Speeches -- 2003

Past Speeches

• Competition Policy and Regulatory Reform: Means and Ends, How Should Competition Policy Transform Itself? Designing the New Competition Policy
  Todd J. Zywicki, before Competition Policy Research Center, Fair Trade Commission of Japan, Inaugural Symposium, November 20, 2003 [PDF 51K]
  
• How History Informs Practice - Understanding the Development of Modern U.S. Competition Policy
  Timothy J. Muris , Before American Bar Association, Antitrust Section Fall Forum, Washington, DC, November 19, 2003
  
• Price Discrimination and Competition: Implications for Antitrust
  Luke M. Froeb, before the American Bar Association's Fall Forum, National Press Club, 529 14th Street, N.W., Washington, DC, November 19, 2003 [PDF 59K]
  
• "A Regulator's Perspective on Protecting Consumers and Competitive Marketplaces: Developments at the FTC"
  Orson Swindle , remarks before the American Bar Association, Section of Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice, 2003 Administrative Law Conference, Washington, D.C., November 7, 2003
  
• "The Role of Expert Economic Testimony in Antitrust Litigation,"
  Luke M. Froeb, before the Committee on Antitrust and Trade Regulation of the Association of the Bar of the City of New York, November 5, 2003 [PDF 109K]
• Special Challenges for Antitrust in Health Care
  Thomas B. Leary , This article is a written version of a speech given at a forum on Antitrust and Health Care jointly sponsored by the Health Lawyers Association and the ABA Sections of Antitrust Law and Health Law (May 15, 2003), and is published in Antitrust, Spring 2004, Volume 18, No. 2, at 23. [PDF 367K]
  
• 2003 Symposium on the Patriot Act, Consumer Privacy, and Cybercrime
  J. Howard Beales, III, Symposium hosted by The University of North Carolina’s Journal of Law & Technology, September 26, 2003 [PDF 80 K]
  
• State Intervention/State Action – A U.S. Perspective
  Timothy J. Muris , Remarks before Fordham Annual Conference on International Antitrust Law & Policy, New York, NY, October 24, 2003
  
• A Federal-State Partnership on Competition Policy: State Attorneys General as Advocates
  Remarks before National Association of Attorneys General, 2003 Antitrust Seminar, Washington, D.C., October 1, 2003
  
• The Federal Trade Commission and the Future Development of U.S. Consumer Protection Policy
  Timothy J. Muris , Remarks before the Aspen Summit, Cyberspace and the American Dream, The Progress and Freedom Foundation, Aspen, Colorado, August 19, 2003
  
• "Continuity in Economics at the FTC,"
  Luke M. Froeb, American Bar Association Brown Bag Presentation, August 5, 2003 [PDF 86K]
• Letter of Resignation
  Sheila F. Anthony , letter to President George W. Bush announcing resignation, on July 24, 2003.
  
• The FTC and Class Actions
  Thomas B. Leary , remarks before The Class Action Litigation Summit, Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2003.
  
• Combating Deceptive Advertising - The Role of Advertisers, the Media, and the FTC
  Orson Swindle , remarks before the Aggressive Advertising and the Law Conference, New York City, April 28, 2003
  
• The FTC's Use of Unfairness Authority: Its Rise, Fall, and Resurrection
  Howard Beales , given at the Marketing and Public Policy Conference, Washington, DC, May 30, 2003
  
• The Dialogue Between Students of Business and Students of Antitrust
  Thomas B. Leary , given at the American Antitrust Institute's program on "Stretching the Envelope" on April 22, 2003. It is printed in 47 New York Law School Law Review 1 (2003). Similar remarks were presented at the Notre Dame Research Workshop and Conference on Marketing, Competitive Conduct and Antitrust Policy on May 3, 2002. [PDF 49K]
  
• The Modern Evolution of U.S. Competition Policy Enforcement Norms
  William Kovacic, keynote remarks at the Antitrust Practice Group Retreat sponsored by Washington, D.C. law firm Howrey, Simon, Arnold & White, Chantilly, Virginia, May 2, 2003
  
• Report from the Bureau of Competition
  Joseph J. Simons, before the 51st Annual ABA Antitrust Section Spring Meeting, April 4, 2003
  
• A Structured Outline for the Analysis of Horizontal Agreements
  Thomas B. Leary, this outline was prepared as a handout for attendees of the Chair's Showcase Program on Horizontal Restraints at the 2003 Spring Meeting of the Antitrust Section of the ABA in Washington, D.C. [PDF 27K]
  
• Lessons from Real Life: True Stories that Illustrate the Art and Science of Cost-Effective Counseling
  Thomas B. Leary, this article is a later written version of remarks delivered on October 25, 2002, at the ABA Section of Antitrust Law Antitrust Masters Course in Sea Island, Georgia, and is published in the March, 2003 edition of The Antitrust Source, www.antitrustsource.com [PDF 83K]
  
• Hot Topics in Economics: Using New Economic Arguments and Evidence in Antitrust Investigations and Litigation
  David Scheffman, presentation before The Conference Board 2003 Antitrust Conference, New York, NY, March 18, 2003 [PDF 72K]
• "Do the Right Thing" (Apologies to Spike Lee)
  Timothy J. Muris, remarks Before the Cable Television Advertising Bureau (New York, New York:  February 11, 2003) [PDF 298K]
  
• The Antitrust Implications of "Clinical Integration:" An Analysis of FTC Staff's Advisory Opinion to MedSouth
  Thomas B. Leary, This article is based on a speech delivered at the Saint Louis University Health Law Symposium on April 12, 2002, and is published in issue 47:2 of the Saint Louis University Law Journal, at page 217. [PDF 47K]
  
• Allies In A Common Cause
  Thomas B. Leary, this paper is based on the transcript of informal remarks delivered at a Conference on Dietary Supplements of the Food and Drug Law Institute, Washington, D.C., January 16, 2003. [PDF 21K]
• Realizing the Potential of the Global Digital Revolution
  Orson Swindle, before OECD - APEC Forum on the Digital Economy, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 15, 2003
  
• Remarks
  Orson Swindle, before the 126th Annual Meeting of the New York State Bar Association, New York City, January 23, 2003
  
• Improving the Economic Foundations of Competition Policy
  Timothy J. Muris, remarks before George Mason University Law Review's Winter Antitrust Symposium, January 15, 2003, Washington, D.C.
• Sources of Information and Evidence in Merger Investigations: An FTC Economist's View
  David Scheffman, Remarks to a session on "The Use of Economics in EC Competition Law," delivered in Brussels, Belgium, January 2003 [PDF 39KB]
• Critical Loss Analyses
  Powerpoint presentation delivered to EU Merger Taskforce in Brussels, Belgium, January 2003. [PDF 248 KB]

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 2, 2005