State Attorneys General are among the nation’s most important antitrust and competition enforcers, and they are frequently called upon to address matters that pose unique impacts on local and state economies. The AGEP Workshop on the Economics of Antitrust and Competition Law helped staff lawyers in state attorneys general offices improve their understanding of competition economics … Continue reading “Workshop on the Economics of Antitrust and Competition Law”
With the emergence of large multinational technology companies and innovative digital technologies such as the internet, the cloud, and mobile devices, antitrust regulators are under increasing pressure to address antitrust concerns from state, federal and international authorities. These pressures have come with new and competing visions for enforcement that challenge some of the bedrock principles … Continue reading “George Mason Law Review 23rd Annual Antitrust Symposium”
Increasing litigation costs have led to the creation of a unique investment vehicle that allows private parties to invest in litigation for a percentage of a potential monetary award. Proponents argue this financing levels the playing field for economically disadvantaged plaintiffs and equalizes access to justice. Opponents counter that the practice gives funders inappropriate influence … Continue reading “Third Party Litigation Funding: Access to Justice or Profiteering?”
Legal Careers in Privacy Law On April 15 the LEC hosted a live webinar with George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School alumni which discussed different paths for a legal career in privacy and data security. This event was open to students only. Panelist for the webinar included: Julian Flamant, Associate, Hogan Lovells Khoury DiPrima, … Continue reading “Legal Careers in Privacy Law”
Balancing Privacy and Public Health in the COVID-19 Era The desire to resume “normal life” has brought issues surrounding privacy into sharp relief. Most experts agree that some form of contact tracing will be necessary in order to safely reopen the economy in the absence of a vaccine. Several countries have turned to some form … Continue reading “Balancing Privacy and Public Health in the COVID-19 Era”
Risks of the COVID-19 spread create substantial uncertainty for businesses when deciding whether to open up and conduct business, especially as they try to identify their duties in preventing COVID-19 related injuries to employees and customers. Likewise, individuals are uncertain about what level of care they should expect from businesses. Debate has begun whether laws … Continue reading “A Discussion on Tort Liability for Businesses During COVID-19”
Large tech platforms are in the crosshairs of antitrust enforcement. For example, both state and federal enforcers have announced investigations into Facebook and Google, and recently the FTC requested information from all of the major tech platforms on past acquisitions. What is more, the possibility that current antitrust laws may not be up to the … Continue reading “(Webinar) Privacy, Antitrust, and Big Tech”
Our panel of three experts, each with deep experience litigating before the US Supreme Court, will provided analysis on some of the most important decisions released by the Court across its past term. The panelists particularly focused on those cases decided by the Court that are most relevant for the future of civil justice, those … Continue reading “US Supreme Court Roundup: Civil Justice and Other Economics-Related Issues from the 2019-2020 Term”
Economics: From Classroom to Courtroom This free-standing course combined elements of the Judicial Education Program’s newly developed Introduction to Economics for Judges and its Case Analysis Seminar. Program days alternated between lecture and seminar formats. On lecture days, a basic economic concept was introduced and its applications to law and public policy presented. On seminar … Continue reading “Economics: From Classroom to Courtroom”
The Tenth Annual Henry G. Manne Faculty Forum is an annual Roundtable where junior tenure-track faculty at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School present draft papers for comment, discussion, and critique by senior faculty at the law school. Each author also invites one other discussant of their choice to participate. Following the Forum, the authors revise … Continue reading “10th Annual Henry G. Manne Faculty Forum”
