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#4 No Poaching Restrictions Aug 15, 2021

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Megan Browdie, partner at Cooley, discusses a recent fundamental program where Dr. Stephen Bronars, Partner at Edgeworth Economics, discussed the intersection of antitrust and labor and employment issues that are important to anti-poaching cases, including the core economic principles and empirical evidence that arise in these matters. Megan summarizes the main points of the program, and discusses recent legal developments, as well as what we can expect going forward.

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Gabriela Antonie and Nathan Blalock

#3 Acquisition of Potential Competitors Aug 15, 2021

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A panel of distinguished speakers—FTC Commissioner Noah Phillips, President of the American Antitrust Institute Diana Moss, and Koren Wong-Ervin—discussed (1) the merits of calls for reform, including the views raised in Wong-Ervin's forthcoming article, Acquisitions of Potential Competitors: The U.S. Approach and Calls for Reform, and (2) the types of economic analyses and evidence that may be most probative for evaluating the impact of these transactions. Joshua Hazan (Simpson Thacher) summarizes the main findings and discuss recent developments.

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Gabriela Antonie and Nathan Blalock

#2 Behind the Authors' Keyboards: Anomaly or Harbinger? Examining Recent Private Merger Challenges Aug 06, 2021

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The Fourth Circuit recently unwound a consummated merger transaction that was otherwise "cleared" by the DOJ, calling it a "poster child for divestment." Is this an anomaly, or a harbinger of things to come? Jack and Carter suggest an answer, building on the data-driven analysis of past cases in their Antitrust Magazine article on this timely topic.

#1 Interview with Rich Cunningham, Author of A Watershed Moment? - What Comes Next for the FTC in the Wake of AMG Jul 27, 2021

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An interview with Rich Cunningham, partner at Kirkland & Ellis LLP, regarding his new article, A Watershed Moment? - What Comes Next for the FTC in the Wake of AMG. Rich will discuss the impact of the AMG decision on FTC enforcement and related legislation.

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Chris Wilson, Of Counsel - Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP

Trust and Trade Jun 25, 2021

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