Changing the Channel? Examining the State of the Robinson-Patman Act and European Price Discrimination Law

With conflicting signals from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on the Robinson-Patman Act (RPA) and changes to the European and UK Vertical Block Exemption Regulation and Order regarding dual distribution and pricing strategies, businesses were advised to proactively analyze their pricing policies to manage antitrust risk. 

What did it mean that the FTC dismissed one RPA case while moving forward with another? Did the commissioners’ RPA-curious statements portend future investigations? What did the changes in approach in the UK and EU indicate about future enforcement? Businesses joined Perkins Coie’s group of experienced antitrust lawyers to discuss these questions and what this meant for them going forward in a CLE-eligible webinar that had taken place.