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A Federal Antitrust Investigation Can Cause an Antitrust Blizzard

By Bona Law PC on August 18, 2019

Author: Jarod Bona I am from Minnesota, so I am quite familiar with blizzards. They may be interesting to watch through a window from a room warmed by a fireplace, but you don’t want to get caught in one. The same is true for an antitrust blizzard: They are interesting to watch, but they can destroy you. Like driving a car through a winter blizzard, you have to pay close attention, make sure you do…

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Antitrust News: The Department of Justice Wants You to Have a Strong Antitrust Compliance Policy

By Bona Law PC on July 14, 2019

Author: Jarod Bona You might hear from an antitrust attorney that it is important to have a strong antitrust compliance policy. And you may think to yourself, yes, I suppose it is. Then you go about your over-packed day, periodically seeing from other professionals that whatever their specialty is, you need to call them right away to have them help you too. And that isn’t a surprise because each professional, each specialist in something,…

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Classic Antitrust Cases: National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States, 435 U.S. 679 (1978)

By Bona Law PC on July 10, 2019

Author: Jarod Bona As an antitrust attorney, over time you see the same major cases cited again and again. It is only natural that you develop favorites. Here at The Antitrust Attorney Blog, we will, from time-to-time, highlight some of the “Classic Antitrust Cases” that we love, that we hate, or that we merely find interesting. The Supreme Court decided National Society of Professional Engineers in the late 1970s—when I was two-years old—and…

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Why You Should Consider Filing an Amicus Brief in an Appellate Case

By Bona Law PC on June 19, 2019

Author: Jarod Bona An amicus curiae brief is filed by a non-party—usually in an appellate court like the US Supreme Court—that seeks to educate the court by offering facts, analysis, or a perspective that the party briefing doesn’t present. The term amicus curiae means “friend of the court,” and that is exactly what the parties that file these briefs are. They aren’t objective, but they are—without pay—helping out the court, like a friend might.…

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What is Great Legal Writing?

By Bona Law PC on May 21, 2019

Author: Jarod Bona Great lawyers must write well. But what does that mean? I could give you a list of what you should or shouldn’t do as a legal writer. I think that you might find such an article useful regardless of your skill level because the best writers always strive to improve and the worst writers, well, they need a lot of guidance. I might write that article one day. But not today. I…

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Class Action Settlements, Claims, Opt-Outs, and the In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation

By Bona Law PC on May 5, 2019

Author: Jarod Bona Even if you aren’t an antitrust lawyer, you have certainly seen notices of class actions, perhaps with a solicitation from an attorney stating in legalese that you may be entitled to money or something to that effect. You probably ignored them—and for good reason—perhaps the amount you could receive was small, or the subject didn’t really have anything to do with you or your business or you just didn’t want…

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Legal Analytics for Antitrust Litigation: Sizing Up the Antitrust Landscape

By justia.admin on April 25, 2019

Author: Rachel Bailey, Legal Data Expert, Lex Machina Data analytics is big business right now. Many types of businesses are using analytics to become more competitive and efficient. It’s no longer just “Moneyball” in sports, but styling analytics in retail, adaptive learning analytics in education and – you guessed it – litigation analytics in the legal sector. While there are a variety of analytics purveyors in the legal space, one vendor recently…

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Who is Capable of Conspiring to Violate the Antitrust Laws?

By Bona Law PC on April 21, 2019

Author: Jarod Bona When you think about Sherman Act Section 1 antitrust cases (the ones involving conspiracies), you usually consider the question—often framed at the motion to dismiss stage as a Twombly inquiry—whether the defendants actually engaged in an antitrust conspiracy. But, sometimes, the question is whether the defendants are actually capable of conspiring together. That isn’t a commentary on the intelligence or skills of any particular defendants, but a serious antitrust issue that…

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Antitrust News: The International Competition Network Standardizes Due Process Principles for Antitrust and Competition Enforcement Agencies Worldwide

By Bona Law PC on April 14, 2019

Author: Luis Blanquez The U.S. Department of Justice recently published that the International Competition Network (“ICN”) has approved the Framework on Competition Agency Procedures (“CAP”), for antitrust enforcement agencies around the world to promote fundamental due process principles in competition law investigations and enforcement. This is an opt-in framework, based on the U.S. Antitrust Division’s initial Multilateral Framework on Procedures proposed at the last Council of Foreign Relations in June 2018…

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Antitrust News: The Oscars’ Proposed Ban on Netflix Movies Raises Antitrust Concerns

By Bona Law PC on April 6, 2019

Author: Aaron Gott My morning routine usually begins with reading the news to keep up on current events. As an antitrust lawyer, I often find myself thinking about how stories that were deemed newsworthy for other reasons fail to recognize their often most troubling aspects: the antitrust concerns. Last week, for example, the news was abuzz with Uber and Lyft drivers going “on strike” to protest their compensation from the companies. The drivers “…

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A Federal Antitrust Investigation Can Cause an Antitrust Blizzard

Antitrust News: The Department of Justice Wants You to Have a Strong Antitrust Compliance Policy

Classic Antitrust Cases: National Society of Professional Engineers v. United States, 435 U.S. 679 (1978)

Why You Should Consider Filing an Amicus Brief in an Appellate Case

What is Great Legal Writing?

Class Action Settlements, Claims, Opt-Outs, and the In re Payment Card Interchange Fee and Merchant Discount Antitrust Litigation

Legal Analytics for Antitrust Litigation: Sizing Up the Antitrust Landscape

Who is Capable of Conspiring to Violate the Antitrust Laws?

Antitrust News: The International Competition Network Standardizes Due Process Principles for Antitrust and Competition Enforcement Agencies Worldwide

Antitrust News: The Oscars’ Proposed Ban on Netflix Movies Raises Antitrust Concerns

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