Robert H. Lande
Venable Professor of Law
University of Baltimore School of Law
 
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PUBLICATIONS


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Foreign Publications
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Many articles can be downloaded from Professor Lande's SSRN page   If a paper is available on SSRN , there is a link to the appropriate page below.  Other articles may be downloaded from this website.
 
BOOK

Torts: The Civil Law of Reparation For Harm Done By Wrongful Act, by Little, Lidsky & Lande (3rd Ed 2009) (LexisNexis)

U.S LAW REVIEW ARTICLES

"Defying Conventional Wisdom: The Case For Private Antitrust Enforcement," 48 Georgia L. Rev. 1 (2013) (co-authored) (winner of the 2014 Antitrust Writing Award in the category of Best Academic Private Enforcement Article, given by Concurrences and George Washington University)
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"Should The Internet Exempt The Media Sector From The Antitrust Laws?" 65 Florida L. Rev. 1521 (2013) (co-authored)

"A Traditional and Textual Analysis of the Goals of Antitrust: Efficiency, Preventing Theft From Consumers, and Consumer Choice," 81 Fordham L. Rev. 2349 (2013)

"Cartels as Rational Business Strategy: Crime Pays," 34 Cardozo L. Rev. 427 (2012) (co-authored) (co-winner of the Cohen Award for best Antitrust, Trade Regulation, & Consumer Protection scholarship for 2012)

"Comparative Deterrence from Private Enforcement and Criminal Enforcement of the U.S. Antitrust Laws", 2011 BYU L. Rev. 315 (2011) (co-authored)

 
"The Fundamental Goal of Antitrust: Protecting Consumers, Not Increasing Efficiency",  84 Notre Dame L. Rev. 191 (2008). (Co-authored with John B. Kirkwood)
 
"Benefits from Private Antitrust Enforcement: An Analysis of Forty Cases", 42 U. San Francisco L. Rev 879 (2008). (Co-authored with Joshua P. Davis)
 
"Using the 'Consumer Choice' Approach to Antitrust Law", 74 Antitrust Law Journal 175 (2007).(Co-authored with Neil W. Averitt)
 
 
 
"Five Myths About Antitrust Damages", 40 U.S.F.L. Rev 651 (2006).
 
"How High Do Cartels Raise Prices? Implications for Optimal Cartel Fines",  80 Tul. L. Rev. 513 (2005),(Co-authored with Dr. John Connor)

"Why Antitrust Damage Levels Should Be Raised", 16 Loy. Consumer L. Rev. 329 (2004).
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'Using Antitrust to Regulate Big Business", 4 The Long Term View 11  (2003).

"The Perfect Caper? Private Damages and the Microsoft Case," 69 George Washington L. Rev. 902 (2001). (co-authored with Dr. James Langenfeld)
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"Consumer Choice As the Ultimate Goal of Antitrust," 62 U. Pitt. L.Rev. 503 (2001)
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"Resurrecting Incipiency: From Von's Grocery to Consumer Choice," 68 Antitrust L.J. 875 (2001)
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"The Three Types of Collusion: Fixing Prices, Rivals, and Rules," 2000 Wisc. L. Rev. 941 (2000) (co-authored with Dr. Howard Marvel)
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"Proving the Obvious: The Antitrust Laws Were Passed to Protect Consumers (Not Just to Increase Efficiency)," 50 Hastings L.J. 959 (1999).
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"Consumer Choice: The Practical Reason For Both Antitrust And Consumer Protection Law," 10 Loyola Consumer L. Rev. 44 (1998) (co-authored with Neil W. Averitt) (modification and update of the next article)
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"Consumer Sovereignty: A Unified Theory of Antitrust and Consumer Protection Law," 65 Antitrust L.J. 713 (1997) (co-authored with Neil W. Averitt) (Federal Trade Commission annual award for best trade regulation scholarship; presented to co-author Oct. 27, 1998).
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"Anticonsumer Effects of Union Mergers: An Antitrust Solution," 46 Duke L. J. 197 (1996) (co-authored with Dr. Richard Zerbe)
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"Reverse Engineering of Computer Software and U.S. Antitrust Law," 9 Harvard J. L. & Tech. 237 (1996) (co-authored with Sturgis Sobin)

"Beyond Chicago: Will Activist Antitrust Arise Again?" 34 Antitrust Bull. 1 (1994)

"Are Antitrust 'Treble' Damages Really Single Damages?" 54 Ohio S. L. J. 115 (1993)
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"Chicago Takes It On the Chin: Imperfect Information Could Play A Crucial Role In the Post-Kodak World," 62 Antitrust L. J. 193 (1993) 
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"A Law & Economics Perspective on a 'Traditional' Torts Case: Insights for Classroom and Courtroom," 57 Missouri L. Rev. 399 (1992)

"When Should States Challenge Mergers: A Proposed Federal/State Balance," 35 New York Law School L. J. 1047 (1990)
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"Price Effects of Horizontal Mergers," 77 Calif. L. Rev. 777 (1989) (co-authored with Dr. Alan Fisher and Dr. Frederick Johnson)
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"Chicago's False Foundation: Wealth Transfers (Not Just Efficiency) Should Guide Antitrust," 58 Antitrust L. J. 631 (1989)
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"The Rise and (Coming) Fall of Efficiency as the Ruler of Antitrust," 33 Antitrust Bull. 429 (1988)
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"Monopoly Power and Market Power In Antitrust Law," 76 Georgetown L. J. 241 (1987) (co-authored with Thomas Krattenmaker & Dr. Steven Salop)
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"Do the DOJ Vertical Restraints Guidelines Provide Guidance?" 32 Antitrust Bull. 609 (1987) (co-authored with Dr. Alan Fisher and Dr. Frederick Johnson)

"The End of Antitrust - or a New Beginning?" 31 Antitrust Bull. 301 (1986) (co-authored with Joe Sims)

"Reducing Unions' Monopoly Power: Costs and Benefits," 28 J. L. & Econ. 297 (1985) (co-authored with Dr. Richard Zerbe)
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"Afterword: Can a Merger Lead to Both a Monopoly and a Lower Price?" 71 Calif. L. Rev. 1697 (1983) (co-authored with Dr. Alan Fisher and Dr. Walter Vandaele)

"Efficiency Considerations in Merger Enforcement," 71 Calif. L. Rev. 1580 (1983) (co-authored with Dr. Alan Fisher) 
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"Wealth Transfers as the Original and Primary Concern of Antitrust: The Efficiency Interpretation Challenged," 34 Hastings L. J. 65 (1982)
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REPRINTS, EXCERPTS AND CONDENSATIONS OF PUBLICATIONS

"Are Antitrust 'Treble' Damages Really Single Damages?" 54 Ohio S. L. J. 115 (1993), condensed in 8 Commercial Damages Rep. 238 (1993); excerpted in Andrew Gavil, An Antitrust Anthology 367-76 (1996); reprinted in 26 J. Reprints for Antitrust L. & Econ. 463 (1996)

"Price Effects of Horizontal Mergers," 77 Calif. L. Rev. 777 (1989), reprinted in 21 J. Reprints for Antitrust L. & Econ. 471 (1991), in 32 Corp. Prac. Commentator 153 (1990), and in Eleanor Fox & James Halverson, Collaborations Among Competitors: Antitrust Policy and Economics 361-402 (1992)

"The Rise and (Coming) Fall of Efficiency as the Ruler of Antitrust," 33 Antitrust Bull. 429 (1988), reprinted in Eleanor Fox & James Halverson, Collaborations Among Competitors: Antitrust Policy and Economics 105-30 (1992)

"Monopoly Power and Market Power In Antitrust Law," 76 Georgetown L. J. 241 (1987), reprinted in Harry First, Eleanor Fox & Robert Pitofsky, Revitalizing Antitrust In Its Second Century 175 (1991); excerpted in Andrew Gavil, An Antitrust Anthology 245-50 (1996);and in Benajmin Klein & Andres V. Lerner, Economics of Antitrust Law (Edward Elgar, 2008)

"Reducing Unions' Monopoly Power: Costs and Benefits," 28 J. L. & Econ. 297 (1985), reprinted in 29 Corp. Prac. Commentator 107 (1987)

Impact Evaluations of Federal Trade Commission Vertical Restraints Cases (1984 FTC Publication), reprinted in 19 J. Reprints for Antitrust L. & Econ. 1 (1986)

"Wealth Transfers as the Original and Primary Concern of Antitrust: The Efficiency Interpretation Challenged," 34 Hastings L. J. 65 (1982), excerpted in E. Thomas Sullivan, The Political Economy of the Sherman Act: The First One Hundred Years 71-84 (1991); in E. Thomas Sullivan & Herbert Hovenkamp, Antitrust Law, Policy And Procedure, at 10-18 in 1999 edition, in 19 J. Reprints for Antitrust L. & Econ. 159-83 (1989); in Andrew Gavil, An Antitrust Anthology 50-53 (1996); and in the Hastings Law Journal's 50th Anniversary Issue, Volume 50 (1999).

BOOK CHAPTERS

"Benefits of Private Enforcement: Empirical Background," introductory chapter to Private Enforcement of Antitrust law in the United States: A Handbook (Albert A. Foer and Randy M. Stutz, Eds) (2012, Edward Elgar)

"Benefits of Private Enforcement: Empirical Background, Chapter 1 of "The International Handbook on Private Enforcement of Competition Law" (Edward Elgar, 2010) (Albert A. Foer & Jonathan W. Cuneo, Eds)

"The Chicago School's Foundation is Flawed: Antitrust Protects Consumers, Not Efficiency," in How The Chicago School Overshot the Mark (Oxford University Press, Robert Pitfosky, Editor, 2008) (co-authored with John. B. Kirkwood).

FOREIGN PUBLICATIONS

India - "Price-Fixing: Hefty penalties on big-biz cartels will provide level playing field to small businesses", Economic Times, Aug 2012, online publication

France - “Consumer choice is where we are all going - so let’s go together", 2 Concurrences (2011)(co-authored with Neil Averitt and Paul Nihoul). pdf file

India- "Market Power Without A Large Market Share: The Role of Imperfect Information and Other 'Consumer Protection' Market Failures", reprinted in Consumer Legal Encounters 138 (2008, D. Naresh Kumar, Ed) (Icfia University Press, Hyderabad, India)

China - "Consumer Choice: The Ultimate Objective of Antitrust", 28 Civil and Commercial Law Review (2003).

England - "Rule Fixing: An Overlooked But General Category of Collusion," in Post-Chicago Developments in Antitrust Law 183 (2002) (Cucinotta et. al eds.) (co-authored with Dr. Howard Marvel) (condensation of article that appeared at 2000 Wisc. L. Rev. 941 (2000))

Japan - "The Evolution of United States Antitrust Law: The Past, Present, and (Possible) Future," 16 Nihon U. Comparative L.J. 149 (1999) (co-authored with Albert A. Foer)

Peru - "Una teoría de la soberanía del consumidor: la combinación de la ley antimonopolio y de protección al consumidor," in Politicas de Competencia y el Proceso de Reformas Económicas en América Latina at 43, published by INDECOPI, Peru (1998) (translation of speech delivered in Lima)

Japan - "Recent Trends In Merger Enforcement in the United States: The Increasing Impact of Economic Analysis," 15 Nihon U. Comparative L.J. 73 (1998) (co-authored with Dr. James Langenfeld)
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Peru - "La teoría de la política de fusiones," in Politicas de Competencia y el Proceso de Reformas Económicas en América Latina at 141, published by INDECOPI, Peru (1998) (translation of speech delivered in Lima)

Venezuela - "Consumer Sovereignty: A Unified Theory of Antitrust and Consumer Protection Law," condensed and revised version of article appearing at 65 Antitrust L.J. 713 (co-authored), in Temas Fundamentales De Análisis Económico Del Derecho," published by the Venezuelan Law & Economics Ass'n at 449 (1997)

Japan - "Consumer Choice as the Unifying Goal of Antitrust and Consumer Protection Law," 14 Nihon University Comparative Law Journal 131 (1997) (condensation of article that appeared at 65 Antitrust Law Journal 713)

Brazil - "Ascensâo e queda (próxima da efficiência como reguladora do antitruste," 23 Revista de Direito Econômico 39 (1996) (Portugese translation of article appearing in 33 Antitrust Bull. 429)

England - "Chicago's False Foundation: Wealth Transfers (Not Just Efficiency) Should Guide Antitrust," 58 Antitrust L.J. 631 (1989), reprinted in F.M. Scherer, Monopoly and Competition Policy: Volume 1 241 (1993)

Hong Kong - "More Lessons From Japan: End Industrywide Collective Bargaining?" 4 Asian Economics Journal 28 (1990) (co- authored with Dr. Richard Zerbe)

ADDITIONAL PUBLICATIONS

"The Price of Abuse: Intel and the European Commission Decision", 5 Global Competition Policy, No. 2, June 2009, online publication

"Revitalizing Section 5 of the FTC Using 'Consumer Choice' Analysis", 8 Antitrust Source 3 (February 2009).

"World War 4.0: The Intel Antitrust Wars", Baltimore Sun, p. 11A, July 31, 2008.

"Is Europe Unfairly Attacking Another U.S. High Technology Company?",  FTC:WATCH, No. 726, p. 9, September 15, 2008,

"The Microsoft-Yahoo Merger: Yes, Privacy is an Antitrust Concern," 714 FTC:WATCH 9, Feb. 25, 2008.

How To Have A Distinctive And Useful Antitrust Role for Section 5 of the FTC Act" -Testimony given at FTC Hearing on Section 5 of the FTC Act, Sept. 2008

"Intel's alleged schemes affected U.S. consumers" FTC:WATCH NO 704, Sept. 24, 2007, at 7
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"What Do Exit Polls & Flu Vacines Have In Common," 647 FTC:WATCH 12,  Feb. 124, 2005 (co-authored)

"Beware Buyer Power", Legal Times, July 12, 2004.
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"US Admonishes Europe For Protecting Itself From Microsoft's Predationwww.antitrustinstitute.org (co-authored) March 2004 online publication

"The European Union's Microsoft Case," 607 FTC:WATCH, April 7, 2003

"The FTC's Cruise Lines Decisions: Three Cheers For Transparency," FTC: WATCH, No. 599, Nov. 18, 2002 (co-authored)

"A Test For Competition," Legal Times, Sept. 20, 2002, at 59 (reprinted in other American Lawyer Media publications, sometimes with a different title)

Interview titled, "States of Flux" in L.A. Daily Journal, Verdicts & Settlements, June 21, 2002

"Commission's Request for Comments on the Use of Disgorgement in Antitrust Matters," March 29, 2002 (comments filed with the FTC on behalf of the AAI).

"Collusion Over Rules," 16 Antitrust 36 (2002) (co-authored) (condensation of article in 2000 Wisc. L. Rev.)

"Why Are We So Reluctant to 'Execute' Microsoft?" 1 Antitrust Souce 1 (2001) (online publication available at antitrustsource.com)

"Has Microsoft Committed the Perfect Caper?" 564 FTC: WATCH 11 (2001) (co-authored with Dr. James Langenfeld)

"Professor Waller's Un-American Approach to Antitrust," 32 Loyola U. Chi. L.J. 137 (2000).

"Legalizing Merger to Monopoly and Higher Prices: The Canadian Competition Tribunal Gets It Wrong," 14 Antitrust 71 (2000) (co-authored)
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Testimony before the Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, U.S. Senate, Hearing on the America Online/Time Warner Merger, March 2, 2000 (the Hearing was published on-line)

"After Microsoft Wins," 548 FTC: WATCH 14 (2000)
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"Antitrust & the Media-II," 270 The Nation 5 (2000)

"Yes, Microsoft Did Hurt Consumers" November 30, 1999, Washington Post, A-29 (co-authored with Albert A. Foer)

"Baby Bills", Parts I and II, Lawnewsnetwork.com/open court/stories, April 1 and 2, 1999 (American Lawyer Media) (co-authored with David Solomon)

"A New Foundation For Antitrust Law," Legal Times, Nov. 2, 1998 at S 40 (co--authored)

Testimony before the Committee on the Judiciary of the U.S. House of Representatives, Oversight Hearing on Merger Enforcement, Nov. 5, 1997 (the Hearing was published on-line)

"Symposium Creating Competition Policy for Transition Economies",  23 Brook. J. Int'l L 339 (1997).
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"From Surrogates to Stories: The Evolution of Federal Merger Policy, 11 Antitrust 5 (1997) (co-authored with Dr. James Langenfeld)

"Efficiency Considerations In Merger Enforcement." Testimony published on-line by the Federal Trade Commission (co-authored with Dr. Alan Fisher) (1995)

"Predation Theory after Liggett and American Airlines," edited transcript of remarks presented at ABA Antitrust Section Meeting, April 6, 1994, p.1

"Must Rates be 'Just' or Only 'Reasonable'? -- The Role of Equity: An Antitrust View," Competition and Regulation -- Compatible Bedfellows? 30 (1992) (ABA pub.)

"Commentary: Implications of Professor Scherer's Research for the Future of Antitrust," 29 Washburn L. J. 256 (1990)

Introductory remarks at panel discussions; "Self Regulation," 57 Antitrust L. J. 809 (1989); and "Antitrust Synthesis," 57 Antitrust L. J. 827 (1989)

"The Federal-State Rhetorical Debate: A Call for Harmony Among Antitrust Enforcers," 2 Federal Bar Ass'n. ATRS Report 3 (Summer 1989)

"A Counterrevolution in Antitrust?" in Antitrust in the 1990's, Institute of Continuing Legal Education in Georgia (1989) (program material)

"'Antitrust Law and Economics:' Responding to an Ivory Tower Critique," 57 U. Cin. L. Rev. 235 (1988)(book rev.)

"A Framework for Evaluating the Antitrust Legacy of the Reagan Administration," 35 Fed. Bar News & J. 228 (1988)

Editor, "The Cutting Edge of Antitrust: Lessons From Deregulation," (ABA Antitrust Section symposium course material) (June 13, 1988)

"Just Where does Judge Bork Stand? -- An Anti-Antitrust Activist?" Nat'l L. J., Sept. 7, 1987 at 13

"Antitrust Plaintiffs and the Future," 1 Fed. Bar Ass'n. ATRS Report 1 (Summer 1987) (co-authored)

"New Forces Chip Away at Agencies' Policy of Antitrust Abandonment," Legal Times, April 20, 1987 at 14 (co-authored with Joe Sims)

"Vertical Restraints Guidelines: A Step Forward," Legal Times, March 4, 1985 at 16 (co-authored with Joe Sims)

"Tying and Exclusive Dealing," Sixth Annual Seminar on Distribution at 53 (Law Journal Seminars Press, 1985) (co-authored with Joe Sims)

"DOJ Adds Revisionist Dollop to '82 Merger Guidelines," Legal Times, June 25, 1984 at 15 (co-authored with Joe Sims)

Impact Evaluations of Federal Trade Commission Vertical Restraints Cases (co-edited with Dr. Ronald Lafferty and John Kirkwood) (1984 FTC Pub.)

"Current Legal Standards of Predation," in Strategy Predation, and Antitrust Analysis (S. Salop ed. 1981) (one of four co-authors) (FTC Publication)

"Peak-Load Pricing Lowers Generation Costs," 207 Electric Rev. Int'l. 66 (1980) (from Master's thesis)

"Divestiture Under Section 5 of the FTC Act," Hearing on Federal Trade Commission - Divestiture Before the Subcommittee for Consumers of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 96th Cong., 1st Sess. 110 (1979) (co-author)

"A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Electric Peak-Load Pricing," 103 Pub. Util. Fort. 9 (1979) (from Master's thesis)

Note, "The Arab Boycott and Title VII," 12 Harv. C. R. C. L. L. Rev. 181 (1977) (student note)