Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section

Mark your calendars! The 2025 UCL Institute is January 31, 2025. Read more

Save the date for the Golden State Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law Institute (GSI) hosted each year at the Julia Morgan Ballroom in San Francisco. Read more

The Section will be hosting two happy hour mixers (Los Angeles & San Francisco) this summer for junior and summer associates. Read more

The Section will be hosting two happy hour mixers (Los Angeles & San Francisco) this summer for junior and summer associates. Read more

The Section will be hosting two happy hour mixers (Los Angeles & San Francisco) this summer for junior and summer associates. Read more

In this program, government officials and experienced practitioners will share their perspectives on recent trends in antitrust law enforcement. The discussion will be of interest to antitrust specialists and to practitioners in other fields alike. Topics will include DOJ and FTC antitrust enforcement priorities and recent civil and criminal matters; the in-house perspective on the current antitrust landscape; the merger review process under the 2023 Merger Guidelines; proposed changes to the Hart-Scott-Rodino premerger notification rules and forms, and their practical impact for business; and the revitalized popular interest in antitrust. Read more

We are excited to offer multiple sponsorship opportunities for our upcoming 2024 Antitrust And Unfair Competition Law Section Summer Mixer at San Francisco and Los Angeles. Read more

The 2023 Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section Summer Mixers was a huge hit, and we have the photos to prove it! Read more

April 2024 Over 34 years, Kathleen Foote worked for and then headed the Antitrust Section of the California Attorney General’s Office under seven different Attorneys General. Kathleen’s memoirs highlight the impressive accomplishments of the Section through the decades. In this special publication, we present Kathleen Foote's recollections of antitrust enforcement under seven California attorneys general. We also include Kathleen Foote's conversation with Cheryl Johnson. Read Kathleen Foote’s Recollections Of Antitrust Enforcement Under Seven California Attorneys General Read Kathleen Foote In Conversation… Read more

Q. Let’s start with a little background. Can you tell us a bit about your family and life before college? Read more