AAI Year in Review 2023
In 2023, AAI continued to serve as the leading progressive voice for more vigorous antitrust enforcement and competition policy. AAI’s cutting-edge legal, economic, and policy analysis is made possible with support from our sponsors and donors. What follows is an “at-a-glance” summary of AAI’s major activities in 2023–across all areas of research, education, and advocacy.
Amicus Briefs
In re Assa Abloy AB/Spectrum Brands Holdings, Inc. January 13, 2023
State of Colorado, et al v. Google February 17, 2023
NTE Carolinas v. Duke Energy March 20, 2023
FTC v. Shkreli March 30, 2023
In re Niaspan Antitrust Litigation May 15, 2023
In re Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation May 26, 2023
In re Google Play Store Antitrust Litigation August 7, 2023
Jessica Robinson, et al v. Jackson Hewitt, Inc., et al October 31, 2023
Comments, Commentaries, Statements, and Articles
AAI’s Kathleen Bradish Testifies Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Live Entertainment Competition January 24, 2023
AAI Files Comments in the FTC’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Labor Non-Compete Clauses April 3, 2023
A “Mixed Bag” for Antitrust Enforcement in the Tech Space: Implications of the Ninth Circuit Decision in Epic v. Apple April 27, 2023
AAI Files Comments with FTC on Business Practices of Cloud Computing Providers June 21, 2023
Busting the Live Nation-Ticketmaster Monopoly: What Would a Break-Up Remedy Look Like? July 11, 2023
Reports and White Papers
New AAI Analysis Focuses on Buyer Power Concerns Raised By Merger of Retail Grocery Chains Kroger and Albertsons February 7, 2023
AAI Issues New White Paper: Competition Enforcement, Private Actions and the Shipping Act May 2, 2023
New Study by AAI and AFREF Calls Attention to the Growth of Private Equity Ownership in Home Healthcare June 7, 2023
AAI Issues New Report — The Cloud Technology Market: Storm of Innovation or Rainy Days for Competition? June 21, 2023
Class Action Issues Update Summer 2023 August 28, 2023
Podcasts
Antitrust Reform from Within the Federal Antitrust Agencies: Navigating Institutional Dynamics in Implementing Policy Shifts January 2, 2023
Taking Stock of Merger Enforcement Under the Biden Agencies: A Conversation With Steven Salop March 6, 2023
Airline Consolidation and Labor: A View From the Cockpit April 3, 2023
Powerful Buyers and the Grocery Supply Chain: What Does it Mean for the Independent Grocer? April 24, 2023
Private Equity’s Impact on Physician Practices: Unpacking Markets, Competition, and Prices June 21, 2023
How Do We Fix the Competition Problem in Shipping? The Role for Private Actions under the Shipping Act July 17, 2023
The Cloud Technology Market: Storm of Innovation or Rainy Days for Competition? July 17, 2023
Unpacking the 2023 Revised Merger Guidelines: A Conversation With the U.S. Department of Justice August 1, 2023
Praise and Constructive Criticism: The Pro-Enforcement Community Weighs in on the Draft Merger Guidelines November 1, 2023
Virtual Programs and Conferences
Virtual CLE Lunch & Learn: Investigating A New Antitrust Case May 17, 2023
24th AAI Annual Policy Conference: Taking Stock of Antitrust’s Pro-Enforcement Movement May 23, 2023
Virtual CLE Lunch & Learn: Crafting An Antitrust Complaint – The Necessary Building Blocks & More July 18, 2023
Virtual CLE Lunch & Learn: Now I’ve Filed My Complaint – What Can I Do As I Wait for the Inevitable Motion to Dismiss October 25, 2023
17th AAI Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference November 02, 2023
Major Presentations and Speeches
Competition and Antitrust Policy: What’s Going On?, American Medical Association’s 2023 State Advocacy Summit January 13, 2023
A Refresh for Antitrust Enforcement Keynote, Mercatus Center Antitrust Forum January 26, 2023
Mergers: Private Equity in the Spotlight, GCR Live February 02, 2023
JetBlue-Spirit Merger, NPR’s Morning Edition March 1, 2023
How to Achieve Lasting Progressive Change in Antitrust, Loyola Antitrust Colloquium April 14, 2023
Reigning in Big Tech, Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law’s GETS Conference May 18, 2023
Advancing a New Era of Antitrust, American Constitution Society National Convention May 19, 2023
Cutting-Edge Class Action Issues in Antitrust Litigation, ABA Program July 19, 2023
The Draft Merger Guidelines: First Impressions and Discussion, Georgetown Center for Business and Public Policy July 26, 2023
Assessing the FTC’s Complaint Against Amazon, Information Technology & Innovation Foundation October 17, 2023