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November 24, 2012

Dear DOJ: Take a Look at the Law Schools.

The U.S. Department of Justice sued eBay last week for agreeing not to poach employees from rival Intuit. According to the Department’s press release, “eBay’s agreement with Intuit hurt employees by…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

October 8, 2012

Executive Compensation Symposium This Friday at Case Western’s Center for Business Law and Regulation

Thomas Lambert

This coming Friday (Oct. 12), the Center for Business Law and Regulation at Case Western Law School will host what promises to be a terrific symposium on executive compensation. Presenters include TOTM…

Financial Regulation

September 12, 2012

Have Elhauge and Wickelgren Undermined the Rule of Per Se Legality for Above-Cost Loyalty Discounts?

Thomas Lambert

Einer Elhauge and Abraham Wickelgren, of Harvard and the University of Texas, respectively, have recently posted to SSRN a pair of provocative papers on loyalty discounts (price cuts conditioned on…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

June 15, 2012

Contemplating Disclosure-Based Insider Trading Regulation

Thomas Lambert

TOTM friend Stephen Bainbridge is editing a new book on insider trading. He kindly invited me to contribute a chapter, which I’ve now posted to SSRN (download here). In the chapter, I consider whether a disclosure-based approach might…

Financial Regulation

June 2, 2012

Wise and Timely Counsel from John Taylor, F.A. Hayek, and Reagan’s Economic Advisers

Thomas Lambert

In light of yesterday’s abysmal jobs report, yesterday’s Wall Street Journal op-ed by Stanford economist John B. Taylor (Rules for America’s Road to Recovery) is a must-read. Taylor begins by identifying what…

Financial Regulation

April 2, 2012

Potential Problems with an FDA Model for Regulating Financial Products

Thomas Lambert

New York Times columnist Gretchen Morgenson is arguing for a “pre-clearance” approach to regulating new financial products: The Food and Drug Administration vets new drugs before they reach the market. But…

Financial Regulation

January 26, 2012

“Protecting” Consumers from the Truth About the Cost of Government

Thomas Lambert

A new rule kicks in today requiring airlines to include all taxes and mandatory fees in their advertised fares. The rule, part of a broader “passengers’ bill of rights”-type regulation…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

January 20, 2012

A Decision-Theoretic Approach to Insider Trading Regulation

Thomas Lambert

Regular readers will know that several of us TOTM bloggers are fans of the “decision-theoretic” approach to antitrust law. Such an approach, which Josh and Geoff often call an “error…

Financial Regulation

December 12, 2011

AAI’s Antitrust Jury Instruction Project: A good idea in theory, but…

Thomas Lambert

The American Antitrust Institute has announced plans to draft a comprehensive set of jury instructions for antitrust trials. According to AAI president Bert Foer: In Sherman Act Section 1 and Section…

Antitrust & Consumer Protection

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