American Antitrust Institute
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The American Antitrust Institute (AAI) is a Washington
-based non-profit education, research, and advocacy organization. The AAI advocates for more aggressive antitrust enforcement by the federal government.
Founded in April, 1998, AAI is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt Washington, D.C., corporation. The AAI is funded through contributions from a wide variety of law firm
s, economics consulting firms, corporations, trade associations, and individuals, with substantial support from cy pres grants approved by courts in antitrust cases.
The President of the AAI is Albert A. Foer. Governance rests in a five-person Board of Directors
. The AAI has more than 100 individual members of an Advisory Board http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/About_Us/People/index.ashx including many international advisors.
The AAI is known for calling on the federal government to investigate or block mergers that the Institute deems as anticompetitive and harmful to consumers.
In 2008, the AAI celebrated its 10th anniversary. The AAI published a history http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/archives/files/10th%20Anniversary%20Booklet%20Low%20Res_072920081537.pdf of the organization’s first ten years summarizes its amicus briefs, conferences. Also in 2008, the AAI presented a full statement of its position to the Obama administration titled The Next Antitrust Agenda: The American Antitrust Institute’s Transition Report on Competition Policy to the 44th President http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/archives/transitionreport.ashx.
Washington, D.C.
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-based non-profit education, research, and advocacy organization. The AAI advocates for more aggressive antitrust enforcement by the federal government.
Founded in April, 1998, AAI is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt Washington, D.C., corporation. The AAI is funded through contributions from a wide variety of law firm
Law firm
A law firm is a business entity formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law. The primary service rendered by a law firm is to advise clients about their legal rights and responsibilities, and to represent clients in civil or criminal cases, business transactions, and other...
s, economics consulting firms, corporations, trade associations, and individuals, with substantial support from cy pres grants approved by courts in antitrust cases.
The President of the AAI is Albert A. Foer. Governance rests in a five-person Board of Directors
Board of directors
A board of directors is a body of elected or appointed members who jointly oversee the activities of a company or organization. Other names include board of governors, board of managers, board of regents, board of trustees, and board of visitors...
. The AAI has more than 100 individual members of an Advisory Board http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/About_Us/People/index.ashx including many international advisors.
The AAI is known for calling on the federal government to investigate or block mergers that the Institute deems as anticompetitive and harmful to consumers.
In 2008, the AAI celebrated its 10th anniversary. The AAI published a history http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/archives/files/10th%20Anniversary%20Booklet%20Low%20Res_072920081537.pdf of the organization’s first ten years summarizes its amicus briefs, conferences. Also in 2008, the AAI presented a full statement of its position to the Obama administration titled The Next Antitrust Agenda: The American Antitrust Institute’s Transition Report on Competition Policy to the 44th President http://www.antitrustinstitute.org/archives/transitionreport.ashx.