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Antitrust: Public Enforcement

Learn about the civil and criminal enforcement of the antitrust laws by federal agencies.

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In this lesson, we’ll learn about federal agencies’ civil and criminal enforcement of the antitrust laws.

I.              Civil Enforcement

In addition to private litigation, the federal antitrust agencies are charged with investigating and bringing civil and criminal enforcement actions against entities and individuals who violate the federal antitrust laws. The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the FTC...

Lessons

    • 1. Welcome to Antitrust
    • Welcome to Antitrust
    2. The Origins and Economics of Antitrust Law
    3. The Scope of Antitrust Law
    • Interstate Commerce, Overseas Commerce, and Organized Labor
    • State Action
    • First Amendment and Other Immunities
    4. Horizontal Restraints
    • Defining the Market
    • Horizontal Agreements
    • Per Se Violations
    • The Rule of Reason
    5. Vertical Restraints
    • Vertical Agreements
    • Resale Price Maintenance
    • Vertical Market Allocation
    • Tying Arrangements
    • Exclusive Dealing
    6. Monopolization
    • Monopolies and Monopolization
    • Monopolistic Practices
    • Monopolization, Attempted Monopolization, and Conspiracy to Monopolize
    7. Price Discrimination
    • Pure Price Discrimination
    • Brokerage Practices and Promotional Allowance Discrimination
    • Liability and Affirmative Defenses
    8. Mergers and Antitrust Enforcement
    • Mergers
    • Merger Review
    • Antitrust: Private Rights of Action
    • Antitrust: Public Enforcement
    9. Global Competition Law and Patents
    • Global Competition Law
    • Patents
    • Patent Licensing