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April 2019
Past Event
Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Corporate Restructuring as an Antitrust Remedy

Breaking Up is Hard to Do: Corporate Restructuring as an Antitrust Remedy

Past Event
Hudson Institute, Washington, D.C. Headquarters
April 30, 2019
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April 2019
Past Event

1201 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC 20004

Speakers:
Commissioner Noah Phillips

Commissioner of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission

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Harold Furchtgott-Roth

Senior Fellow and Director, Center for the Economics of the Internet

Hudson Institute will host a discussion with Federal Trade Commissioner Noah Phillips on federal antitrust laws and corporate restructuring. The conversation will be moderated by Hudson Senior Fellow and Director, Harold Furchtgott-Roth.

Originally enacted to limit anticompetitive conduct, federal antitrust laws have historically remedied violations through fines, penalties, behavioral remedies, and corporate restructuring. While restructuring is not uncommon when two entities are joining together,it is far less commonly used to break up an already existing company. The most notable example of that is the breakup of the Bell System in 1982. Recently, there has been renewed discussion of corporate restructuring as a remedy for monopolist activities. Commissioner Noah Phillips will discuss the scenarios that mandate corporate restructuring and the FTC’s role in the process.

**NOTE: This event is open to the press. All members of the media should RSVP to [email protected].**

**__This event was originally scheduled for January 28, but was postponed due to the government shutdown.__**

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