by William Markham | Dec 26, 2015 | Antitrust Litigation and Counseling
During this holiday season I choose to comment on our country’s two overriding economic priorities – the restoration of our failing infrastructure (including a massive conversion to renewable energy wherever practicable) and a revival of classical antitrust law to...
by William Markham | Dec 26, 2015 | Antitrust Litigation and Counseling
I have heard through the grapevine that a group of venture capitalists in the Silicon Valley plan to fund a company that will collect data about what various high-tech companies pay in salary and benefits to their various classes of employees. This company will then...
by William Markham | Nov 21, 2015 | Antitrust Litigation and Counseling
The Second Circuit’s Affirmance. The Second Circuit recently rendered its decision in the Apple e-book case, affirming the judgment against Apple after a bench trial in the Southern District of New York. By this judgment, Apple was held liable under Section 1 of the...
by William Markham | Jul 1, 2015 | Antitrust Litigation and Counseling
Professor Tim Wu of Columbia University, who invented the term “net neutrality,” is a highly regarded expert on the internet and a former adviser to the Federal Trade Commission, which enforces federal antitrust laws. He is a recognized authority on the markets for...
by William Markham | Jun 1, 2015 | Antitrust Litigation and Counseling
THE WORST ANTITRUST DECISION ON THE BOOKS(By William Markham, © 2015) I have read the briefs and my initial assessment has been confirmed: Judge Buchwald’s infamous decision in the Libor price-fixing cases must be overruled, or else antitrust no longer means anything....