FTC to Begin Consumer Protection, Competition Hearings Sept. 13-14
The FTC will kick off hearings on consumer protection and competition (see 1808210026) Sept. 13-14 at Georgetown University Law Center, the agency announced Friday. Chairman Joe Simons will deliver opening remarks, followed by two days of discussion from topic experts.…
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Panels will discuss competition and consumer protection law and policy; concentration of power in the U.S. economy; consumer data regulation; antitrust law’s consumer welfare standard; and vertical merger analysis. The commission scheduled additional hearings Sept. 21 at the FTC Constitution Center; Oct. 15-17 at George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School; Oct. 23-24 at FTC Constitution Center; Nov. 6-7 at American University Washington College of Law; and Nov. 13-14 at Howard University School of Law. The Sept. 21 hearing covers antitrust law, mergers and monopsony power. The Oct. 15-17 event is on collusive, exclusionary and predatory conduct by tech platforms, acquisition evaluation; and antitrust analysis of labor markets. The Oct. 23-24 agenda includes innovation and intellectual property policy. The Nov. 6-7 event is on privacy, big data and competition. The Nov. 13-14 hearing concerns algorithms, artificial intelligence and predictive analysis.