Topic
Monopoly
203 published works
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Antitrust, Web3 and Blockchain Technology: A Quick Look into the Refusal to Deal Theory as Exclusionary Conduct
By Bona Law PC
Author: Luis Blanquez A company using a blockchain––or perhaps even the blockchain itself––, with a sizeable share of a market, could be a monopolist subject to U.S. antitrust laws. But monopoly…
Washington Energy Report
FERC Requires Disclosure of Privileged Material Regarding JP Morgan’s Relationship with Mankato
By Quintessa Davis, Katherine O'Konski, Troutman Pepper Locke
On May 11, 2023, FERC notified Mankato Energy Center, LLC and Mankato Energy Center II, LLC (“Mankato Companies”) that it will release certain privileged information included in the initial brief…
The Contingency
Notes on “Trying a Section 2 Case: Best Practices”
Today the ABA Antitrust Law Section’s annual Spring Meeting comes to a close. This post reviews a panel discussion on the particular challenges of trying a monopolization or attempt to…
Media Law Prof Blog
Daniel Francis’s Written Testimony For the Hearing on “Breaking the News: Journalism, Competition, and the Effects of Market Power on a Free Press” @DSFrancis1 @nyulaw
Daniel Francis, NYU School of Law, has published U.S. Senate Testimony for Hearing on 'Breaking the News: Journalism, Competition, and the Effects of Market Power on a Free Press'. Here…
Cleary Antitrust Watch
Getting the Deal Through: Dominance 2023
Cleary Gottlieb lawyers have authored and edited Lexology’s Getting the Deal Through Dominance guide 2023, which addresses the most relevant questions on dominance and market power. The jurisdictions covered by Cleary lawyers…
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
“It’s Complicated”: A Review of Barry Hawk’s Monopoly in America
By Bona Law PC
Author: Steven Cernak Most antitrust practitioners, even members of the general public, have a good intuitive sense of what Sherman Act Section 1 is aimed at. Whether you follow the…
China Justice Observer
China’s Largest Academic Publisher CNKI Fined for Monopoly
By Publisher
As we introduced in a previous post ‘China’s Largest Academic Publisher CNKI Faces Antitrust Investigation’, CNKI, an academic platform providing literature search services, has monopolized the online publication of almost…
The Antitrust Attorney Blog
Antitrust for Kids: Attempted Monopolization and Meatballs
By Bona Law PC
Author: Molly Donovan Nathan is nine. His grandmother makes excellent meatballs using an age-old family recipe. Together, Nathan and grandma decide to can the meatballs and sell them to their…
Investigations and Enforcement Blog
The Zito Plea: The Antitrust Division’s First Section 2 Criminal Prosecution In 41 Years Is Not All It’s “Cracked” Up to Be
By Patrick Linehan, Rachel Peck, Meredith Lewis, Michael Weiner
On October 31, 2022, Nathan Nephi Zito pleaded guilty in the US District Court for the District of Montana for his attempt to monopolize the markets for highway crack-sealing services…
Antitrust Advocate
DOJ Antitrust Brings First Criminal Monopolization Case in More Than 40 Years
By Carl Hittinger, BakerHostetler
Key Takeaways U.S. v. Nathan Nephi Zito is the first criminal monopolization case in more than 40 years, reversing the Antitrust Division’s practice of pursuing monopolization cases only civilly.The elements enumerated…