One reason why enforcers may not have scrutinised the impact of roll-ups previously is the relatively small size of each acquisition. Antitrust enforcement has traditionally focused on large deals between large companies. — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
What became clear is there had been a systemic trend across the U.S.... markets had come to be controlled by a very small number of companies. — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
Antitrust is really about making sure that companies are succeeding by competing on the merits. — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
I think we need to be very wary of systems where it's the public that is carrying the burden of doing cleanup. — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
If you look at the antitrust lawsuit against IBM, the antitrust lawsuit against AT&T, the antitrust lawsuit against Microsoft, each of those ended up… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
A market in which the only ideas that are ever brought to market are the ideas that you think will be appealing to the… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
I'm grateful that the FTC is viewed as a leader internationally and all credit goes to our terrific staff at the office of international… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
The FTC is entirely pro-innovation, and a lot of our work is about ensuring that companies are able to compete in a fair way… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
If we want a healthier, more diverse market - and more variety in our Halloween buckets - we could start by reviving some of… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
Our obligation is to preserve competition and make sure that mergers are not unlawfully lessening competition. — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
In the technology markets, we went through a couple of decades where we saw over 800 acquisitions by the five big players, not a… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
It's no surprise to me personally that monopolists, and executives associated with monopolies, would prefer that the anti-monopoly cops just go away. But that's… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
I'll say, as a general matter, we follow the facts where they take us. And there are certainly matters, when they first hit my… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
At a basic level, I'm interested in imbalances in market power and how they manifest. That's something you can see not just in tech… — Lina Khan Copy Share Image
