What Constitutes Illegal Price Fixing? 

A Discussion Among Experts on Tightening Judicial Standards

Thank you for your interest in the American Antitrust Institute (AAI) online panel and timely discussion sponsored by Rust Consulting and Kinsella Media. 

Wednesday, July 8, 2020
1:30 - 3:00 pm (ET) 

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Private enforcers have been remarkably effective in obtaining restitution for victims of anticompetitive abuse. But, Section 1 cases are becoming more difficult to bring and win due, among other factors, to the increased difficulty of certifying a class and a tightening of judicial standards on what constitutes illegal price fixing. For example, circumstantial evidence of price increases, pled with “plus factors,” may not be sufficient in many courts to constitute a violation without pleading additional facts, such as direct evidence of a conspiracy. The central focus of this trend is judicial interpretation of what distinguishes independent decision-making by companies that simply takes rivals’ actions into account from conduct that is impossible without illegal collusion. As an important line of defense against harmful collusion in increasingly highly concentrated markets, any weakening of Section 1 poses serious concerns. 

On Wednesday, July 8, the American Antitrust Institute brings together four experts to explore the issues that are central to this debate, discuss key cases, and offer insights of enforcement moving forward.

Panelists:

• Andrew I. Gavil - Professor of Law, Howard University School of Law
• Daniel C. Hedlund - Member, Gustafson Gluek PLLC
• Hollis Salzman - Partner, Robins Kaplan LLP
• Laura Alexander - Vice President of Policy, American Antitrust Institute

Moderator:

• Ellen Meriwether – Partner, Cafferty Clobes Meriwether & Sprengel LLP

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