Judicial Review of Competition Cases in the US with Judge Douglas Ginsburg and Judge Diane Wood

A highly informative dialogue between Judge Douglas Ginsburg (US Court of Appeals) and Judge Diane Wood (US Court of Appeal), on the subject of the book "Judicial Review of Competition Cases", published by Concurrences.

In this episode, our guests continue to explore the framework and practice in relation to judicial review of competition cases across leading jurisdictions. Topics addressed include questions of fundamental rights and due process, as well competition-specific concerns regarding merger review, monopolization, inspection decisions, fine-setting by the European Commission, and State aid in tax-related matters, among others. 

Explore the full scope of their work and gain insights into this important field of antitrust, by visiting the book’s page on Concurrences.

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1. Randolph Tritell, Abbott (Tad) Lipsky, Due process: A challenge to the international antitrust community, January 2025.

2. US Department of Justice Antitrust Division, The US DoJ withdraws from the 1995 bank merger guidelines and emphasises the 2023 Merger Guidelines as sole authority across all industries, 17 September 2024.

3. US Department of Justice Antitrust Division, The US DoJ and FTC jointly issue the 2023 Merger Guidelines which describe factors and frameworks the agencies utilize when reviewing mergers and acquisitions, 18 December 2023.

4. Douglas H. Ginsburg, Judicial Review of Competition Cases, EICKE Tim and GINSBURG Douglas H. (eds.), May 2023.

5. Diane Wood, Lina Khan, Diane Wood (US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit) : Antitrust Law - The Tortoise or the Hare?, May 2021.