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CURRENT ISSUE

Interview with Thomas O. Barnett

The Deputy AAG for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice offers insights on priorities and challenges.

Adding Bite to Exclusive Dealing?: An Analysis of the Third Circuit's Dentsply Decision

Scott Sher and Scott Russell synthesize some of the significant issues raised by Dentsply and other recent cases addressing exclusionary conduct by dominant firms.

FTC/DOJ Organization Charts and Photos

Up to the minute changes in federal enforcers are reflected on these updated organization charts. Photos, and links to officials' speeches, are also available.

Challenging a Competitor's Advertising
Claims

John Villafranco provides a step-by-step approach, ranging from cease-and-desist letters to litigation, for companies that believe a competitor's advertising claims cannot be substantiated.

States and the Antitrust Modernization Commission

Bob Hubbard, the Director of Litigation in the Antitrust Bureau of New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office, describes the response of the state antitrust enforcers to the work of the Antitrust Modernization Commission.

Nominating Committee Report

ABA Antitrust Section Chair Rich Wallis announces the recommended slate of Officers and Council Members to be presented at the Annual Meeting in August.

Paper Trail

We review papers in which present and past FTC economists square off over policy on vertical restraints, and the effects of the EC's 2003 modernization reforms are scrutinized for regulatory externalities.
 
NB: From the Editor

WELCOME to the May 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-minute analysis and insight on the most timely topics in antitrust by leading practitioners, economists, academics, and government officials. In this issue, we are pleased to feature an interview with Tom Barnett, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the U.S. Department of Justice. Mr. Barnett, who is responsible for three of the six civil litigation sections, speaks candidly about his first year at the Division and the priorities of the Division in the coming year. In addition, this issue offers articles and commentary on the latest cases and issues in antitrust and consumer protection, including a provocative analysis of the Third Circuit's Densply decision; a practical look at the options for challenging competitors'advertising claims ; a review of the states' response to the work of the Antitrust Modernization Commission; a helpful update to the FTC and DOJ Antitrust Division leadership charts, including links to speeches; and an especially lively Paper Trail, featuring an critique of the recent debate among current and past FTC chief economists about vertical antitrust policy.

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

Ronan Harty
Amy Stathos
Issue Editor

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