Antitrust and Unfair Competition Law Section

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. JOHN VAN DE KAMP (JANUARY 1983–JANUARY 1991) When I joined the Antitrust Section in 1988, the Section had five lawyers in San Francisco, two in Sacramento, and three or four in Los Angeles. Mike Spiegel, Charles Kagay, and Wayne Liao had just… Read more

WELCOME to the MARCH 2024 edition of E-Briefs, News and Notes. Read more

March 2024 The 2024 Celebrating Women in Competition Law in California in San Francisco was a huge hit, and we have the photos to prove it! Thanks so much to the sponsors, panelists, organizers, and attendees that made the Seventh Annual “Celebrating Women in Competition Law in California” so incredible! Whether you want to relive the event or see what you missed, please enjoy our photos from this inspiring evening. https://www.flickr.com/photos/196750196@N03/albums/72177720315554846/ Relive the Seventh Annual “Celebrating Women in Competition Law… Read more

In the age of big data and algorithms, litigation and M&A analysis utilize increasingly sophisticated economic tools to seek the evidence for the appropriate enforcement action. This panel outlines a brief description of the most commonly used economic models – ranging from damages analysis to merger simulations - and real-world lessons from practitioners in the trenches on how and when such models have been used in the courts and agencies across a range of legal cases. Read more

WELCOME to the FEBRUARY 2024 edition of E-Briefs, News and Notes. Read more

The 2024 UCL Institute was a huge hit, and we have the photos to prove it! Read more

WELCOME to the January 2024 edition of E-Briefs, News and Notes. Read more

The 2024 UCL Institute will be held on Thursday, January 18 at the City Club Los Angeles. Read more

Welcome to the December 2023 edition of E-Briefs, News and Notes. Read more

If you've been wondering, the rumors are true... The 2023 Golden State Antitrust & Unfair Competition Law Institute was a huge hit, and we have the photos to prove it! Read more