This study group featured an all-star lineup of instructors who collectively have scores of years of experience researching and front-line regulatory experience in antitrust at the FTC, DOJ, and other agencies. Featured topics focused on recent regulatory and legal developments in competition law and policy as well as teaching lessons in fundamental economic … Continue reading “Study Group on the Economics of Antitrust for State Attorneys General and Solicitors General”
The George Mason Law Review 28th Annual Antitrust Symposium was held on February 21, 2025 at the Fairmont Washington DC Georgetown. The Symposium, titled Antitrust Cornucopia: AI, Ad Tech, Content Moderation, & What’s Next?, explored critical issues at the intersection of antitrust, technology, and law. Topics addressed the fallout from the Justice Department’s Ad Tech antitrust case against … Continue reading “George Mason Law Review’s 28th Annual Antitrust Symposium”
The Economics Institute for State Attorneys General and Solicitors General was a three and a half day educational program that helped AG staff attorneys improve their understanding of the basic economic principles often found at the heart of legal and public policy disputes. During the Institute and through interactive, classroom-style lectures, participants received a solid … Continue reading “Economics Institute for State Attorneys General and Solicitors General”
Advanced technology has become both a necessity and convenience of everyday life. With those advancements, policymakers and regulators are faced with the difficult task of protecting consumers in the wake of rapid technological innovations. The Workshop on the Law & Economics of Privacy for State Attorneys General and Solicitors General provided states attorneys general, solicitors … Continue reading “Workshop on the Law & Economics of Privacy for State Attorneys General and Solicitors General”
Consumer protection in the modern economy is built on a foundation that includes common law tort, government regulation, and competitive marketplace pressures. In the current environment, institutions must find a way to adequately protect consumer welfare while also enabling innovation and promoting choice. The Study Group on the Economics of Consumer Protection was a … Continue reading “Study Group on the Economics of Consumer Protection for State Attorneys General”
This study group brought together an all-star faculty with decades of research and hands-on antitrust experience at the FTC, DOJ, and other agencies. The program explored recent legal and regulatory developments in competition law and policy and drew out the fundamental economic analysis techniques that underpin application and enforcement. This program was open to state … Continue reading “Study Group on the Economics of Antitrust for State Attorneys General”
The George Mason Law Review and LEC hosted the 29th Annual Antitrust Symposium on February 20, 2026, at the FUSE Conference Center on George Mason University’s Arlington Campus. The Symposium, titled The Current Boundaries of Antitrust Policy, examined the shifting landscape across multiple areas of antitrust law. Panel topics included: U.S. v. Microsoft‘s impact on … Continue reading “George Mason Law Review 29th Annual Antitrust Symposium”
Advanced technology has become both a necessity and convenience of everyday life. With those advancements, policymakers and regulators are faced with the difficult task of protecting consumers in the wake of rapid technological innovations. The Workshop on the Law & Economics of Privacy for State Attorneys General provided attorneys general, solicitors general, and their staffs … Continue reading “Workshop on the Law & Economics of Privacy for State Attorneys General”
The Economics Institute is a three and a half day educational program that helps attorneys general, solicitors general, and staff lawyers improve their understanding of the basic economic principles often found at the heart of legal and public policy disputes. During the Institute and through interactive, classroom-style lectures, participants received a solid grounding in economic … Continue reading “Economics Institute for State Attorneys General”
