Recently by Russell Wofford
Antitrust Year In Review: U.S.
The past year has been an active one in U.S. antitrust law, with neither plaintiff/enforcers nor defendants emerging as clear winners. The federal enforcement agencies, the Federal Trade Commission and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, continued to focus primarily on the high-tech...
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Antitrust Law (2012): At Home And In Canada
Editor: Jeffrey, is Canada recovering from the recession? Brown: Relatively speaking, Canada has been doing well, but there is a lot of nervousness out there because the medium and longer terms are uncertain given, for example, the financial situation in Europe. Similarly, the Canadian...
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Antitrust Law: At Home And In Canada
Editor: I last interviewed you in October 2010. What are some of the recent trends in the economies of Canada and the U.S. that have affected antitrust? Brown: The economic recovery in Canada has been somewhat tentative, but it has weathered the storm better than many other economies. I don...
Read MoreAntitrust Law: At Home and Across The Border
Editor: In our last interview in October 2009, you both generally agreed that there would never be complete convergence between our U.S. antitrust and Canada's competition laws. Where do you think that we are one year later in minimizing conflicts between the two systems? Brown: I think it always...
Read MoreA Comparison Of Competition Laws In The U.S. And Canada
Editor: The title of your joint interview in our August 2008 issue was "American and Canadian Antitrust/ Competition Law: Convergence?" Have there been any developments since that time? And do you think convergence will ever be accomplished? Wofford: Jeff will speak to developments within Canada,...
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