Antitrust and Competition
Excessive Swipe Fees and Barriers to Competition in the Credit and Debit Card Systems (U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary)
Hearing Excessive Swipe Fees and Barriers to Competition in the Credit and Debit Card Systems Committee U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Date May 4, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Use of Swipe Fees in the U.S. Payments System: The hearing focused on how interchange fees (also known as swipe fees) were used in the U.S. […]
A Notch Above? Examining the Bond Rating Industry (U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets)
Hearing A Notch Above? Examining the Bond Rating Industry Committee U.S. House Committee on Financial Services, Subcommittee on Investor Protection, Entrepreneurship, and Capital Markets Date May 11, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Notching: The hearing largely focused on the practice of notching amongst bond rating agencies. Notching refers to the practice where a rating agency insists […]
Considering the Index Fund Voting Process (U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs)
Hearing Considering the Index Fund Voting Process Committee U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Date June 14, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: Index Funds: The hearing largely focused on the popularity of index funds within the U.S. and how these funds impact U.S. corporate governance. Index funds are financial instruments that encompass […]
Right to Repair and What it Means for Entrepreneurs (U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development)
Hearing Right to Repair and What it Means for Entrepreneurs Committee U.S. House Committee on Small Business, Subcommittee on Underserved, Agricultural, and Rural Business Development Date September 22, 2022 Hearing Takeaways: The Right to Repair: The hearing focused on the policy debate surrounding whether and how consumers and independent repair shops should be permitted to […]
That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment (U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary)
Hearing That’s the Ticket: Promoting Competition and Protecting Consumers in Live Entertainment Committee U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary Date January 24, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The Market Dominance of Live Nation Entertainment: The hearing considered the market dominance of Live Nation Entertainment. Live Nation Entertainment is a ticketing and live event conglomerate that owns […]
Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce)
Hearing Taking the Buzzer Beater to the Bank: Protecting College Athletes’ NIL Dealmaking Rights Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Date March 29, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The Current College Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Compensation Landscape: The hearing largely considered the current state of […]
Athletes and Innovators: Analyzing NIL’s Impact on Entrepreneurial Collegiate Athletes (U.S. House Committee on Small Business)
Hearing Athletes and Innovators: Analyzing NIL’s Impact on Entrepreneurial Collegiate Athletes Committee U.S. House Committee on Small Business Date September 20, 2023 Hearing Takeaways: The Current State of College Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Compensation Rights: The hearing focused on how college student athletes, schools, college athletic conferences, and policymakers are responding […]
NIL Playbook: Proposal to Protect Student Athletes’ Dealmaking Rights (U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce)
Hearings NIL Playbook: Proposal to Protect Student Athletes’ Dealmaking Rights Committee U.S. House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce Date January 18, 2024 Hearing Takeaways: Student Athlete Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) Compensation: The hearing focused on the emergence of state student athlete NIL compensation laws, which enable student […]