ANALYSIS: The Very Purpose of Antitrust Law Is At Issue in 2022

It’s a volatile time in competition law and policy, and nobody can guarantee what enforcement or markets will look like on the other side of the Covid-19 pandemic. But when I think about what’s coming in antitrust/competition in 2022, I’m most struck by the changes in tone and topics occurring at a high level.

Instead of discussing the minutiae of econometric models and product overlap and pricing models, policymakers and legislators are talking about big societal concerns and the role that private companies should play in society. Big ideas are in play, and power structures are shifting.

Here are four ...