Loyola Consumer Law Review Volume 9 | Issue 2 Article 15 1997 The etD ection and Punishment of Tacit Collusion Michael Freed William E. Kovacic Prof., George Mason University School of Law M. J. Moltenbrey U.S. Dept. of Justice Nathan Eimer Partner, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL Follow this and additional works at: http://lawecommons.luc.edu/lclr Part of the Antitrust and Trade Regulation Commons Recommended Citation Michael Freed , William E. Kovacic , M. J. Moltenbrey & Nathan Eimer The Detection and Punishment of Tacit Collusion, 9 Loy. Consumer L. Rev. 152 (1997). Available at: http://lawecommons.luc.edu/lclr/vol9/iss2/15 This Presentation is brought to you for free and open access by LAW eCommons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Loyola Consumer Law Review by an authorized administrator of LAW eCommons. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. INTRODUCTION The Detection and Punishment of Tacit Collusion Introduction by Mr. Michael Freed My name is Michael Freed. I am an attorney ton, D.C. Just yesterday, I received from Profes- in private practice in Chicago. My practice is in sor Kovacic a paper entitled, "Antitrust Policy the antitrust area, and it is my pleasure to intro- and Horizontal Collusion of the 21st Century," duce the panel for the first panel discussion this which I understand will be part of the program afternoon. For those of you who were here this of this symposium. morning, you know the morning discussion was The second panelist to speak will be M. J. about the proper goals of antitrust, particularly Moltenbrey.