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Jarod M. Bona

Jarod M. Bona is the founder and CEO of Bona Law PC and the editor of The Antitrust Attorney Blog.

He previously practiced antitrust law for a dozen years at DLA Piper and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher. Bona started his career as a clerk for the Hon. James B. Loken on the 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

He received his bachelor's from Illinois Wesleyan University and his JD cum laude from Harvard Law School.

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Are the antitrust laws any defense to the real dangers of mega-mergers and big technology power aggregation?

Jarod M. Bona & Steven Levitsky Aug 28, 2018

One year ago, Amazon acquired Whole Foods in a $13.7 billion deal. At the time, David Balto, a disciple of current antitrust orthodoxy, wrote: Those who are saying the Amazon-Whole Foods merger is a competition problem are leading us into the jungle without a compass and no clear objective. Antitrust law should stick to protecting consumers and ... Are the antitrust laws any defense to the real dangers of mega-mergers and big technology power aggregation?

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