reflections from across the pond by stephen calkins professor of law and director of graduate...

Reflections from Across the Pond

By Stephen Calkins

Professor of Law and Director of Graduate Studies

Wayne State University Law School

Detroit, MI

Of counsel, Covington & Burling

Formerly General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission

Change

• Congress

• Antitrust Modernization Commission

• Supreme Court

Change: Congress

Division Congressional Testimony

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1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

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Change: Antitrust Modernization Commission

Change: Supreme Court

• Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Ross-Simmons Hardwood Lumber Co. (Feb. 20, 2007)

• Credit Suisse Securities v. Billing

• Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly

• Leegin Creative Leather Products, Inc. v. PSKS, Inc.

Continuity

• Supreme Court

• Antitrust Modernization Commission

• Roles of Agencies

• Spring Meeting

Continuity: Supreme Court

Continuity: AMC

• 1941 Temporary National Economic Committee

• 1955 Attorney General’s Report

• 1969 Neal Report

• 1969 Stigler Report

• 1969 Kirkpatrick Report

• 1979 Shenefield Report

• 2000 ICPAC Report

Continuity: Roles of Agencies

Criminal v. Civil Cases Filed

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1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

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iled Total Criminal Cases Filed

District Court Sherman §§1-2Cases Filed

FTC Cases

• Rambus, Inc. (July 2006)

• Austin Board of Realtors (consent) (July 2006)

• Valassis Communications, Inc. (March 14, 2006

Continuity: Spring Meeting

• Valassis Communications, Inc. (March 14, 2006

Red (yellow?) Cards

• Supreme Court

• Antitrust’s Image

Red (yellow?) Cards: Antitrust’s Image

• AT&T

• Schering

• Merger Policy’s Image

Reflections from Across the Pond

By Stephen Calkins

Professor of Law and Director of Graduate Studies

Wayne State University Law School

Detroit, MI

Of counsel, Covington & Burling

Formerly General Counsel, Federal Trade Commission

Relevant Points include . . .

• Equilibrating Tendencies

• Importance of private enforcement

• Importance of structure

• Spring Meeting