Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast

Our fourth episode, “Don't Nickle and Dime Compliance: Antitrust and Consumer Protection Risks in Finance,” features Antitrust Practice Co-Chair Eva Cole and Partner Dana Cook-Milligan chatting with Senior Associate Alexandra Kushner about enforcement and litigation risks in the financial services sectors. They explore best practices that firms should follow in the wake of volatility and uncertainty in the banking sector.

How are disruptive technologies impacting competition and what are regulators doing in response? In the latest episode of Winston & Strawn's limited podcast series, Women in Antitrust, Partner and Host Diana Leiden is joined by Partners Sofia Arguello and Susannah Torpey to discuss how companies—from tech giants to fashion labels—are using blockchain and Web3.0 technologies and its effect on competition within their respective industries.

Winston & Strawn's Women in Antitrust limited podcast series continues with a new episode focusing on the world of sports. Partner and host Diana Leiden pitches some curve balls to two other talented partners who have been involved in groundbreaking sports antitrust decisions—Law360 Sports & Betting Rising Star Jeanifer Parsigian and Crain's New York Business's Notable Woman in Sports Angela Smedley—on the MLB's antitrust exemption, the impact of Alston v. NCAA, and potential legislation challenging the status quo.

What do companies operating in the health care and pharmaceutical sectors need to know about antitrust enforcement? In this Women in Antitrust episode, Host Kerry Donovan sits down with Partners Neely Agin and Heather Lamberg to talk about current trends. Neely covers the latest developments in hospital mergers as well as recent moves to enhance scrutiny of pharmaceutical deals. Heather discusses some of the key class actions and competitor lawsuits facing health systems, as well as the pharmaceutical antitrust cases everyone is watching.

In this episode of Winston & Strawn's Competition Corner Podcast, Attorney Kevin Goldstein speaks with Tomonori Maezawa, a visiting attorney from Nishimura & Asahi in Tokyo, about hot topics in Japanese antitrust law and the latest developments in Japanese competition policy.

What impacts will the sweeping Executive Order on Promoting Competition have on companies? In this episode of Winston & Strawn's Competition Corner Podcast, Attorneys Molly Donovan, David Dahlquist, Susannah Torpey, and Kevin Goldstein discuss the Order's directives and recommendations targeting labor markets, the tech sector, and the healthcare and life sciences industries.

In this episode of Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast, Attorneys Molly Donovan and Jeff Amato discuss the general legal framework of price-gouging prohibitions that have been triggered by the ongoing crisis. They provide best practice tips for companies to minimize liability including legitimate justifications for increasing prices during an emergency.

What do sports fans and athletes need to know about the Sherman Antitrust Act? In this episode of Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast, Attorneys Molly Donovan and Dave Greenspan talk about the role antitrust law has played in professional and college sports and discuss the landmark antitrust-sports cases that have shaped the industry.

When can U.S. antitrust laws apply to foreign conduct or foreign sales? In this episode of Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast, Attorneys Molly Donovan and Ian Papendick discuss application of the FTAIA to help companies understand the circumstances in which foreign trade can give rise to U.S. antitrust liability.

What do companies doing business in Japan need to know about antitrust enforcement? In this episode of Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast, Antitrust Partner Molly Donovan speaks with Yukio Kaiju, a visiting attorney from TMI Associates in Tokyo, about recent developments in Japanese competition law and policy.

What are dawn raids and how can companies and the law firms representing them prepare? In this episode of Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast, Antitrust Partners Molly Donovan and Jeff Amato turn to the cartel context and discuss dawn raids.

How does the coronavirus crisis increase antitrust risk? In this episode of Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast, Partners Molly Donovan and Eva Cole discuss the challenges companies are facing as the virus impacts supply chains, and the steps they should take to mitigate their antitrust risk.

In this episode of Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast, Attorney Molly Donovan interviews “Dean of the Cartel Bar” A. Paul Victor about his career and the evolution of antitrust leniency programs over the years.

How does the DOJ view antitrust compliance programs? In this episode of Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast, Attorneys Erica Smilevski and Molly Donovan discuss the DOJ’s recent policy changes on assessing antitrust compliance programs in connection with criminal antitrust investigations.

What can companies do to reduce antitrust risk? In this episode of Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast, Attorneys Erica Smilevski and Molly Donovan discuss antitrust compliance programs. They talk about why companies need strong compliance programs and discuss best practices for preventing, detecting, and deterring antitrust violations.  

When can a company’s arrangements with its suppliers or customers create trouble? In this episode of Winston & Strawn's Competition Corner Podcast, Antitrust Partners Molly Donovan and Susannah Torpey discuss vertical restraints to help companies better understand where agreements or understandings undertaken at different levels of production, distribution, or supply may raise antitrust concerns.

Welcome to Winston & Strawn’s Competition Corner Podcast designed for businesses operating in the United States and elsewhere to better understand hot topics in U.S. antitrust law. During each episode, attorneys from our Antitrust and Competition practice will chat about a different competition-related issue.