Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, ANTITRUST NEWS: Donald I. Baker receives AAI Lifetime Achievement Award, (Jun 18, 2015)

By Jody Coultas, J.D.

Donald I. Baker received the Alfred E. Kahn Award for Antitrust Achievement at the American Antitrust Institute’s (AAI) 16th Annual Conference in Washington D.C. Mr. Baker was selected to receive the award based on his creative antitrust enforcement, and work as a practitioner, law professor, and commentator.

Mr. Baker is a former Assistant Attorney General for the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice and founding partner of Baker & Miller PLLC. Since 2007, Mr. Baker has served as a Non-Governmental Advisor to the International Competition Network (ICN), where he works actively on monopoly enforcement issues. Mr. Baker also represented the governments of Australia, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom in briefing international jurisdictional issues before the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Baker's efforts have included aspects of antitrust counseling, representing complainants, as well as targets in various government investigations, corporate internal investigations, major arbitrations, and several private antitrust cases for plaintiffs and defendants.

AAI President Diana Moss said, "Don's dedication to the antitrust enterprise is an inspiration to current and prospective practitioners, enforcers, scholars, and policymakers. The AAI is honored to recognize such an esteemed and accomplished individual - we thank him and are deeply grateful for his remarkable contributions to antitrust advocacy."

Mr. Baker is the 16th recipient of the AAI’s annual award honoring a lifetime of achievement in the antitrust, trade regulation and competition fields. Past honorees are Joel Klein, Robert Pitofsky, F.M. Scherer, Alfred E. Kahn, Lloyd Constantine, Thomas B. Leary, Senators Herb Kohl and Mike DeWine, Maxwell Blecher, John Shenefield, Eleanor M. Fox, Steven Salop, Mario Monti, Roger G. Noll, Kathleen Foote, and John M. Conner.

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