A Joint WLF-Tech Freedom “Tech in the Courts” Event
Panelists:
Bilal Sayyed, Senior Competition Counsel, TechFreedom
Taylor Owings, Partner, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professor Liad Wagman, Dean, Lally School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Description:
As new leadership takes over the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission, key tech-related antitrust cases will shape the regulatory landscape in 2025. Ongoing legal battles, including the Google search and ad-tech case, the FTC’s Amazon case, the Google/Epic appeal, and several others will define upcoming antitrust enforcement. Our panel of experts will delve into these cases and more to provide insights.
Liad Wagman’s Scholarship:
- SSRN: How Do Top Acquirers Compare in Technology Mergers? New Evidence from an S&P Taxonomy (formal publication here)
- SSRN: M&A and Technological Expansion (formal publication here)
- SSRN: Preserving the Institutional Value of the FTC in the Digital Era (formal publication here)
- Towards a Technological Overhaul of American Antitrust
- The Signaling Value of Technology Venture Acquisitions
- Four Key Questions on Antitrust in Tech for the Next Four Years