In 2024, AAI continued to serve as the leading voice in promoting vigorous antitrust enforcement and sound, progressive competition policy. We thank our sponsors, donors, staff, leadership, advisors, volunteers, and friends who make our critical work possible. What follows is an “at-a-glance” summary of AAI’s major activities in 2024–across all areas of our education, research, and advocacy programs.
Amicus Briefs
Mosaic Health v. Sanofi June 20, 2024
Simon & Simon v. Align August 8, 2024
Gibson v. Cendyn Group October 3, 2024
Seagate v. NHK November 8, 2024
FuboTv v. Disney November 20, 2024
In re Merck Mumps Vaccine Antitrust Litigation December 4, 2024
Comments, Commentaries, Statements, and Articles
Pleading Standards for Market Definition in Monopolization Cases March 19, 2024
Statement on the Department of Justice’s Lawsuit to Break Up Ticketmaster and Live Nation May 24, 2024
Statement on the District Court’s Ruling in United States v. Google August 6, 2024
Monopolization Standards for Refusal-to-Deal and Course-of-Conduct Claims August 8, 2024
Comments on USDA’s Proposed Rulemaking on Fair and Competitive Livestock and Poultry Markets September 12, 2024
Key Findings and Takeaways from Battleground Polling of Voter Attitudes Toward Aggressive Antitrust Enforcement October 21, 2024
Reports and White Papers
Report on Private Equity Ownership in Healthcare: Addenda February 20, 2024
Class Action Issues Update Spring 2024 May 8, 2024
Voter Support for Antitrust Enforcement and Litigation October 21, 2024
Class Action Issues Update Fall 2024 October 28, 2024
Podcasts
Default Status/De Facto Exclusion: What does a Rival Search Company Have to Say About the Google Case? February 6, 2024
International Update: Checking in with ICN’s Cartel Working Group June 20, 2024
How Exactly Does Common Ownership Harm Competition? A Conversation with Florian Ederer, Jerry S. Cohen Award Winner for Antitrust Scholarship August 13, 2024
Virtual Programs and Conferences
Virtual CLE Lunch & Learn: I Won the Motion to Dismiss – Now How Do I Get the Discovery Train Down the Tracks? January 18, 2024
Virtual CLE Lunch & Learn: Discovery Has Started, How and When Do I Involve My Experts? April 17, 2024
Virtual CLE Lunch & Learn: Massive Data Discovery and Disputes July 25, 2024
Virtual CLE Lunch & Learn: Planning, Preparing and Taking Important Fact Depositions in an Antitrust Case September 25, 2024
18th AAI Annual Private Antitrust Enforcement Conference October 30, 2024
Major Presentations and Speeches
The Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger, NPR’s All Things Considered January 9, 2024
Swifties Revenge: The Case for Breaking Up Live Nation-Ticketmaster, American Economic Liberties Project January 23, 2024
Mergers: Evolution or Revolution in Evidentiary Trends, GCR Live February 1, 2024
Q&A: Exploring Antitrust and Health Care, American Bar Association March 11, 2024
U.S. v. Apple, the Meaning of Competition, and AAI’s Future, The Slingshot April 1, 2024
Airline Mergers: Flying High or Flying Blind?, ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting April 10, 2024
The FTC’s Noncompete Rulemaking & Impact, American Bar Association June 28, 2024
The Next U.S. Administration, Concurrences’ Bill Kovacic Antitrust Salon September 9, 2024
The Google Monopoly Ruling and the Future of Tech Competition, IPWatchdog LIVE 2024 September 30, 2024
Diversity and Opportunity at the ABA, American Bar Association October 28, 2024
Trade and Professional Associations: What You Need to Know about Antitrust Law, D.C. Bar December 12, 2024