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.