Foreword

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FOREWORD

The American Bar Association Section of Antitrust Law is pleased to

publish the Antitrust Class Actions Handbook, Third Edition.

The Handbook is intended to serve as a comprehensive discussion of

the issues that arise before, during, and after the filing of an antitrust

class action. It considers the issues and challenges faced by both

plaintiffs and defendants to such actions, and focuses on both the legal

standards as well as the strategic decisions that guide these highly

complex cases.

The Section of Antitrust Law is grateful to project chairs Melissa H.

Maxman and Darryl Anderson, as well as their team of contributing

authors, each of whom dedicated many hours to the preparation of the

Antitrust Class Actions Handbook. The Section also recognizes the

leadership of Hollis Lee Salzman and Bruce L. Simon, Co-Chairs of the

Global Private Litigation Committee of the Section of Antitrust Law, and

William M. Katz, Jr., Chair of the Trial Practice Committee of the

Section of Antitrust Law.

We hope that this Handbook will be helpful to those who practice in

this important and ever-changing field.

December 2017 Jonathan M. Jacobson

Chair, Section of Antitrust Law

American Bar Association

2017-2018