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Causes: Alliances & Advocacy, Arts & Culture, Crime & Law, Law & Jurisprudence, Public Interest Law, Research Institutes & Public Policy Analysis
Mission: Promote competition that protects consumers, businesses, and society.
Programs: The american antitrust institute, inc. (aai) fulfills its mission through education, research, and advocacy. Aai's principal accomplishments in this program area in 2017 include: conferences: organized and produced 2 major conferences, 1 symposium, and 4 industry roundtables: international antitrust roundtable: critical issues in global antitrust - comity, intellectual property, and due process, healthcare roundtable: competition and healthcare - enforcement and policies priorities, symposium - antitrust remedies: a multidisciplinary approach, 18th annual conference: the value of antitrust, 11th annual private antitrust enforcement conference, the 2017 airline roundtable: broadening the lens on airline competition, and antitrust and innovation roundtable (with northeastern university). Filed 10 amicus curiae ("friend of the court") briefs in cases involving issues important to promoting competition and the public and private enforcement of the antitrust laws. Submitted 6 comments, letters, interventions, or testimony on mergers and other competition-related matters before agencies, including the dept. Of justice, the office of the u. S. Trade representative, and congressional committees. Published 7 commentaries, white papers, and legal updates by aai staff, as well as other commentary on its website. Aai staff spoke at numerous conferences and roundtables on antitrust issues and policy.