With Bedoya on Board, the FTC Should Move Swiftly to Stop Monopolistic Power

Open Markets Institute applauds Biden’s plan to nominate Alvaro Bedoya as the third Democratic commissioner of the FTC.

Open Markets Applauds Waters and FSC for Moving to Protect U.S. Financial Markets from Secretive Billion Dollar Investment Funds

Open Markets celebrates the Financial Services Committee’s passage of a package of bills aimed at bringing new, much-needed transparency to family offices.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsJuly 29, 20212021, Wins, June 2021, Secondary Feature

Testimony by Open Markets Financial Policy Director Alexis Goldstein at House Subcommittee Hearing on Crypto Frenzy

Full testimony from Open Markets Institute Financial Policy Director Alexis Goldstein at the House financial services oversight subcommittee hearing, “America on “FIRE”: Will the Crypto Frenzy Lead to Financial Independence and Early Retirement or Financial Ruin?”

New Open Markets Financial Policy Director, Alexis Goldstein, to Testify Tomorrow on Systemic Risks of Cryptocurrency at House Subcommittee Hearing

Alexis Goldstein, Open Markets Institute’s Director of Financial Policy, will testify Wednesday, June 29, at 10:00 a.m. ET at the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing, “America on “FIRE”: Will the Crypto Frenzy Lead to Financial Independence and Early Retirement or Financial Ruin?”

Open Markets Institute Welcomes Alexis Goldstein as Financial Policy Director and Deepak Gupta as Board Member

Open Markets Institute announces new staff member, Alexis Goldstein as new Financial Policy Director, and new board member, Deepak Gupta.

Press ReleasesOpen MarketsJune 25, 20212021, Wins, June 2021, Primary Feature

The Washington Monthly - Supreme Court Affirms Limited Win for College Athletes But Helps Monopolies

Sandeep Vaheesan publishes a piece about how the NCAA case set back antitrust law.

Op-EdsSandeep VaheesanJune 24, 20212021, June 2021, Sandeep Vaheesan, Sports, Antitrust Law, Secondary Feature

The Signal - The Masquerade Is Over

Executive director Barry Lynn is featured in an interview with former Open Markets employee, Michael Bluhm discussing the U.S. government’s developing approaches to Big Tech.

ClippingsBarry LynnJune 23, 2021June 2021, Barry Lynn, Antitrust Law, Big Tech

Letter to Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial and Administrative Law on New Antitrust Bills

Open Markets Institute sent a letter to lawmakers applauding the introduction of a suite of bipartisan bills aiming to combat the harms that Big Tech monopolies cause to all Americans, innovation, and the marketplace of ideas.

Report | "What Do Franchisees Do? Vertical Restraints as Workplace Fissuring and Labor Discipline Devices"

Brian Callaci, an economist at Open Markets Institute, recently published “What Do Franchisees Do? Vertical Restraints as Workplace Fissuring and Labor Discipline Devices”.

Supreme Court Punts On Real Change for NCAA Players With Narrow Decision

Open Markets Institute notes that in its decision in NCAA v. Alston, the Supreme Court preserved the NCAA’s general collusive scheme against college basketball and football players and chose to ignore the case’s larger legal and policy implications.

The Corner Newsletter: June 18, 2021

Welcome to The Corner. In this issue, we discuss the appointment of Lina Khan as chairwoman of the Federal Trade Commission and the release of five House antitrust bills aimed at taking down Big Tech.

NewslettersOpen MarketsJune 18, 20212021, June 2021, Daniel Hanley, Secondary Feature

The Wall Street Journal - Lobbyists for Silicon Valley Giants Like Facebook Find Glory Days Are Over

Executive director Barry Lynn is quoted in reporting about President Biden’s appointment of former Open Markets employee Lina Khan to the Federal Trade Commission.

ClippingsBarry LynnJune 17, 20212021, Barry Lynn, June 2021, Secondary Feature, Facebook, Big Tech

Competition Policy International - How Self-Preferencing Can Violate Section 2 of the Sherman Act

Daniel Hanley of Open Markets Institute writes in Competition Policy International about how self-preferencing can violate Section 2 of the Sherman Act.

Lina Khan’s Confirmation as Commissioner on the Federal Trade Commission is Momentous

Open Markets Institute celebrates Lina Khan’s confirmation and looks forward to the expertise she will bring to stopping monopolies at the FTC.

Open Markets Applauds New Bipartisan Legislation to Rein in Big Tech as Important First Step

Open Markets Institute applauds the House Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee for introducing a group of bipartisan bills today aiming to implement recommendations set forth in the subcommittee’s October 2020 report as a big step forward in protecting American democracy and American liberty from the power and control of platform monopolists.

Open Markets Institute Calls On U.S. Judicial Panel to Deny Google’s Attempt to Impede the Texas AG Multistate Case

Open Markets Institute urges the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to immediately deny Google’s motion to transfer in State of Texas et al V Google LLC to the Northern District of California.

In Amicus Brief, Open Markets Argues Court Must Reverse Pro-Monopoly Decision in Mylan EpiPen Case

Open Markets Institute announces its filing of an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit to reverse the district court’s faulty decision in Sanofi’s lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Mylan.

Amicus Brief - Mylan Inc. v. Mylan Specialty

Read our full amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit to reverse the district court’s faulty decision in Sanofi’s lawsuit against pharmaceutical giant Mylan.

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