October 2009 (Revised May 2011)
Background Note
HBS Case Collection

Memo From Counsel: Antitrust Law and Customer Allocation

By: Lynn S. Paine and Lara Adamsons

Format:Print
| Pages:3

Abstract

When do antitrust laws come into play in a bidding situation? What should a company do if an antitrust violation is uncovered? This memo discusses "hard-core" antitrust violations, focusing on bid rigging and market allocation, under the laws of the U.S. and other leading antitrust regimes.

Keywords

Laws and Statutes; Bids and Bidding; Monopoly; Shipping Industry; United States

Citation

Paine, Lynn S., and Lara Adamsons. "Memo From Counsel: Antitrust Law and Customer Allocation." Harvard Business School Background Note 310-048, October 2009. (Revised May 2011.)