Brian Albrecht

1 week ago | laweconcenter.org | Brian Albrecht

PORTLAND, Ore. (June 18, 2025) – The U.S. District Court for the Central District of California ruled correctly when it found that a federal jury’s $4.7 billion damages award against the National Football League (NFL) was miscalculated, scholars with the International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) argue in an amicus brief submitted to the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in the In re: NFL Sunday Ticket Antitrust Litigation case.

1 week ago | laweconcenter.org | Geoffrey Manne |Brian Albrecht |Dirk Auer |Kristian Stout

Amicus Brief IDENTITY AND INTERESTS OF AMICUS CURIAE[1]The International Center for Law & Economics (“ICLE”) is an independent nonprofit, non-partisan global research and policy center focused on building the intellectual foundations for sensible, economically grounded policy.  ICLE promotes the use of law and economics to inform policy debates and has longstanding expertise evaluating antitrust law and policy.

1 week ago | pymnts.com | Geoffrey Manne |Dirk Auer |Brian Albrecht

California is considering three legislative options to overhaul its antitrust law and sanction single‑firm conduct through European‑style “exclusionary” theories of harm. Such a break from U.S. antitrust jurisprudence would bias enforcement toward costly false positives, chill innovation, and ultimately harm consumers. Each option would invite more aggressive enforcement by expanding the scope of cognizable harm and crippling key constraints of current U.S. antitrust jurisprudence, inclu...

1 month ago | laweconcenter.org | Geoffrey Manne |Dirk Auer |Brian Albrecht |Lazar Radic

Regulatory Comments IntroductionWe are grateful for the opportunity to respond to the California Law Revision Commission’s study of antitrust law with these comments on Memorandum 2025-21 on proposed policy options to address single-firm conduct (“the Memorandum”).[1] The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan global research and policy center based in Portland, Oregon.

1 month ago | laweconcenter.org | Brian Albrecht

Brian Albrecht, Chief Economist at ICLE, is quoted in Reason article on the Apple v. Epic verdict and how it could force Apple to make major changes to iOS, used by millions of Americans. Read the full story here. Brian Albrecht, chief economist at the International Center for Law and Economics, tells Reason that Apple’s in-app fees can be justified by platform investment incentives and security concerns, which shield Apple from liability under federal antitrust laws.