If the case remains within the confines of the simple scenario, the wireless industry and merger law may be well-served, but a significant impact on antitrust law and policy will have to wait for another day. Jonathan Rubin (Rubin PLLC.)

The academic literature on loyalty discounts and exclusive dealing demonstrates that the welfare effects of these practices are ambiguous and that market details determine the direction of the effect. Assaf Eilat, Jith Jayaratne, Janusz Ordover (Compass Lexecon) & Greg Shaffer (University of...

This flurry of legislative activity raises the question: Can a state overturn Leegin consistent with the United States Constitution? The answer to that question is no, at least to the extent the state regulates conduct that is wholly outside its borders. Leiv Blad, Bryan Killian (Bingham)

There is scope to devise a more flexible and practical approach consistent with the concerns identified by the Commission. Yves Botteman & Kees J. Kuilwijk, Steptoe & Johnson

The competition rules embodied in these instruments are particularly important given the pervasiveness of vertical agreements. M. Brenning-Louko, Andrei Gurin, Luc Peeperkorn, & Katja Viertiö, DG Comp

The regulatory void has been filled, to some degree, by the decisions made by the Chinese courts in a number of high profile dominance cases. Martyn Huckerby & Sharon Wong (Mallesons)

Screens can rationally determine critical points in a possible cartel, including the duration, breadth, and success of a conspiracy...Donald C. Klawiter (Sheppard Mullin)

As experience has proved, screens have flagged unusual patterns in a variety of countries and industries, and helped in the detection of cartels. Carlos Mena-Labarthe (Mexican Federal Competition Commission)

It is not an overstatement to say that the use of screens in the gas retail market was a success. Carlos Emmanuel Joppert Ragazzo (CADE, Brazil)

We explore, in the context of the Libor, whether screens can move one step further and distinguish illegal (explicit) from legal (tacit) collusion. Rosa Abrantes-Metz (Global Economics Group) & Albert Metz (Moody's Investor Services)