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Reflections from Across the Pond
By Stephen Calkins
Professor of Law and Director of Graduate Studies
Wayne State University Law School
Detroit, MI
Of counsel, Covington & Burling
Formerly General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission
Change
• Congress
• Antitrust Modernization Commission
• Supreme Court
Change: Congress
Division Congressional Testimony
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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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Change: Antitrust Modernization Commission
Change: Supreme Court
• Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co. (Feb. 20, 2007)
• Credit Suisse Securities v. Billing
• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly
• Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.
Continuity
• Supreme Court
• Antitrust Modernization Commission
• Roles of Agencies
• Spring Meeting
Continuity: Supreme Court
Continuity: AMC
• 1941 Temporary National Economic Committee
• 1955 Attorney General’s Report
• 1969 Neal Report
• 1969 Stigler Report
• 1969 Kirkpatrick Report
• 1979 Shenefield Report
• 2000 ICPAC Report
Continuity: Roles of Agencies
Criminal v. Civil Cases Filed
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1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
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f Cas
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iled Total Criminal Cases Filed
District Court Sherman §§1-2Cases Filed
FTC Cases
• Rambus, Inc. (July 2006)
• Austin Board of Realtors (consent) (July 2006)
• Valassis Communications, Inc. (March 14, 2006
Continuity: Spring Meeting
• Valassis Communications, Inc. (March 14, 2006
Red (yellow?) Cards
• Supreme Court
• Antitrust’s Image
Red (yellow?) Cards: Antitrust’s Image
• AT&T
• Schering
• Merger Policy’s Image
Reflections from Across the Pond
By Stephen Calkins
Professor of Law and Director of Graduate Studies
Wayne State University Law School
Detroit, MI
Of counsel, Covington & Burling
Formerly General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission
Relevant Points include . . .
• Equilibrating Tendencies
• Importance of private enforcement
• Importance of structure
• Spring Meeting