Internet Search, Antitrust and Speech

The Corporations, Securities & Antitrust Practice Group, the Free Speech & Election Law Practice Group, and the New York City Lawyers Chapter

As the technology sector continues to thrive, scrutiny of internet search engine results also continues. More specifically, the Federal Trade Commission and European Union officials have for the past year been investigating the manner in which Google reports search results, and whether those results unfairly harm Google rivals. Is a search engine company free to favor its subsidiaries and associated businesses in its search results? Does the answer to that question depend on the dominance in the market of the search engine, or perhaps its subsidiaries? Do search engine results implicate speech rights? These and other questions will be addressed.

Featuring:

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

• Hon. Ronald A. Cass, President, Cass & Associates, PC
• Mr. Charles “Rick” Rule, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
• Moderator: Hon. William F. Kuntz II, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

As the technology sector continues to thrive, scrutiny of internet search engine results also continues. More specifically, the Federal Trade Commission and European Union officials have for the past year been investigating the manner in which Google reports search results, and whether those results unfairly harm Google rivals. Is a search engine company free to favor its subsidiaries and associated businesses in its search results? Does the answer to that question depend on the dominance in the market of the search engine, or perhaps its subsidiaries? Do search engine results implicate speech rights? These and other questions will be addressed.

Featuring:

• Hon. Ronald A. Cass, President, Cass & Associates, PC
• Mr. Charles “Rick” Rule, Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP
• Moderator: Hon. William F. Kuntz II, United States District Court, Eastern District of New York

6:00 p.m. Reception
7:00 p.m. Panel Discussion

THIS EVENT HAS BEEN POSTPONED.

There is no cost for this event.

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