The American Antitrust Institute is an independent non-profit organization based in Washington D.C. with a mission to increase the role of competition, assure that competition works in the interests of consumers, and challenge abuses of concentrated economic power in the American and world economy. Through its education and advocacy work, the AAI provides valuable legal and economic information, analysis, and perspective on U.S. and international antitrust law, litigation, and legislation, with a particular focus on the effects of anticompetitive practices on consumers.

Highlights

Foer and Vaheesan's Google Article from Journal of European Competition Law & Practice
5-10-13

An editorial by AAI's Bert Foer and Sandeep Vaheesan "Google: The Unique Case of the Monopolistic Search Engine" was published in the Journal of European Competition Law & Practice.

Registration Open for Antitrust as an Interdisciplinary Field: Insights from Business Strategy and Research
5-9-13

AAI’s 2013 Invitational Symposium, Antitrust as an Interdisciplinary Field: Insights from Business Strategy and Research, will take stock of recent contributions to the understanding of competition and examine in more depth, developments...

Reuters: Washington-based group offers to teach judges about antitrust
5-8-13

Reuters's David Ingram highlights AAI's Judicial Education...

AAI Special Counsel Sandeep Vaheesan's Iowa Law Review Bulletin Essay "The Great A&P and the Struggle for the Soul of Antitrust"
5-3-13

AAI Special Counsel Sandeep Vaheesan recently published a review essay in the Iowa Law Review Bulletin (Vol. 98) titled "The Great A&P and the Struggle for the Soul of Antitrust."

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AAI File Comments on the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Resolution 787 Agreement
5-1-13

The AAI filed comments with the U.S. Department of Transportation in response to the IATA Resolution 787 agreement. The agreement covers a technical standard for data exchange in the airline industry and a new distribution standard for airline...

AAI Sends Letter to DOJ and FTC Encouraging the Agencies to Pool Their Expertise in Evaluating the Horizon Milling-ConAgra Flour Milling Joint Venture
4-29-13

In a letter to the DOJ and FTC, the AAI raises issues over the potential competitive effects of the Horizon Milling-ConAgra joint venture. Among other recommendations, the letter encourages the FTC and DOJ to pool their expertise in agriculture...

Registration Open for AAI's 14th Annual Conference
4-29-13

The AAI's 14th Annual Conference will cover a variety of issues relating to antitrust compliance. This conference will focus on the changing role of in-house counsel and of...

Amicus Brief: AAI Asks the Eighth Circuit to Preserve a Meaningful Per Se Rule for Market Allocation Agreements (D&G Inc. v. SuperValu Inc., No. 13-1297)
4-26-13

The AAI has asked the Eighth Circuit to disavow the District of Minnesota's statement and application of the law in In re Grocery Products Antitrust Litigation, No. 09-MD-2090-ADM-AJB, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4584 (D. Minn. Jan. 13, 2013...

AAI President Bert Foer’s Statement on DOJ’s Acceptance of Beer Merger Remedies
4-19-13

The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) once again applauds the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) decision in late January to file a complaint seeking to enjoin...

AAI Working Paper No. 13-05: Antitrust Compliance Programs in China: Experiences from Practice
4-13-13

This paper is prepared for the AAI’s 14th Annual Conference. There have been numerous heated topics surrounding the enforcement of Anti-Monopoly Law in China since its enactment in 2008. Antitrust compliance is one of the most notable issues. We...