Jonathon Jacobson
Jonathan Jacobson is a retired partner of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.
He served as the chair of the American Bar Association’s Section of Antitrust Law from 2017-2018. He previously served as an officer, council member, and in several other Antitrust Section positions, including editorial chair of Antitrust Law Developments. Jonathan also was appointed by Congress to serve on the Antitrust Modernization Commission, responsible for reviewing and recommending potential changes to the nation’s antitrust laws.
He received his bachelor's from Columbia University and his JD magna cum laude from Brooklyn Law School.
Jonathon Jacobson
Feb 15, 2016
Try as one may, it is hard to find an easier antitrust case than United States v. Apple. Consider: The six leading publishers all wanted to prevent Amazon and others from offering best seller e-books at $9.99 (or other similar low prices). The problem, however, was that they had no mechanism for accomplishing that result. Then ... Jacobson on the Apple ebooks case: It is hard to find an easier antitrust case than United States v. Apple