Tag Archives: Antitrust

Takeaways from a Landmark Cryptocurrency Antitrust Case (Encore Presentation)

December 23, 2021Antitrust, TechnologyAntitrust, Bitmain, cryptocurrency, hard fork, United Americanjonesdaytalks

A JONES DAY TALKS® Encore Presentation.
From June 2021.

The surging interest in cryptocurrency continues to raise new legal challenges for market participants and interested parties. This is largely uncharted territory, so there’s comparatively little case law. However, a recent federal court’s decision in United American v. Bitmain provided some insight as to how courts would apply antitrust laws to cryptocurrency.

Jones Day partners Craig Waldman, Mark Rasmussen, and Chris Pace talk about the key takeaways from the court’s decision and discuss the other potential types of crypto asset antitrust claims we might see in the months and years ahead.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Alston, the NCAA, and the Future of College Sports

July 19, 2021Antitrust, LitigationAlston, Antitrust, Kavanaugh, NCAA, O'Bannon v. NCAA, Supreme Courtjonesdaytalks

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled 9-0 in National Collegiate Athletic Association v. Alston that the NCAA violated antitrust law by prohibiting member colleges from providing athletes with certain educational benefits. Specifically, the case dealt with the NCAA’s restrictions on providing athletes with non-cash, academic-related compensation, such as computers and internships.

Jones Day’s Chris Pace and Marc Weinroth discuss the Alston decision and its possible long-term implications for college sports.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Private Antitrust Litigation in Spain

June 17, 2021Antitrust, EuropeAntitrust, EU Damages Directive, Litigation, paper envelope cartel, quantifying damages, retroactivity, Spain, truck carteljonesdaytalks

Jones Day’s series on private enforcement actions relating to antitrust matters in Europe turns to significant developments in Spain. Raimundo Ortega and Antonio Canales explain why antitrust actions in Spain have increased, discuss how damages are disputed and quantified, and review the key takeaways from the high-profile Truck Cartel and Paper Envelope Cartel matters.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments in NCAA Antitrust Case

April 5, 2021Antitrust, LitigationAlito, amateurism, Antitrust, Brett Kavanaugh, March Madness, NCAA, NCAA v. Alston, Ninth Circuit, Supreme Courtjonesdaytalks

The U.S. Supreme Court has heard oral arguments in NCAA v. Alston, a case that will determine the limits the NCAA can place on types of compensation received by college student-athletes.

Jones Day’s Chris Pace and Marc Weinroth discuss how the case found its way to the Supreme Court, the arguments that the NCAA and student-athletes made, and what this case could mean for the future of college athletics.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Private Antitrust Litigation in Germany

November 2, 2020AntitrustAntitrust, cartels, competition law, damages, evidence, Germany, passing-on defense, private, umbrella lossesjonesdaytalks

Jones Day partners Jürgen Beninca and Dieter Strubenhoff discuss how private litigation relating to antitrust and competition enforcement in Germany has changed in recent years, what factors claimants should consider when preparing to file an action, how these proceedings often play out, and what parties to these actions most need to understand.

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JONES DAY TALKS®: Private Antitrust Litigation in Europe: The Big Picture

October 1, 2020Anticorruption, Europe, LitigationAntitrust, Europe, Litigationjonesdaytalks

Private enforcement actions relating to antitrust matters has increased dramatically across Europe in recent years, both as follow-on damages claims in reaction to governmental enforcement actions, or as standalone competition claims pursued in litigation and arbitration by private parties. Jones Day partners Jürgen Beninca and Nicholas Cotter discuss what is behind the escalation in cases, including the effects of the European Union’s 2014 Damages Directive.

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