#400 Is California Dreamin' of Merger Challenges? Diving Into the Golden State's HSR Notification Regime
State-level pre-merger notification requirements are becoming more popular. But what is happening in California? Heather Greenfield, partner...
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20 of 402 episodes#399 Who Has the Inside Track on Litigation Risk? An In-House View From the Markets
What does competition and litigation risk look like from inside a company operating at the intersection of financial markets, data, technolo...
#398 What's 340B? An Economist's View of the Recent Wave of 340B Litigation
The Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program has grown from a modest drug discount program into a massive federal program involving pharmaceutical...
#397 What's Next for the ABA Antitrust Law Section? Stability, Balance, and Value
What's ahead for the ABA Antitrust Law Section in 2026–2027? Section Chair Melanie Aitken and Counsel to the Chair Christina Skinner join Ou...
#396 Is EU Law on Abuse of Dominance Now Clear? The ECJ's Judgment in Google Android
The European Court of Justice's judgment in Google Android is one of the most consequential EU competition law judgments of the last decade....
#395 Which Side of the V? Larry Buterman on Trying Antitrust Cases for the Government and Against It
Larry Buterman is one of the rare antitrust attorneys who has successfully first chaired landmark cases both at the DOJ Antitrust Division a...
#394 A Tribute to Randy Picker: Revisiting Episode #74 on the Implications of DOJ's Case Against IBM
We are re-releasing this episode in tribute to Prof. Randy Picker, who passed away on August 15, 2026. In 2020, Randy joined co-hosts Anora...
#393 Who Gets To Say the Price Is Right? State Regulation of AI Pricing
Several U.S. states have recently passed legislation aimed at AI pricing tools that use consumer or competitor data. What is driving this sp...
#392 Do I Really Need To File? HSR Avoidance and the Edwards/Genesis Settlement
For nearly 50 years, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act has given antitrust enforcers a chance to review deals above a certain value before they can...
#391 Have States Found the Answer to Subscription Traps? Click-to-Cancel and Beyond
State legislatures across the country are taking aim at subscription traps and deceptive cancellation practices — but what does effective co...
#390 Circuits, Cargos, and Cures: How Does Singapore Run Competition and Consumer Protection?
Singapore's Competition and Consumer Commission — CCS — has been enforcing competition law for roughly two decades and more recently consume...
#389 What Should Directors Be Asking? Antitrust in the Boardroom
Competition law isn't just for antitrust lawyers anymore—it's increasingly a boardroom issue. What questions should directors be asking to e...
#388 Who's Minding the Money? The Role of Competition Authorities in Digital Finance
Digital financial services are transforming the way we bank, borrow, save, invest, and make payments. But are these innovations creating mor...
#387 Can Potential Vertical Integration Harm Be (Silver) Screened Horizontally?
Vertical merger review has long rested on the principle that competitive harm is most likely when a merged firm has both the ability and inc...
#386 How Is AI Changing the Practice of Antitrust Law? A Discussion With Daniel Schwarz of CompetitionAI
AI is transforming all areas of legal practice. But what are the special issues in antitrust? Daniel Schwarz, CEO and Founder of Competition...
#385 How Do We Level the AI Fluency Playing Field? The 21 Days of AI Grit and Growth Mindset Challenge
Are you as AI fluent as you should be? The American Bar Association's "21 Days of AI: A Grit and Growth Mindset Challenge" is a free online...
#384 What's Up? Enforcement Updates From the Middle East and Africa
What have been the latest competition law developments across the Middle East and Africa in the last year? Nicolas Bremer and John Oxenham j...
#383 What's the Role of Communications Strategy in M&A? How Public Affairs Impacts Antitrust
Recently, the role of lobbying in M&A has become the talk of the antitrust bar in current administrations in the U.S. and in other jurisdict...
#382 What's Up? Enforcement Updates From Austria and Switzerland
What is happening in competition enforcement in Austria and Switzerland? Lukas Cavada, Executive Director for International Affairs at Austr...
#381 A New Era for EU and UK Deals? The EC's Draft Merger Guidelines and the CMA's Growth Approach
The analysis of mergers in the EU and UK is adapting to take account of a changed worldwide geo-political and trade context. But what does t...