Alden Abbott
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Senior Research Fellow
Alden Abbott is a Senior Research Fellow focusing on antitrust issues. Before joining Mercatus, Mr. Abbott served as the Federal Trade Commission’s General Counsel from 2018 to early 2021, where he represented the Commission in court and provided legal advice to its representatives. Prior to working at the FTC, Mr. Abbott worked at the Heritage Foundation and BlackBerry Ltd. He also served as an adjunct professor at Mason’s Antonin Scalia Law School from 1991 to 2018. Mr. Abbott has a J.D. from Harvard Law School and an M.A. in economics from Georgetown University.
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
DOJ Should Consider Dropping Its HPE-Juniper Networks Merger Challenge | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New State Merger Review Laws Could Harm US Economy | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Chinese Firm That Lost in US Trade Court Shouldn’t Get a Do-over | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Cloudy Legal and Policy Outlook For Trump Tariffs | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New U.S.-China Trade Negotiations Can Be A Win-Win | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Google Antitrust Remedies Could Harm US Economy and Consumers | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New US Trade Agreements Could Grow the Economy | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Justice Department Introduces ‘America First Antitrust’ Policy | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Antitrust Applies to Unions as Well as to Employers | Forbes
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
DOJ Should Consider Dropping Its HPE-Juniper Networks Merger Challenge | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New State Merger Review Laws Could Harm US Economy | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Chinese Firm That Lost in US Trade Court Shouldn’t Get a Do-over | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Cloudy Legal and Policy Outlook For Trump Tariffs | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New U.S.-China Trade Negotiations Can Be A Win-Win | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Google Antitrust Remedies Could Harm US Economy and Consumers | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New US Trade Agreements Could Grow the Economy | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Justice Department Introduces ‘America First Antitrust’ Policy | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Antitrust Applies to Unions as Well as to Employers | Forbes
Latest Work
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
DOJ Should Consider Dropping Its HPE-Juniper Networks Merger Challenge | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New State Merger Review Laws Could Harm US Economy | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A Chinese Firm That Lost in US Trade Court Shouldn’t Get a Do-over | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Cloudy Legal and Policy Outlook For Trump Tariffs | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New U.S.-China Trade Negotiations Can Be A Win-Win | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Google Antitrust Remedies Could Harm US Economy and Consumers | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
New US Trade Agreements Could Grow the Economy | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Justice Department Introduces ‘America First Antitrust’ Policy | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Antitrust Applies to Unions as Well as to Employers | Forbes
- | Antitrust and Competition Antitrust and Competition
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary