Foreword

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FOREWORD

The American Bar Association (ABA) S ection of Antitrust Law is

pleased to publish Competition as Public Policy, a collection of papers,

speeches, and panel discussions presented at the May 13 –14, 2009

Antitrust Symposium: Competition as Public Policy in Jackson Hole,

WY. I would like to express my gratitude to Jim Wilson, Chair of the

Section of Antitrust Law from 2008–2009, for having the foresight to

hold the Symposium at such a critical time in our nation‘s and our

world‘s economy.

I am grateful to Deborah Platt Majoras and John Shenefield for

chairing the ABA Task Force that organized such a superb Symposium.

I would also like to acknowledge all the members of the ABA Task

Force who contributed to the Symposium, including Melanie Aitken,

Dennis Carlton, Edward Cavanagh, Jonathan Jacobson, Barry Nigro,

Maureen Ohlhausen, Robert Pratt, Robert Schlossberg, Joseph Simons

and Joshua Soven.

Finally, I would like to thank Barry Nigro, Maureen Ohlhausen, and

Chris Compton for all their hard work in compiling and editing this

book. I am also indebted to the authors and panelists for their thought-

provoking and invaluable contributions on such important issues.

April 2010 Ilene Knable Gotts

Chair, Section of Antitrust Law

American Bar Association

2009–2010