AUTHOR NEWS! Justice Department Honors Herbert Hovenkamp with Sherman Award
- On July 29, 2008, the USDOJ Antitrust Division presented
Professor Herbert Hovenkamp with the prestigious
John Sherman Award for his lifetime contributions to the teaching and
enforcement of antitrust law and the development of antitrust policy
. This annual award is given for outstanding contributions to the field of
antitrust law, the protection of American consumers, and the preservation
of economic liberty. Hovenkamp's publications include some 70 articles,
approximately 50 essays and book reviews, and a dozen books. He is the senior
surviving author of Antitrust Law (formerly with Phillip Areeda
& Donald Turner), which currently spans 20 volumes, and with Mark Janis and
Mark Lemley, author of IP and Antitrust Law.
Fundamentals of Antitrust Law, Third Edition is a hands-on guide
to antitrust issues that courts confront most often today. Now
published in a single-volume with an annual update, it provides sophisticated
coverage of the topics most cited or litigated in the field. Whether you are
developing litigation strategy, counseling clients on compliance, representing
clients before regulators, or advising on mergers and acquisitions,
Fundamentals of Antitrust Law, Third Edition has all the information
you need, at your fingertips.
Turn to this invaluable volume when:
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Advising clients on specific aspects to comply with the Sherman Act
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Developing litigation strategies
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Representing clients before regulators
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Advising clients on mergers and acquisitions
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Advising clients on Hart Scott Rodino
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Handling complex commercial litigation
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Handling distribution and pricing issues for clients
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And more
Organized by issue, Fundamentals of Antitrust Law, Third Edition
covers the full range of anticompetitive conduct, as well as procedural
issues. It is keyed to the leading Areeda & Hovenkamp treatise,
Antitrust Law: An Analysis of Antitrust Principles and Their Application
and includes extensive cross references, organization that follows the main
work, and a thorough index that allow you to get to the information you need
quickly and easily.
Part One: Preliminary and Pervasive Issues: Antitrust Goals, Coverage,
Procedure, and Economic
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The Objectives of Antitrust Law
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The Domain of the Antitrust Laws: Jurisdiction, Immunities and Exclusions from
Coverage
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The Antitrust System of Remedies
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The Economic Basis for Antitrust Policy
Part Two: Market Structure Issues
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Market Power and Market Definition
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Monopolization
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Monopolization: Particular Exclusionary Practices
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Power and the Power-Conduct Relationship in Monopolization & Attempt
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Mergers: Generally and Horizontal
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Vertical Mergers
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Conglomerate Mergers
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Partial Acquisitions and Post-Acquisition Evidence
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Iterlocking Directors
Part Three: Restraints of Trade: Horizontal and Vertical
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Conspiracy, Horizontal and Vertical
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The "Rule of Reason" and "Per Se Rule" - General Issues
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Vertical Distribution Restraints Limiting Intrabrand Competition
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Tying Arrangements
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Exclusive Dealing and Related Practices
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Horizontal Agreements: An Introduction
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Horizontal Agreements Limiting Participants' Output
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Horizontal Agreements Facilitating Development, Production or Distribution
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Horizontal Agreements Excluding Rivals
Part Four: Collateral Antitrust Provisions
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The Robinson-Patman Act
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State Antitrust Law: A Brief Introduction
Appendix A: D.C. Circuit's Microsoft Opinion
Tables
Index
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