Alden Abbott
Senior Research Fellow; Former General Counsel
Mercatus Center; FTC
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.
Recent Events and Presentations
Competition Policy in the Trump Administration: The Future of Conservative Antitrust and the FTC
Watch the webinar event where panlists discussed how antitrust enforcement might change with the new administration, whether the Trump enforcers will carry forward any of the neo-Brandeisian policies, and what the future may have in store for the FTC.
US v. Google (Again): A Post-Trial Analysis of the Ad Tech Case
Watch now for a virtual panel discussion with experts exploring the merits and implications of the DOJ v. Google ad tech case.
US v. Apple: Whither The Limits of Antitrust?
Watch now for an expert panel discussion about the merits and implications of the DOJ’s lawsuit against Apple.
