Harry First

New York University School of Law

Professor of Law

40 Washington Square South

New York, NY 10012-1099

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1.

Antitrust's Democracy Deficit

Fordham Law Review, Vol. 81, 2013, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 13-05, Loyola University Chicago School of Law Research Paper No. 2013-008
Number of pages: 48 Posted: 24 Jan 2013 Last Revised: 15 Apr 2013
Harry First and Spencer Weber Waller
New York University School of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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antitrust, competition law, democracy deficit, technocracy, modernization, modernisation, private rights of actions, attorneys general, FTC, Antitrust Division, consent decree, Sherman Act, Clayton Act, error costs, rule of reason, European Commission, Tunney Act

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Trade Secrets and Antitrust Law

THE LAW AND THEORY OF TRADE SECRECY: A HANDBOOK OF CONTEMPORARY RESEARCH, Rochelle C. Dreyfuss, Katherine J. Strandburg, eds., Edward Elgar Publishing, 2011, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-06
Number of pages: 54 Posted: 21 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 15 May 2014
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, trade secrets, trade secrecy, intellectual property, licensing, Sherman Act, Section 1, Section 2

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Exploitative Abuses of Intellectual Property Rights

Intellectual Property and High Tech Handbook (Roger Blair & D. Daniel Sokol, eds.) (Cambridge University Press, Forthcoming), NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-26
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 27 Jun 2016 Last Revised: 21 Jul 2016
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, monopoly, Section 2, abuse of dominance, intellectual property, patents, exploitation, monopoly pricing, FRAND, post-expiration royalties, European Union, China, Korea, Japan

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Microsoft and the Evolution of the Intellectual Property Concept

Wisconsin Law Review, 2006, NYU, Law and Economics Research Paper No. 06-46, NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 06-33
Number of pages: 65 Posted: 10 Oct 2006
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Excessive Drug Pricing as an Antitrust Violation

82 Antitrust Law Journal 701 (2019), NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 19-16
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 20 Jan 2019 Last Revised: 04 Jul 2019
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, Monopoly, Section 2, Excessive Pricing, Abuse of Dominance, Pharmaceutical Drug Pricing, Consumer Welfare

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Controlling the Intellectual Property Grab: Protect Innovation, Not Innovators

Rutgers Law Journal, Vol. 38, 2007
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 30 Mar 2007
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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innovation, intellectual property, intellectual property theory, business method patents, research tool patents, first sale doctrine, antitrust and intellectual property

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Strong Spine, Weak Underbelly: The CFI Microsoft Decision

NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-17
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 11 Oct 2007 Last Revised: 20 Apr 2008
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Microsoft, monopolization, leverage, intellectual property, antitrust remedies, Article 82

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We Need Rules to Rein in Big Tech

CPI Antitrust Chronicle October 2020, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 20-46
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 13 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2020
Eleanor M. Fox and Harry First
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Platforms, Competition Policy, Consumer Welfare Standard, High Tech, GAFA

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Netscape is Dead: Remedy Lessons from the Microsoft Litigation

NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-49
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 03 Sep 2008 Last Revised: 29 Jan 2009
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, Section 2, monopolization, remedies, antitrust remedies, structural relief, conduct relief, Microsoft, Article 82, European Commission, multiple enforcement

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Re-Framing Windows: The Durable Meaning of the Microsoft Antitrust Litigation

Utah Law Review, 2006, NYU Law School, Public Law Research Paper No. 06-39, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 06-55
Number of pages: 84 Posted: 10 Dec 2006
Harry First and Andrew I. Gavil
New York University School of Law and Howard University School of Law
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The Case for Antitrust Civil Penalties

Antitrust Law Journal, Forthcoming, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-38, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 08-43
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 22 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 28 Dec 2013
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, Section 2, monopolization, civil penalties, civil fines, remedies, optimal sanctions, Microsoft, Article 82, state antitrust enforcement, European Commission

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Concentrated Power: The Paradox of Antitrust in Japan

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 31 Jan 2005
Harry First and Tadashi Shiraishi
New York University School of Law and University of Tokyo - Graduate Schools for Law and Politics
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Online Music Joint Ventures: Taken for a Song

Number of pages: 32 Posted: 08 Mar 2004
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Digital Platforms and Competition Policy in Developing Countries

Harry First, Digital platforms and competition policy in developing countries, mai 2021, Concurrences N° 2-2021, Art. N° 100661, https://www.concurrences.com/fr/revue/issues/no-2-2021/articles/digital-platforms-and-competition-policy-in-developing-countries
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 22 Jun 2021 Last Revised: 10 Aug 2021
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, Platforms, GAFA, Developing Countries, Antitrust and Innovation, Competition policy, Fintech, Distribution/Retail, Big Tech, Online platforms, E-commerce

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Lost in Conversation: The Compensatory Function of Antitrust Law

NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 10-14
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 28 Mar 2010 Last Revised: 07 Apr 2010
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, Private Actions, Remedies, Deterrence, Compensation, Indirect Purchaser Suits, Sherman Act, Legislative History

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Big Tech and Antitrust – Calling Big Tech to Account Under U.S. Law

NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 20-53
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 29 Sep 2020
Harry First and Eleanor M. Fox
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, Platforms, Competition Policy, Consumer Welfare Standard, High Tech, GAFA

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Philadelphia National Bank, Globalization, and the Public Interest

Antitrust Law Journal, Vol. 80, No. 2, 2015, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-05
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 07 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 23 Jan 2023
Harry First and Eleanor M. Fox
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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antitrust, competition law, mergers, Clayton Act, public interest, European Union, China, South Africa, jobs, transparency, norms

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Bork and Microsoft: Why Bork Was Right and What We Learn About Judging Exclusionary Behavior

Antitrust Law Journal, Forthcoming, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-02
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 23 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2014
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, Section 2, monopolization, Bork, Microsoft, Netscape, Antitrust Paradox, exclusion, exclusionary conduct, predation, predatory pricing, Lorain Journal, Standard Fashion

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Procedural and Institutional Norms in Antitrust Enforcement: The U.S. System

Forthcoming in: THE DESIGN OF COMPETITION LAW INSTITUTIONS: GLOBAL NORMS, LOCAL CHOICES (Eleanor M. Fox & Michael J. Trebilcock, eds.) (Oxford University Press) , NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 12-18
Number of pages: 67 Posted: 23 Jul 2012 Last Revised: 22 Aug 2012
Harry First, Eleanor M. Fox and Daniel E. Hemli
New York University School of Law, New York University School of Law and Bracewell LLP
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Antitrust, enforcement, institutions, accountability, administrative law, due process, transparency, separation of functions, Antitrust Division, Federal Trade Commission, state enforcement, private enforcement, rule of law

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Bespoke Antitrust

South Dakota Law Review, Vol. 68, No. III, 2023, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 22-15
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 06 Apr 2022 Last Revised: 25 Jan 2023
Harry First and Spencer Weber Waller
New York University School of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Antitrust, statutory interpretation, digital markets, platform regulation, rule of reason, market studies

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Unfair Drug Prices and Section 5

CPI Antitrust Chronicle, November 2015 (2), NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 16-03
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 07 Dec 2015 Last Revised: 21 Jan 2016
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Rambling Through Economic Theory: Topco's Closer Look

ANTITRUST STORIES, Eleanor Fox, Dan Crane, eds., Foundation Press, Forthcoming, Univ. of Wisconsin Legal Studies Research Paper No. 1041
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 30 Mar 2007
Peter Carstensen and Harry First
University of Wisconsin Law School and New York University School of Law
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Topco, per se, rule of reason, horizontal, territorial, supreme court, supermarket

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General Principles Governing Criminal Liability of Corporations, Their Employees and Officers

White Collar Crime: Business and Regulatory Offenses (Obermaier, Morvillo, Anello and Bohrer, eds.) (Law Journal Seminars Press) (2017)
Number of pages: 85 Posted: 31 May 2018
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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corporate criminal liability, business crime, white collar crime, managerial liability, employee liability, deferred prosecution agreements, non-prosecution agreements, internal corporate investigations

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Woodstock Antitrust

CPI Antitrust Chronicle, April 2018, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 18-24
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 31 May 2018 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2018
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, No-Fault Monopoly, Shared Monopoly, Oligopoly Pricing, Fairness, Aggregate Concentration, Industrial Reorganization Act, Section 2, NCRALP

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Branch Office of the Prosecutor: The New Role of the Corporation in Business Crime Prosecutions

North Carolina Law Review, Vol. 89, p. 23, 2010, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 11-03
Number of pages: 77 Posted: 20 Feb 2011 Last Revised: 07 Mar 2011
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Business Crime, Corporate Crime, White Collar Crime, Corporations, Criminal Procedure, Deferred Prosecution Agreements, Deterrence, Organizational Criminal Liability, Prosecutorial Discretion, Fraud, Antitrust, Mail Fraud, Securities Fraud

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Antitrust remedies and the Big Tech platform cases

Washington Center for Equitable Growth, Judging Big Tech: Insights on applying U.S. antitrust laws to digital markets (2022), https://equitablegrowth.org/judging-big-tech/., NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 23-33
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 26 Jan 2023 Last Revised: 04 May 2023
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, remedies, monopolization, platforms, GAFA, Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, state antitrust enforcement

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Making the Best of a Good Situation: Modernizing State Antitrust Enforcement

Antitrust Bulletin, Forthcoming, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 08-37
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Jul 2008 Last Revised: 02 Oct 2008
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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antitrust, enforcement, Antitrust Modernization Commission, federalism, state antitrust enforcement, Microsoft

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Biden Antitrust: The Middle Way

Concurrences N° 1-2021, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 21-04, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 21-07
Number of pages: 6 Posted: 18 Feb 2021 Last Revised: 04 Aug 2021
Harry First and Eleanor M. Fox
New York University School of Law and New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, antitrust policy, competition policy, consumer welfare standard, Big Tech

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Merger Policy for a Platform Economy

4 ZweR (Journal of Competition Law) 334 (2023), NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 24-15, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 24-19
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 19 Dec 2023 Last Revised: 04 Jun 2024
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, mergers, platforms, Big Tech, potential competition, Clayton Act, Meta, Microsoft, Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, GAFA

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White Paper: Antitrust Analysis of NOPEC Legislation

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 01 Jun 2019
Harry First and Darren Bush
New York University School of Law and University of Houston Law Center
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Internet Markets and Algorithmic Competition: The Rest of the Story

Concurrences Review N° 3-2017, Art. N° 84708, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 18-26
Number of pages: 9 Posted: 23 Jul 2018 Last Revised: 09 May 2019
Harry First and Spencer Weber Waller
New York University School of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Antitrust, Internet, Private Actions, Public Interest, Foreign Enforcement

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Robbin' Hood

CPI Antitrust Chronicle September 2020, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 20-45
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 06 Nov 2020 Last Revised: 16 Dec 2020
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, monopoly, Section 2, excessive pricing, abuse of dominance, exploitation, price gouging, consumer welfare, South Africa

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American Express, the Rule of Reason, and the Goals of Antitrust

Nebraska Law Review, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-27
Number of pages: 40 Posted: 11 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 21 Aug 2019
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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antitrust, rule of reason, consumer welfare, two-sided markets, consumer choice, consumer sovereignty, consumer harm, platforms

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Your Money and Your Life: The Export of U.S. Antitrust Remedies

Competition Law and Development (D. Daniel Sokol, Thomas K. Cheng, and Ioannis Lianos, eds.) (Stanford Univ. Press 2013), NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-01
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 24 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2014
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, Section 1, price fixing, cartels, imprisonment, competition law, private actions, imprisonment, criminalization, treble damages, deterrence, compensation, remedies, international antitrust, leniency, enforcement institutions

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Pairing Public and Private Antitrust Remedies

Albert A. Foer Liber Amicorum, Concurrences, Forthcoming, NYU School of Law, Public Law Research Paper No. 19-28, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 19-23
Number of pages: 18 Posted: 10 Jul 2019 Last Revised: 21 Oct 2020
Harry First and Spencer Weber Waller
New York University School of Law and Loyola University Chicago School of Law
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Antitrust, Private Actions, Clayton Act Section 4A, Treble Damages, Illinois Brick, ACPERA, Class Actions

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What About Green Stamps? A Comment on the FTC's Section 5 Authority

CPI Antitrust Chronicle, September 2013, NYU Law and Economics Research Paper No. 14-03
Number of pages: 8 Posted: 26 Nov 2013 Last Revised: 11 Jan 2014
Harry First
New York University School of Law
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Antitrust, unfair methods of competition, unfair or deceptive acts or practices, Section 5, Federal Trade Commission, Federal Trade Commission Act, FTC v. Sperry & Hutchinson Co., FTC authority, enforcement institutions

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Amicus Brief of Antitrust Professors and Scholars, Hosanna Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Et Al., No. 10-553, Supreme Court of the United States

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 20 Sep 2017
Barak D. Richman and Harry First
George Washington University - Law School and New York University School of Law
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Delivering Remedies: The Role of the States in Antitrust Enforcement

Posted: 19 Dec 2002
Harry First
New York University School of Law

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Regulated Deregulation: The New York Experience in Electric Utility Deregulation

Posted: 02 Dec 2002
Harry First
New York University School of Law

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