This Week in Antitrust & Consumer Protection
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Join us for a special reception in Chicago to celebrate the creation of an antitrust law section within the National Bar Association during the NBA’s Centennial Conference. The event will be held on Monday, July 28, 2025, from 4:00 to 5:00 PM CT at Stetsons Modern Steak + Sushi.
Connect with leaders and colleagues from both the NBA and ABA Antitrust Law Sections, enjoy refreshments, and help mark this exciting new chapter in antitrust law!
Join us Thursday, August 7 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel for two CLE sessions on U.S.–Canada cooperation in antitrust, consumer protection, and AI—followed by an 11:15 AM networking reception.
Explore full program details here—including CLE session topics, moderators, and panelists—and be sure to add the reception to your registration!
Section Spotlight
Continue the ABA Antitrust Summer Series with our next session on July 30 at 12 PM EDT: Antitrust & Consumer Protection Fundamentals!
This session provides an overview of the fundamentals of antitrust and consumer protection and is part of the ABA Antitrust Summer Series, a virtual series geared towards law students, early-career lawyers and /or economists with an interest in antitrust.
September 9 | Hotel Amigo, Brussels
Join us on September 9 for a half-day of sharp insights and global perspective at the 2025 Global Seminar Series: Brussels. Hear from U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta, senior EC enforcers, and international leaders in antitrust, consumer protection, and data privacy. Panels, fireside chats, and networking all in one afternoon!
Upcoming Virtual Webinar Programs & In-Person Events
Antitrust Thought Leadership
Article | Joint Conduct Committee
By David Toniatti and Annabel Roth. Get up to speed on key antitrust issues facing trade associations—from information exchanges to algorithmic pricing—in this recap of the Joint Conduct Committee’s timely and insightful webinar.
Article | Civil Practice and Procedure Committee
By David Lerch. As policymakers revisit the scope of U.S. tariff authority, this article explores whether extraterritorial predatory pricing litigation under the Sherman Act could offer a more targeted, economically driven alternative to achieve similar trade and industrial policy goals.
Article | Unilateral Conduct Committee
By Vaibhav Srikaran. Catch up on the latest in Big Tech antitrust litigation and what’s ahead under the Trump administration in this 2025 Spring Meeting panel recap.
Article | Insurance & Financial Services Committee
Explore the rising debate around algorithmic pricing and consumer data as panelists unpack New York’s landmark “surveillance pricing” law and its competition implications.
Podcast | Our Curious Amalgam
The U.S. Department of Justice has made it clear that some agreements among competing employers regarding workers’ salaries or other terms of compensation–so-called “wage-fixing agreements”–may be subject to criminal prosecution. What kind of conduct falls within the scope of wage-fixing? In this episode, hosts Alicia Downey and Blair Matthews talk to Crowell & Moring partner and former senior DOJ prosecutor Ken Dintzer about the latest developments on the wage-fixing front, including the first criminal conviction for wage-fixing won at trial. Listen and learn what business enterprises and their counsel need to know about how to avoid wage-fixing violations in merger due diligence and integration planning, trade association activities, and salary survey participation. Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, Audible, or YouTube.
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