Our Curious Amalgam

One of the highest stake antitrust cases are merger trials. Katrina Robson speaks with John Roberti and Anora Wang about putting together the evidence and telling a compelling story in merger trials, and what makes a difference. In merger trials, putting together the evidence and telling a compelling story is critical. Our guest, Katrina Robson, has been involved in a number of merger trials. In t...

In criminal cartel actions, individual executives face prosecution and potential jail time. Defending whose life and liberty are at stake in these matters creates unique challenges. Former prosecutor Doug Tween speaks with John Roberti and Wendy Huang Waszmer about the strategy and psychology necessary to defend individual defendants when everything in their lives is in jeopardy. Hosted by: John R...

A discussion of the increasing impact of Chinese companies on the EU and worldwide and how if at all EU competition law should adapt to take this into account. Can and should EU competition law react to the rise of China? Our guest, Georgios Petropoulos, is an economist who has written extensively on the role of competition law in ensuring fair competition. In this episode, Georgios speaks with Jo...

Where do plaintiffs get the information they put into their pleadings? Melinda Coolidge, a leading lawyer who represents plaintiffs, will explain how she researches, develops and diligences antitrust complaints. Private enforcement plays an important role in antitrust law, and private enforcement starts with the complaint. Our guest is leading plaintiffs' lawyer Melinda Coolidge, who has developed...

How can you tell if a review is truly genuine? Learn about who is regulating online reviews and influencers, and how these regulations affect what you see online. Lauren Aronson, an expert in the regulation of online reviews and influencers, speaks with John Roberti and Elyse Dorsey about these issues. We all read – and often rely on – online reviews. But how can you tell if a review is truly genu...

The European Commission has opened a formal antitrust investigation into Amazon in order to assess whether its use of data from independent retailers who sell on its marketplace is in breach of EU competition rules. This raises interesting issues about the intersection of competition law and data collection issues. What precisely are the potential concerns and what are the wider implications? Host...

In the past 30 years, antitrust regimes have been widely adopted around the world. Our guest, Randy Tritell, is the Director of the Office of International Affairs at the Federal Trade Commission. In this episode, Randy talks with John Roberti and Ricardo Woolery about the growth of antitrust internationally. Randy will explain how the agencies around the world work together and share information...

Merger control is one of the most high-profile areas of antitrust law, but jargon can all too easily obscure the key issues in this domain. Our guest, ABA Antitrust Section Merger Committee Co-Chair Mike Keeley, is an expert in getting mergers cleared by the antitrust agencies. In this episode, Mike talks with John Roberti and Sergei Zaslavsky about the process and substance of shepherding a merge...

Privacy law is developing quickly in the United States and is becoming all the more important with the development of California's Privacy Law. Our guest, Alysa Hutnik, is the Consumer Protection Officer for the Antitrust Section and an expert on privacy law. In this episode, Alysa speaks with John Roberti and Anora Wang about privacy law generally and California's new privacy law, its substance a...

Companies and individuals in criminal cartels can avoid prosecution if they self-report to the leniency program at the U.S. Department of Justice. While this program has been hugely successful in cracking cartels for decades, a number of reports suggest that leniency applications and large-scale investigations are down overall. Our guests, Lisa Phelan and Craig Lee, are former prosecutors who have...

Rock music has been the subject of a number of antitrust investigations over the years and on this episode, we talk about why that is. Our guest, Jonathan Jacobson is not only an enormous fan of rock music, has been in the middle of a number of them. Jon speaks with John Roberti and Elyse Dorsey about these investigations and litigations, starting with Pearl Jam and going through the present day....

Our Curious Amalgam explores topics in antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy law around the world, discussed by leading experts in the areas. It is an amalgam because it is a group of diverse topics all in one place; it is curious because it gets the experts and asks them the in-depth questions.