Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, BLOG TRACKER—Noteworthy blog posts and other commentary, (Dec 11, 2014)

The week’s most insightful, intriguing, or entertaining blog posts regarding antitrust and trade regulation issues:

• Antitrust Attorney Blog, “Do Real-Estate Brokers Violate the Antitrust Laws By Charging Identical Commission?” by Jarod Bona

• Antitrust & Competition Policy Blog, “If Professions are Just ‘Cartels by Another Name’ What Should We Do About it?” by D. Daniel Sokol (University of Florida Levin College of Law)

• Antitrust Update, “First Post-Actavis Jury Verdict Goes to Defendants on Causation Question,” by William F. Cavanaugh, Jr., Nicole Paschal, and Thomas W. Pippert

• Technology & Marketing Law Blog, “Bust Up Google? Only If Europe Wants To Make Things Worse,” by Eric Goldman (Santa Clara University Law School)

• Ad Law Access, “New Jersey Offers Legislation Designed to Address Energy Supply Companies’ Variable Rate Disclosure Practices,” by Daniel S. Blynn and Catherine Wilmarth

• All About Advertising Law, “Do Not Taste the Agony of Defeat with a Flawed Preference Claim,” by Amy Mudge and Randy Shaheen

• Franchise Alchemy, “Private Equity Was Active in Franchising in 2014,” by Tom Pitegoff

• Franchise Law Update, “Have You Considered the Challenges of Operating in Nontraditional Locations?” by Eleanor Vaida Gerhards

• The New York Times, “The Mergers and Acquisitions Cycle: Buy. Divide. Conquer.” by Andrew Ross Sorkin

• WSJ Pharmalot, “AstraZeneca and Ranbaxy Win a Closely Watched Pay-to-Delay Case,” by Ed Silverman

Have you seen (or written) a blog post that fits the bill? Send a note to ALD@wolterskluwer.com, with a link to the suggested post.

Attorneys: Jarod Bona (Bona Law PC); William F. Cavanaugh, Jr., Nicole Paschal, and Thomas W. Pippert (Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP); Daniel S. Blynn and Catherine Wilmarth (Kelley Frye & Warren); Amy Mudge and Randy Shaheen (Venable LLP); Tom Pitegoff (LeClairRyan); Eleanor Vaida Gerhards (Fox Rothschild LLP)

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