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Computational methods are increasingly used by competition law regulators worldwide. But what are these and can companies also take advantage? Todd Davies, PhD candidate in competition law at University College London, joins Matthew Hall and Anora Wang to discuss the issues raised by the use of computational antitrust. Listen to this episode to learn more about the pros and cons of adoption by regulators, new tools available to companies, possible responses by regulators and key takeaways for practitioners and companies. With special guest: Todd Davies, University College London Related Links: Todd Davies, The Dark Side of Computational Antitrust: When AI is Used to Evade the Law, Kluwer Competition Law Blog (October 28, 2025) Thibault Schrepel, Computational Antitrust: An Introduction and Research Agenda (January 15, 2021) Thibault Schrepel and Teodora Groza, Computational Antitrust Worldwide: Fourth Cross-Agency Report (June 18, 2025) Hosted by: Matthew Hall, McGuireWoods and Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter

GenAI is one of the fastest-growing consumer tools in history. But what have we learned about competitive dynamics in the industry? Economists Andrea Asoni and Matteo Foschi join Jaclyn Phillips and Lexi Michaud to discuss what early economic insights can help us understand about the risks and benefits posed by the growth of AI. Listen to this episode to learn more about how the development of AI impacts market development. With special guests:Andrea Asoni, Vice President, Charles River Associates and Matteo Foschi, Vice President, Charles River Associates Related Links: Contested ground: Early competition and market dynamics in generative AI Hosted by: Jaclyn Phillips, Proskauer Rose and Lexi Michaud, Fried Frank

As pay transparency laws rapidly expand across U.S. jurisdictions, companies are facing complex intersections between labor law, antitrust compliance, and pay-equity analytics. Where are the high risk areas? Ye Zhang, a labor economist and director at Resolution Economics, joins Anora Wang and Alicia Downey to unpack how state law disclosure mandates interact with competitive dynamics in labor markets, when pay benchmarking can cross antitrust lines, and how firms can design compensation systems that are both transparent and compliant. With special guest: Ye Zhang, Director, Resolution Economics   Related Links: U.S. Dep't of Justice & Federal Trade Commission, FTC-DOJ Antitrust Guidelines for Business Activities Affecting Workers (Jan. 2025) Hosted by: Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter and Alicia Downey, Downey Law

Every trial tells a story — but what happens when the storyteller becomes the judge? The honorable Judge Richard Franklin Boulware II speaks with Anora Wang and Jeny Maier on his remarkable journey from public defender to federal judge, lessons on persuasion, fairness, and the fine art of trial craft, and what it really means to keep score in the pursuit of justice. Along the way, we'll talk about competition on the field and in the courtroom, the evolving role of lawyers in upholding trust in the judiciary, and how the legal profession can help protect the judiciary from rising threats. With special guest: Judge Richard Franklin Boulware II, United States District Court for the District of Nevada Related Links: Le et al v. Zuffa, LLC, No. 2:2015cv01045 - Document 839 (D. Nev. 2023) Hosted by: Anora Wang, Arnold & Porter and Jeny Maier, Axinn, Veltrop & Harkrider

The HSR rules got a major update in February 2025, shaking up the landscape for dealmakers. How have those updated rules played out in practice? In this episode, Zachary Goodwin of Ropes & Gray discusses with Amanda Hamilton and Puja Patel the challenges and lessons learned thus far from navigating the updated rules. With special guest: Zak Goodwin, Partner, Ropes & Gray Hosted by: Amanda Hamilton, NexArc Strategies and Puja Patel, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton