Author: Matthew Riley Matthew Riley is an attorney with Bona Law, primarily focused on antitrust, commercial litigation, and federal administrative law. Prior to joining Bona Law, Mr. Riley’s legal practice emphasized transactional work involving real estate and mergers and acquisitions. Matthew’s professional passion is to educate and to clarify complex areas of the law to help clients achieve their […]
If you—or a competitor—has a sizeable share of the market, your (or your competitor’s) conduct might be a monopolist subject to Section 2 of the Sherman Act. Outside the United States, a firm with this extreme market share is called “dominant.” You can read our article describing the elements of monopolization at The Antitrust Attorney Blog here. […]
If you—or a competitor—has a sizeable share of the market, your (or your competitor’s) conduct might be a monopolist subject to Section 2 of the Sherman Act. Outside the United States, a firm with this extreme market share is called “dominant.” You can read our article describing the elements of monopolization at The Antitrust Attorney Blog here. […]
If, like me, you have ever spoken to someone that faces criminal indictment by a federal grand jury following a Justice Department antitrust investigation, you know why antitrust compliance counseling and training is a big deal—you don’t need reasons; hearing the crackle of the voice is enough to understand. You might think that an antitrust investigation or lawsuit […]
Our first blog post at Titles and Deeds will examine why you might want to invest in real estate in the first place. Our website is focused on real-estate investors, so it makes sense for us to articulate why we believe real-estate investing is a good idea. This article will focus more on beginning or basic investing as readers […]
IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Saifullah Khan of S.U.Khan Associates. Saifullah has joined IR as our exclusive Accounting Services Member in the Czech Republic. We, S.U.Khan Associates were established, in the year 2004, with the aim of providing distinctive range of services to our clients in Pakistan as […]
Do you or your competitor have a monopoly in a particular market? If so, your conduct or their conduct might enter the territory of the Sherman Act—Section 2—called monopolization. If you are in Europe or other jurisdictions outside of the United States, instead of monopoly, people will refer to the company with extreme market power […]
We have entered a Supreme-Court-Justice-Nomination season. These are always interesting times for lawyers, politicians, and real people. There are only nine Justices on the Supreme Court, so whenever there is an opening, it is a big deal. Appointments are for life, or until a Justice wants to leave, for whatever reason (or impeachment, but we haven’t had to […]
This fall, Bona Law attorneys Jarod Bona and Aaron Gott filed twelve antitrust complaints against municipalities in Orange County, California for monopolization of the prehospital emergency medical services and transport markets in violation of Sections 1 and 2 of the Sherman Act on behalf of AmeriCare MedServices, Inc., an ambulance provider that was excluded from each of the twelve markets. […]
Once again, Super Lawyers has named Jarod Bona to its list of top attorneys: Jarod Bona is a 2017 Super Lawyer in San Diego. Super Lawyers make their selections through a process consisting of peer nominations, evaluations, and independent research. Only five percent of attorneys are selected as Super Lawyers. Jarod Bona was named a San Diego Super […]
Much of the world, China included, is in shock over the recent election of billionaire property developer and TV reality shows mogul Donald J. Trump in the United States. All of the pre-election polls, and even many of the leaders of Mr. Trump’s own Republican Party themselves, had written him off going into this past […]
I won’t hide the ball; I’ll just tell you the answer: Federal district courts deciding motions to dismiss an antitrust case too often apply the summary-judgment standard to conspiracy allegations, particularly when confronted with non-parallel-conduct cases. This isn’t scientific or empirical—it is my observation and is enough of an issue that more than one federal appellate […]