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.
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.