What does laundry detergent have to do with modern merger enforcement? Quite a lot, actually. This week on Antitrust 101, host Gwendolyn Lindsay Cooley and guest Paula Pera of the Washington Attorney General's Office revisit FTC v. Procter & Gamble (1967), a case that helped define how courts think about conglomerate mergers and potential competition.

If you want to understand Trump v. Slaughter, you must first understand Humphrey's Executor. Join host Gwendolyn Lindsay Cooley and former FTC Acting Chairman Maureen Ohlhausen for their insights on this important case... and possibly a bit of foreshadowing. Original episode released on 6/20/25.

Are No Poach Agreements a naked restraint or do you have to prove market power?  The Seventh Circuit examined this question and found that these agreements were per se unlawful.  Join host Gwendolyn Lindsay Cooley and guest Brian Yost to find out why.

This Ninth Circuit merger case covers much of the foundations of merger law.  Join host Gwendolyn Lindsay Cooley and frequent guest Victoria Field for an introduction to market definition, HHI, and efficiencies.

What can farriers tell us about Section 2 monopolization?  Join host Gwendolyn Lindsay Cooley and guest Matt Michaloski for a trot through the important elements of a section 2 case.

"Tying" up with the fantastic episode about Ozzy Osbourne for the upcoming American Bar Association's Antitrust Law Section Trust and Trade Podcast, today's episode covers the famous Jefferson Parish case which slides tying toward Rule of Reason.

This grab bag of antitrust immunities is a perfect case to help fill out what listeners have learned from Parker v. Brown, Noerr, and others.  Join host Gwendolyn Lindsay Cooley and Isabella Pitt as we talk about this important issue and Queen Elizabeth I's playing card monopoly.

How do you properly define a geographic market in a hospital merger?  Is this question drier than fruitcake?  Join host Gwendolyn Lindsay Cooley and guest Jen Foley as they discuss Federal Trade Commission and State of Illinois v. Advocate Health Care Network, 841 F.3d 460 (7th Cir. 2016).

What is protected petitioning conduct and what is just a plain old conspiracy?  Join host Gwendolyn Lindsay Cooley and Columbia Law Student Ludovica Barba for a discussion of both the Noerr and Pennington cases.

Why would a manufacturer agree to close off a promising business line?  Sometimes it's because there is a hub and spoke conspiracy afoot.  Join host Gwendolyn Lindsay Cooley and Jeff Dan Herrerra for a discussion about Barbies, Power Rangers, and other diversions.