Antitrust Review


"Comments on Antitrust Law, Policy, and Economics."

Author: David Fischer is a senior associate in Porter Wright Morris & Arthur's office in Washington, D.C. His antitrust and litigation practice includes a number of health care and pharmaceutical clients.

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Recent Posts from Antitrust Review


  • Google and Legal Search

    Google now has a legal search engine.  You first have to go to Google Scholar and then selected the “legal opinions and journals” option.  I have only taken a quick look but a couple of quick thoughts:…

  • Slides for Talk about Antitrust and Standard Setting

    Here are the slides for an upcoming talk on standard setting after Rambus, Broadcom (3rd. Cir.), Qualcomm (Fed. Cir.), and N-Data at the Advanced Patent Law Institute Conference in Palo Alto. Drop me a note…

  • Obama Nominates Julie Brill and Edith Ramirez to the FTC

    Reuters reports: U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen Julie Brill, North Carolina’s top consumer watchdog, and attorney Edith Ramirez to fill two vacant spots on the Federal Trade Commission, the White House said on Monday.…

  • Slides from my Antitrust and IP Licensing talk in Chicago

    Here are the slides from my talk at the PLI seminar Understanding the IP License 2009 in Chicago. This was a fun event with a great crowd. Thanks to everyone for making this such a…

  • On the Move: A. Douglas Melamed

    Congratulations to A. Douglas Melamed who is leaving Wilmer Hale to become the General Counsel of Intel. Share on Facebook

  • Intel and AMD settle for $1.25 billion dollars

    Earlier today it was announced that Intel and AMD settled their long running antitrust dispute(s).  Reuters reports: Intel Corp will pay rival chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc $1.25 billion to settle all outstanding legal disputes ….…

  • Antitrust News & Notes

    A few notes from the last few weeks: The FTC is enjoying some good results regarding subpoenas. Congratulations to Tim Cornell who has joined Clifford Chance from Simpson Thacher & Bartlett. The 5th circuit upheld…

  • Chilling Competition

    We are always happy to welcome a new antitrust blog to the blogosphere (even if we are a bit late in our welcome).  Check out Chilling Competition which focuses on competition issues in Europe. Share…

  • House Judiciary Committee Votes To Repeal McCarran-Ferguson

    The Washington Post reports: The House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to strip federal antitrust protections shielding health insurers from investigations into price fixing and other business practices, the first step in a legislative bid to…

  • A Quick Look at the Robinson Patman Act (Slides)

    Here are some slides from a recent, high-level discussion of the Robinson-Patman Act, geared towards a technology firm audience. Share on Facebook