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Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee

Overview

The City Bar’s Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee’s membership draws from a wide spectrum of New York City’s antitrust community of professors, experts, practitioners and students. The Committee convenes on a monthly basis to tackle current issues affecting antitrust and trade regulation. Each year, the Committee presents the Milton Handler Lecture. Established in 1973 by Prof. Handler and the City Bar, the Handler lectures explore significant developments in antitrust law and policy. Recent speakers include Professors Mark A. Lemley and C. Scott Hemphill.
Chairs
- Yee Wah Chin
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Reports
- Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission Draft Merger Guidelines (September 19, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee
  
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- Letter to Governor Hochul in Opposition to Total Ban on Non-Competition Agreements (July 20, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Trade Secrets Committee Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee Corporation Law Committee
  
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- Report on Federal Trade Commission Proposed Rule (April 18, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee Mergers, Acquisitions & Corporate Control Contests Committee Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Committee Trade Secrets Committee
  
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- 2023 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 13, 2023) PDF
  
  Author(s): Council on Judicial Administration Council on Children Sex & Law Committee Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer Rights Committee Civil Rights Committee Mental Health Law Committee Women in the Legal Profession Committee Social Welfare Law Committee Government Ethics & State Affairs Committee Election Law Committee Task Force on Civil Right to Counsel Housing Court Committee Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee Education & the Law Committee Task Force on Mass Incarceration Corrections & Community Reentry Committee Criminal Justice Operations Committee Housing & Urban Development Committee Pro Bono & Legal Services Committee Insurance Law Committee Children & the Law Committee Domestic Violence Committee Criminal Courts Committee Entertainment Law Committee Juvenile Justice Committee Arbitration Committee International Commercial Disputes Committee State Courts of Superior Jurisdiction Committee Litigation Committee Legal Referral Service Committee Small Law Firm Committee - Small Law Firms in NYC Trade Secrets Committee Criminal Justice, Police Reform & Civil Rights Visitor Information
  
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- Twenty-First Century Anti-Trust Act (June 09, 2022) PDF
  
  Author(s): Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee
  
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- Amicus Brief, Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises (U.S. Supreme Court) (January 31, 2015) PDF
  
  Author(s): Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee Patents Committee
  
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- Antitrust "Market Power" and Intellectual Property: Why FTC and DOJ Action is Necessary (November 01, 2002) PDF
  
  Author(s): Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee
  
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- ANTITRUST "MARKET POWER" AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY:WHY FTC AND DOJ ACTION IS NECESSARY (November 01, 2002) PDF
  
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News & Media
- City Bar Urges Governor Hochul to Veto Total Ban on Non-Compete Agreements or Require Chapter Amendments for a Partial Ban (July 27, 2023)
- The 50th Anniversary Milton Handler Lecture on Antitrust (May 25, 2023)
- Legal Reforms, Bills Featured In NYC Bar Legislative Agenda (Law360) (February 14, 2023)
- City Bar Urges Added Funding to Restore NY Courts to Pre-Pandemic Levels (New York Law Journal) (February 14, 2023)
- New York City Bar Association Releases 2023 New York State Legislative Agenda (February 14, 2023)
- Consumer Welfare A 'Catchphrase,' DOJ Antitrust Chief Says (Law360) (May 19, 2022)
- The Great Recession: the Tipline for 19 May 2022 (Flight Global) (May 19, 2022)
- The Great Recession: the Tipline for 19 May 2022 (Global Competition Review) (May 19, 2022)
- The 2022 Milton Handler Lecture - Jonathan Kanter (May 18, 2022)
- The 2018 Milton Handler Lecture: Big Data, Exclusionary Behavior and Economic Efficiency (May 16, 2018)
- 2011 Milton Handler Lecture: The Intersection Between Antitrust and Intellectual Property - Prof. Mark A. Lemley (February 11, 2011)
Resources
The Milton Handler Lecture 2023 - by Professor Timothy Wu, Julius Silver Professor of Law, Science and Technology at Columbia Law School, and former Special Assistant to the President for Technology and Competition Policy
- Access the 2023 Event Brochure
The Milton Handler Lecture 2018 - by Hon. Katherine B. Forrest, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

Implications of Big Data for Competition Policy & Practice Presentation - Milton Handler Lecure 2018

Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee

The City Bar’s Antitrust & Trade Regulation Committee’s membership draws from a wide spectrum of New York City’s antitrust community of professors, experts, practitioners and students. The Committee convenes on a monthly basis to tackle current issues affecting antitrust and trade regulation. Each year, the Committee presents the Milton Handler Lecture. Established in 1973 by Prof. Handler and the City Bar, the Handler lectures explore significant developments in antitrust law and policy. Recent speakers include Professors Mark A. Lemley and C. Scott Hemphill.