Podcasts Government Our Curious Amalgam #56 From Virtual Spring Meeting: Big Tech: Too Big To Break Up?

#56 From Virtual Spring Meeting: Big Tech: Too Big To Break Up?

Published: May 27, 2020, 4:20 a.m.

This special episode is the audio of a program that ran during the ABA Antitrust Section\u2019s popular Virtual Spring Meeting April 20-May 1, 2020 \u2013 enjoy!

Investigations have been launched into whether Big Tech firms are violating antitrust laws, and Congress has initiated a bipartisan investigation into competition in digital markets. The panel will examine the range of outcomes that could result from the Big Tech investigations, drawing comparisons to past investigations of companies that were thought to be Too Big to Break Up.

SESSION CHAIR / MODERATOR
Anant RAUT / Director of Competition Policy, Facebook, Washington, DC

SPEAKERS
Nicholas BANASEVIC / Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission, Brussels
William E. KOVACIC / George Washington University, Washington, DC
Maureen K. OHLHAUSEN / Baker Botts LLP, Washington, DC