Our Curious Amalgam

Our Curious Amalgam explores topics in antitrust, competition, consumer protection, data protection, and privacy law around the world with leading experts in those areas. It is an amalgam because it is a group of diverse topics all in one place. It is curious because it gets the experts and asks them in-depth questions.

#324 Is Green the New Black? Greenwashing and Consumer Protection in the Fashion Industry
May 5, 2025 – 29:28
#323 What’s Happening in the EU? A Conversation With DG COMP Director-General Olivier Guersent at the 2025 Antitrust Spring Meeting
Apr 28, 2025 – 49:04
#322 Prices on Your Mind? Using Economics To Understand Inflation, Tariffs, and Junk Fees
Apr 21, 2025 – 26:43
#321 What Is Happening at the UK CMA? Impact of the Government’s New Approach
Apr 14, 2025 – 32:44
#320 What Can In-House Counsel Do To Tame the Premerger Notification Beast? Practical Suggestions for Complying With the New HSR Rules
Apr 7, 2025 – 33:41
#319 Can We Define Overlapping Markets? Understanding the Legal and Economic Arguments
Mar 31, 2025 – 38:21
#318 How Hot Is Cartel Enforcement Around the Globe? Checking the Forecast for 2025 and Beyond
Mar 24, 2025 – 29:35
#317 Is Artificial Intelligence Putting Data Privacy at Risk?: A New Wave of Investigations in Europe
Mar 17, 2025 – 27:52
#316 Does Taking Control of Your Health Mean Losing Control of Your Data? The Privacy Risks of Healthcare Apps
Mar 10, 2025 – 30:56
#315 Are You In or Are You Out? Using Economics to Identify and Quantify Potential Class Members
Mar 3, 2025 – 29:17
#314 A New Era for Private Antitrust Litigation in China? Impact of the June 2024 Judicial Interpretation of the Supreme People’s Court
Feb 24, 2025 – 40:33
#313 Who’s Blocking Me? Competition Law Issues With Healthcare Information Blocking
Feb 17, 2025 – 38:09
#312 What New Direction Will Europe Take? New Ideas and New Leadership at the European Commission
Feb 10, 2025 – 26:27
#311 What Will Happen to Competition Law Enforcement in Mexico? Implications of the November 2024 Reforms
Feb 3, 2025 – 32:47
#310 What Do Enforcers Say? A Global Perspective on Antitrust Issues Involving Cloud Computing & Infrastructure
Jan 27, 2025 – 44:47
#309 Can You Click, Cancel, and Comply? How the FTC Is Unsubscribing Businesses From Deceptive Practices
Jan 20, 2025 – 20:11
#308 What Makes a Compliance Program Effective? The DOJ’s Updated Corporate Antitrust Compliance Program Guidance
Jan 13, 2025 – 34:53
#307 Will the Past Be the Future? Looking Back at 2024 and Forward to 2025
Jan 6, 2025 – 32:14
#306 How Do I Make a Competition Law Complaint in India? A Practical Discussion About Approaching the CCI
Dec 30, 2024 – 43:27
#305 Is It Fair? The FTC’s Policies and Enforcement Actions on Unfair Methods of Competition Under Section 5
Dec 23, 2024 – 32:51
#304 Is Per Se Here to Stay? Criminal Antitrust Cases Beyond United States v. Brewbaker
Dec 16, 2024 – 27:02
#303 You’re Charging Me How Much? A Discussion of Personalized and Surveillance Pricing
Dec 9, 2024 – 25:55
#302 Are the Critics Wrong? How the Robinson-Patman Act Has Been Misunderstood by Its Detractors
Dec 2, 2024 – 28:30
#301 Are Airline Mergers Taking Off? Economic Analyses of the Recent U.S. Passenger Airline Transactions
Nov 25, 2024 – 38:39
#300 What’s on the Radar? Legal and Regulatory Analysis of Airline Mergers in the U.S.
Nov 18, 2024 – 42:03
#299 Who Is Lesley Fair? A Conversation With a Consumer Protection Law Legend
Nov 11, 2024 – 34:02
#298 What Has Happened to Merger Control in India? The Impact of the September 2024 Changes
Nov 4, 2024 – 33:34
#297 HSR You Kidding Me? Unpacking the New Requirements for Merging Parties in the U.S.
Oct 28, 2024 – 31:28
#296 How Should Competition Law Be Dealing With AI and Climate Change?
Oct 21, 2024 – 28:12
#295 More or (Even) Less Certainty in EU Merger Control? The European Court of Justice Judgment in Illumina/GRAIL
Oct 14, 2024 – 37:21
#294 Acquisitions or Not? Big Tech's Big Problems Investing in Artificial Intelligence
Oct 7, 2024 – 24:06
#293 Is the EU Position Now Clear? The European Commission’s Draft Guidelines on Exclusionary Abuses of Dominance
Sep 30, 2024 – 39:38
#292 Thinking About Going Small? Starting Up a Solo or Small Firm Antitrust Practice
Sep 23, 2024 – 32:08
#291 How Was Your Life In Antitrust? A Conversation With Jon Jacobson
Sep 16, 2024 – 31:52
#290 Who Is Aviva Will? Antitrust Lawyer and Litigation Financing Entrepreneur
Sep 9, 2024 – 31:46
#289 Is the Failing Firm Defense Thriving? Assessing When a Failing Firm Can Make a Deal Succeed
Sep 2, 2024 – 23:43
#288 Who Is Steve Cernak? Meet the 2024-25 Chair of the ABA Antitrust Law Section
Aug 26, 2024 – 23:19
#287 How Should We Protect Children’s Online Privacy? Revisiting the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
Aug 19, 2024 – 27:07
#286 What Are the Perils of Privacy Law? Evolutions of the Children's Online Privacy and Protection Act (COPPA)
Aug 12, 2024 – 35:09
#285 Is It All Connected? Exploring Cross-Market Theories of Harm in Healthcare Mergers
Aug 5, 2024 – 41:03
#284 How Do We Measure Innovation? The Economic Analysis of the Impact of M&A on Innovation in the Pharmaceutical Industry
Jul 29, 2024 – 23:27
#283 Who Should Competition Law Work For? Enforcement Against Restrictive Labour Market Agreements in the EU
Jul 22, 2024 – 40:32
#282 Has the Scrutiny Reached a Fever Pitch? Taking the Temperature of Private Equity in Healthcare
Jul 15, 2024 – 28:32
#281 What Are the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s Plans for Enforcement? Breaking It Down From A To Triple C
Jul 8, 2024 – 29:39
#280 Does the FTC Ban Get It Right or Go Too Far? Economists Debate the FTC Non-Compete Rule
Jul 1, 2024 – 01:00:05
#279 How Does U.S. Law Promote Competition in Agricultural Markets?
Jun 24, 2024 – 28:33
#278 Who Is Krisztian Katona? Meet an International Competition Lawyer
Jun 17, 2024 – 33:46
#277 Still Going Strong at 20? A Conversation With the Architect of the EU Merger Regulation 2004
Jun 10, 2024 – 41:26
#276 Does a Year Make a Difference? The Regulation of Influencers Under the 2023 Revised FTC Endorsement Guides
Jun 3, 2024 – 28:06
#275 What's Happening in New Zealand, Israel, and Norway? Catching Up With International Enforcers at the 2024 Spring Meeting
May 27, 2024 – 29:27

Recent Reviews

Xy bububu

Enjoying the depth of this podcast greatly.

Thanks and please keep up with the good work.
Austin flake

Do not write as you record

I’m not sure if you’re aware, but your pencil comes through very clearly and annoyingly as your guest is speaking. Fan of what y’all are doing, as a whole.
Curio25

So-so

Interesting topics, but needs better interviewers. The interviewers sound awkward and don’t ask very good questions. They rarely press the speaker with anything challenging.
Lisa Danzig

Great

Interesting topics. The hosts are funny. I hope this podcast sticks around!
1Poiuytr

So Well Done

There many legal podcasts out there. Our Curious Amalgam is always well produced and the show are well thought out.
Alvina Cecylia

WOW!

This podcast is very interesting and important for young and old listeners alike. It not only contains relevant information but it is accessible to people not involved in the Antitrust law field. I have gained so much knowledge listening to this podcast. I was very impressed with the host’s sense of humor as well. WOW!
Saoul Guiseppe

Very informative

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SJC in Detroit

Sophisticated yet accessible

Nice coverage of antitrust, consumer protection and data privacy for both experts and non-experts alike.