DLA Piper's Pricing Rules

In this episode of the Pricing Rules podcast, David Hamilton is joined by Greg Casas, Antitrust partner at DLA Piper, Joe Kendall, AI director in DLA Piper’s PiperAI team, Salil Mehra, a professor of antitrust law at Temple University, and Ai Deng, Managing Director at BRG. The panel examines how algorithmic pricing cases are evolving beyond the pleading stage in antitrust litigation, including how courts are analyzing motions to dismiss, what constitutes an “agreement” under Section 1 of the Sherman Act, and the growing role of expert testimony—both economic and technical—in evaluating algorithm design, data inputs, and alleged coordinated conduct.

David Hamilton facilitates a conversation with Gwendolyn Cooley, former Assistant Attorney General in the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Sean Heather, Senior Vice President of International Affairs at the US Chamber of Commerce, and Vic Domen, former Senior Antitrust Counsel in the Office of the Tennessee Attorney General and partner at DLA Piper, on the evolving role of state attorneys general (AG) in antitrust enforcement, impact of artificial intelligence on pricing, and future trends in legislation and state AG actions.

David Hamilton facilitates a conversation with Christina DePasquale, associate professor in economics at the Carey School of Business of Johns Hopkins University, Patrick Miller, co-founder of Flywheel Digital, John Johnson, CEO of Edgeworth Economics, and David Bamberger, antitrust partner at DLA Piper, on the Robinson-Patman Act, highlighting the history of the statute, pricing considerations for retailers, and litigation trends centered around the RPA.

David Hamilton facilitates a conversation with Lisa LeCointe-Cephas, partner and co-chair of the Life Sciences sector at DLA Piper, Kirsten Axelsen, senior policy advisor at DLA Piper, and Celeste Saravia, vice president at Cornerstone Research, on the impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act on innovation, competition, and pricing in the life sciences industry.

David Hamilton facilitates a conversation with Ai Deng, principal at Charles River Associates, Avigail Kifer, principal at Cornerstone Research, and Danny Tobey, M.D., J.D., partner and chair of DLA Piper Americas AI and Data Analytics practice. In this episode, the group discusses the evolution of pricing algorithms and why algorithms are often criticized for being anti-competitive or collusive.

David Hamilton facilitates a conversation with Bob Kneisley, former in-house counsel at Southwest Airlines, Dr. Nicholas Hill, partner at the economic consulting firm Bates White, and Kerry Tan, associate professor of economics at Loyola University. The group discusses the history of airline mergers and pricing strategies, impacts of hubbing and de-hubbing on competition, and current analysis of mergers in the industry.

DLA Piper’s David Hamilton facilitates a conversation with Lucia Tajoli, a professor and economist at Politecnico di Milano, Valerie Suslow, a professor and economist at Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business, and Paolo Morante, a DLA Piper antitrust partner.  The group discusses the impacts and importance of international trade policies and other recent developments on competition and price setting.