The State of Antitrust Enforcement

Antitrust policy during much of the Obama Administration was a continuation of the Bush Administration’s minimal involvement in the market. However, at the end of President Obama’s term, there was a significant pivot to investigations and blocks of high profile mergers such as Halliburton-Baker Hughes, Comcast-Time Warner Cable, Staples-Office Depot, Sysco-US Foods, and Aetna-Humana and Anthem-Cigna. How will or should the new Administration analyze proposed mergers, including certain high profile deals like Walgreens-Rite Aid, AT&T-Time Warner, Inc., and DraftKings-FanDuel?

This lively luncheon panel discussion covered these topics and the anticipated future of antitrust enforcement. This event was held on June 9, 2017, at the National Press Club in Washington, DC.

Speakers: 

• Albert A. Foer, Founder and Senior Fellow, American Antitrust Institute
• Prof. Geoffrey A. Manne, Executive Director, International Center for Law & Economics
• Hon. Joshua D. Wright, Professor of Law, George Mason University School of Law
• Moderator: Hon. Ronald A. Cass, Dean Emeritus, Boston University School of Law and President, Cass & Associates, PC

As always, the Federalist Society takes no position on particular legal or public policy issues; all expressions of opinion are those of the speaker.