Alden Abbott
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Senior Research Fellow
Alden Abbott is a Senior Research Fellow focusing on antitrust issues. Before joining Mercatus, Mr. Abbott served as the Federal Trade Commission’s General Counsel from 2018 to early 2021, where he represented the Commission in court and provided legal advice to its representatives. Prior to working at the FTC, Mr. Abbott worked at the Heritage Foundation and BlackBerry Ltd. He also served as an adjunct professor at Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School from 1991 to 2018. Mr. Abbott has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an M.A. in economics from Georgetown University.
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Antitrust Regulators Are Focused on Problematic AI Algorithms | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Big Internet Platforms Face US Antitrust Threats | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Will the FTC Scupper the Kroger-Albertsons Merger? | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
AI, Mergers & More! | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Lead To Higher Prices | Scripps News’ “Main & Wall”
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The FTC Should Not Enact a Deceptive or Unfair Marketing Earnings-claims Rule | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Discover Takeover Could “Enhance Competition With Visa and Mastercard” | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Using Bayh-Dole March-in to Set Patent Price Controls: An Assault on American Innovation | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gettin' Busy! | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A European Commission Challenge to iRobot’s Acquisition Is Unjustified and Would Harm Dynamic Competition | Truth on the Market
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Antitrust Regulators Are Focused on Problematic AI Algorithms | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Big Internet Platforms Face US Antitrust Threats | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Will the FTC Scupper the Kroger-Albertsons Merger? | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
AI, Mergers & More! | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
Proposed Kroger-Albertsons Merger Would Lead To Higher Prices | Scripps News’ “Main & Wall”
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The FTC Should Not Enact a Deceptive or Unfair Marketing Earnings-claims Rule | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Discover Takeover Could “Enhance Competition With Visa and Mastercard” | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Using Bayh-Dole March-in to Set Patent Price Controls: An Assault on American Innovation | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gettin' Busy! | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A European Commission Challenge to iRobot’s Acquisition Is Unjustified and Would Harm Dynamic Competition | Truth on the Market
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Big Internet Platforms Face US Antitrust Threats | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Will the FTC Scupper the Kroger-Albertsons Merger? | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
AI, Mergers & More! | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The FTC Should Not Enact a Deceptive or Unfair Marketing Earnings-claims Rule | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Discover Takeover Could “Enhance Competition With Visa and Mastercard” | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Using Bayh-Dole March-in to Set Patent Price Controls: An Assault on American Innovation | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Gettin' Busy! | Competition Corner
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A European Commission Challenge to iRobot’s Acquisition Is Unjustified and Would Harm Dynamic Competition | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
FTC v. Illumina/Grail – A Rare FTC Merger Victory? (Actually, a Loss for Consumers) | Truth on the Market
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary