Randy Stutz Discusses Antitrust and Protectionism at GCR Live’s 7th Annual Antitrust Law Leaders Forum

Randy Stutz participated on the panel “Protectionism: How will it manifest itself in antitrust?” The panel discussed the ways the rising tide of protectionism – seen in the election of Donald Trump in the United States, the successful “Brexit” vote and the success of non-major party candidates in French elections (as elsewhere): if protectionism is to come to the fore, how are antitrust laws and their application likely to change in countries where leaders pursue policies of economic protectionism?; what will change about merger control, for both domestic and international mergers? What will change about enforcement, for both domestic and international conduct?; and, is it likely that the protectionist wave will counteract the increasing international cooperation between agencies?