Aspen Treatise for Antitrust, Second Edition

In this engaging treatise, respected author Daniel Crane presents an approach to antitrust law that allows students to have a strategic mindset in their course.

Antitrust is a concise student treatise that includes the basics of the microeconomic foundations on which modern antitrust doctrine is built. Many students stumble trying to disentangle economic theory from doctrine, and this treatise expertly blends the two, clearly and concisely defining the terms and basic concepts that all students need to know. 

Antitrust is an indispensable reference that features a comprehensive overview of the major antitrust statutes, including Sherman, Clayton, FTC, Robinson-Patman, and Hart-Scott-Rodino Acts. Topics include substantive operation, antitrust immunities, and questions of standing and jurisdiction as well as nontechnical explanations of economic theories for students without an economics background.

New to the Second Edition:

• New chapter on defining anticompetitive effects
• Comprehensive analysis of 2023 Merger Guidelines and contemporary merger principles
• Updates on developments in key doctrinal areas, including rule of reason analysis, market definition, and exclusionary conduct

Professors and students will benefit from:

• Analysis of major recent antitrust decisions, including NCAA v. Alston, Ohio v. American Express, and AT&T/Time Warner
• Expanded glossary on key economic and legal concepts
• Orientation on how to triage and analyze antitrust problems, such as distinctions between unilateral and coordinated behavior and vertical and horizontal arrangements