction shows judges do view defendants’ conduct as inappropriate and will take that into account when assessing the fairness of deals, said Kathleen Bradish, vice president and director of legal advocacy at the American Antitrust Institute. The states accused Google ..read more

On March 7, 2024, AAI announced that John Kwoka and John Newman have returned to the AAI Advisory Board. John Kwoka is the Neal E. Finnegan Distinguished Professor of Economics at Northeastern University. John Newman is Associate Professor of Law at the University of Miami School of Law. Both Kwoka and Newman previously served as AAI Advisors before stepping down to serve in the federal government. “We are thrilled to have John Kwoka and John Newman back on AAI’s Advisory Board,” said AAI President Randy Stutz. “Their return enriches our Advisory Board with invaluable expertise in antitrust la ..read more