In Antitrust Law Journal, Michelle Burtis and her co-author review the use of empirical tools for drawing inferences about the existence of a price structure and determining common impact for all proposed class members. While such tools can be used to uncover relevant economic relationships, the authors also discuss the pitfalls associated with using them in the context of class certification. To read the article, click the link below.
Comments on the effect of algorithms and artificial intelligence on the likelihood of coordinated effects as described in Guideline 3 of the draft Merger Guidelines
In this note, we discuss how the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission (collectively, the Agencies) view the effect...