In January 2022 Kelly Daly and John Lazar directed questions
concerning global trends in antitrust and competition to a
respected group of law firm leaders. Their perspectives are
gathered and excerpted below.
With the EU aggressively bringing suits against US tech
companies for anticompetitive behavior, do you expect the US to
respond with increased regulation of its digital economy?
Karma Giulianelli: Yes, we definitely see
more awareness from regulators worldwide of the impact of
consolidated power, particularly in the digital
economy. Recent US administrations have focused on a handful
of companies that have power in markets that impact much of our
daily activity. The focus on Facebook and Google from federal and
state competition authorities in the courts is a precursor to
increased regulation, particularly if the current antitrust laws
prove inadequate to address some of the issues we face in the
digital economy.
