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CURRENT ISSUE

The Business of Sentencing: Facing the Facts After Blakely, Booker, and Fanfan

Tara Reinhart, Nathan Muyskens and Christopher Tierney look at criminal antitrust sentencing after the Supreme Court's January 12, 2005, holding that Blakely v. Washington applies to the Sentencing Guidelines.

Indexing Comes to the HSR Act

Malcolm Pfunder lays out the impact of the just-announced first round of inflationary indexing on Hart-Scott-Rodino.

A Simple Guide to the EC Merger Regulation of 2004

FTC Counsel for European Affairs John Parisi provides an up-to-date primer on the European Commission's 2004 merger regulation.

Transparency in Antitrust Merger Review: A Modest Proposal for More

David Gelfand and Jeremy Calsyn consider the value of transparency and offer a modest proposal for more of it in antitrust merger review.

Editor’s Note: Franchise and Dealership Termination

Amy Stathos introduces the Moloshok and Coldwell articles.

Constraints Against Termination of Dealers and Franchisees

Matthew Moloshok analyzes the consequences of termination in violation of statutory and common law constraints on dealer and franchise relations.

Issues to Consider in Bringing or Defending Franchise and Dealer Termination Litigation

Deborah Coldwell examines some of the practical issues to consider in prosecuting and defending franchise and dealer litigation.

Paper Trail

Editor Bill Page notes a recent paper by Patrick Greenlee, David Reitman, and David Sibley on bundled loyalty discounts

 
NB: From the Editor

WELCOME to the January issue of The Antitrust Source. Published bi-monthly, The Source is your on-line connection to the latest information and commentary in the world of antitrust. Each issue features up-to-the-minute analysis and insight on the most timely topics in antitrust by leading practitioners, economists, academics, and government officials.

In this issue, we feature a notable number of articles on current hot topics, including an analysis of the impact of Blakely and the Supreme Court’s decisions this month in Booker and Fanfan on sentencing in antitrust criminal cases; an assessment of just-implemented updates on HSR filing thresholds; and a simple guide to the EC merger regulation of 2004; as well as commentary on transparency in merger review; and views on the law and practice involved in terminating dealers and franchisees.

If there is something you think we should cover or you have something you'd like us to publish, send it to us at antitrust@att.net.

Gary Zanfagna
Editorial Chair

Anne Rodgers
Patrick Thompson
Issue Editor

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