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Why Calls For Shifting To Brandeisian Economic Theory Are Flawed: An Evaluation Of The United States’ And European Union’S Approach To Vertical Mergers, John A. Fortin
University of Richmond Law Review
The tech industry has exploded over the last few decades and progressives are advocating for a shift in antitrust review in the United States (US).1 Seeking a modified economic theory based on the writings of the late Justice Louis Brandeis (Brandeisian economic theory), these advocates seek to control the vertical expansion of dominant tech firms such as Amazon.2 On a broad level, this position argues for a shift of US antitrust regulatory review towards the European Union’s (EU) application of antitrust regulation. This paper provides a review of both US and EU antitrust review, provides a primer on vertical merger …