J. Anthony Chavez
@janthonychavez.bsky.social
Senior Counsel - M&A, Exxon Mobil Corp. Posts are my own. Interested in #Antitrust and public policy. Co-Chair of the Leadership Development Com., ABA Antitrust Law Section. Licensed in CA, NY, and TX. On LinkedIn LinkedIn.com/in/janthonychavez
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I just managed to successfully use Sky Follower Bridge (a Chrome Extension) to find people on Bluesky who I currently follow on X (same handle name, same display name). Note that the results may contain false positives. Thanks to @sarahp.bsky.social
The joys of Holiday travel. Fortunately, everything went like clock work. A 2:15 am wake up call for a 5::10 am flight back to Houston, drive to SMF, gas, car rental return, long line for security (but none for TSA pre), then arrived at the departure gate right at the start of pre boarding.
December 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The joys of Holiday travel. Fortunately, everything went like clock work. A 2:15 am wake up call for a 5::10 am flight back to Houston, drive to SMF, gas, car rental return, long line for security (but none for TSA pre), then arrived at the departure gate right at the start of pre boarding.
With the Global Entry Mobile App, I made my best time ever in navigating through border control. I took my photo while I walking from the plane, but everything worked smoothly.
December 11, 2025 at 8:12 PM
With the Global Entry Mobile App, I made my best time ever in navigating through border control. I took my photo while I walking from the plane, but everything worked smoothly.
Worth reading:
Today the Supreme Court heard arguments about the illegal firing of FTC Commissioner Rebecca Slaughter.
As we laid out in an amicus brief, precedent and the clear meaning of the constitution demands the court reject the gutting of independent agencies.
As we laid out in an amicus brief, precedent and the clear meaning of the constitution demands the court reject the gutting of independent agencies.
Open Markets Files Amicus Brief Defending Congress’s Constitutional Authority to Limit Presidential Removal Power and Protect the Federal Trade Commission — Open Markets Institute
The Open Markets Institute filed an amicus brief led by Policy Counsel Tara Pincock, Legal Director Sandeep Vaheesan, and Jamie Crooks of Fairmark Partners defending Congress’s authority under the...
www.openmarketsinstitute.org
December 8, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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Final Google judgment dropped www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Google Must Limit Default Contracts to One Year, Judge Rules
Alphabet Inc.’s Google must renegotiate any contract to make its search engine or artificial intelligence app the default for smartphones and other devices every year, a federal judge ruled.
www.bloomberg.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Final Google judgment dropped www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
Meta halted internal research suggesting social media harm, court filing alleges
Meta is alleged to have halted internal research suggesting social media harm, according to court documents.
www.cnbc.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Meta halted internal research that purportedly showed (young) people who stopped using Facebook became less depressed and anxious, according to an unredacted legal filing released on Friday. www.cnbc.com/2025/11/23/m...
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@jnvictor.bsky.social and I have a new paper out in ProMarket on the curious phenomenon of AI companies signing copyright licensing agreements that undermine their fair use defenses, and the potential anticompetitive effects of the practice
www.promarket.org/2025/11/18/a...
www.promarket.org/2025/11/18/a...
Anticompetitive Acquiescence in AI Content Licensing - ProMarket
Large AI firms like OpenAI and Amazon are licensing content to train their models that they might otherwise have been able to access for free under the fair use doctrine. Mark A. Lemley and Jacob Noti...
www.promarket.org
November 19, 2025 at 12:55 AM
@jnvictor.bsky.social and I have a new paper out in ProMarket on the curious phenomenon of AI companies signing copyright licensing agreements that undermine their fair use defenses, and the potential anticompetitive effects of the practice
www.promarket.org/2025/11/18/a...
www.promarket.org/2025/11/18/a...
I am a big believer in the benefits of climbing stairs every day. share.google/Ztg7pbmuReRG...
Why climbing the stairs can be good for your body and brain
While it is tempting to take the lift or escalator rather than use the stairs, even scaling just a few flights a day could give your health and mind a boost.
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November 15, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I am a big believer in the benefits of climbing stairs every day. share.google/Ztg7pbmuReRG...
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My paper with @vanloo.bsky.social and @lanemiles.bsky.social showing that more than 15% of US companies have potentially illegal interlocking board members is now published in the Columbia Law Review
columbialawreview.org/content/anti...
columbialawreview.org/content/anti...
ANTICOMPETITIVE DIRECTORS - Columbia Law Review
“The practice of interlocking directorates is the root of many evils. It offends laws human and divine.” — Justice Louis Brandeis. Introduction Antitrust law prohibits competing corporations from shar...
columbialawreview.org
November 14, 2025 at 7:08 PM
My paper with @vanloo.bsky.social and @lanemiles.bsky.social showing that more than 15% of US companies have potentially illegal interlocking board members is now published in the Columbia Law Review
columbialawreview.org/content/anti...
columbialawreview.org/content/anti...
With TSA Pre-Check, I quickly made through security at IAH.
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
With TSA Pre-Check, I quickly made through security at IAH.
The start of another day. I am trying to average climbing 20 flights of stairs each day. I hope that the huffing and puffing is good for my health.
November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
The start of another day. I am trying to average climbing 20 flights of stairs each day. I hope that the huffing and puffing is good for my health.
I just read Garfield’s speech nomining Senator Sherman at the 1880 Republican Convention. Worth reading and reflecting on how American politics has changed. The full version is better than the extract in the Netflix miniseries. share.google/6OP7ndM3ve7Q...
Garfield Nominates John Sherman | American Experience | PBS
At the 1880 Republican Convention in Chicago, James Garfield was called upon to make a nominating address for fellow Ohioan, John Sherman.
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November 8, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I just read Garfield’s speech nomining Senator Sherman at the 1880 Republican Convention. Worth reading and reflecting on how American politics has changed. The full version is better than the extract in the Netflix miniseries. share.google/6OP7ndM3ve7Q...
A beautiful day in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
November 2, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A beautiful day in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The weather has finally cooled in Houston.
October 31, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The weather has finally cooled in Houston.
Currently a pleasant 66 degrees in Houston, Texas. We had a a major storm this morning and my company’s emergency notification system woke me up a little before 3am.
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Currently a pleasant 66 degrees in Houston, Texas. We had a a major storm this morning and my company’s emergency notification system woke me up a little before 3am.
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Brussels’s tech laws have come under pressure ever since the new US administration took office in January.
EU should stand firm despite US pressure, ex-EU competition chief says
Brussels’s tech laws have come under pressure ever since the new US administration took office in January.
l.euronews.com
October 16, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Brussels’s tech laws have come under pressure ever since the new US administration took office in January.
Enjoying the Houston Arboretum
October 12, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Enjoying the Houston Arboretum
Enjoying a slightly cooler Houston evening.
September 30, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Enjoying a slightly cooler Houston evening.
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My piece on "Finding Monopoly: Antitrust Market Definition" is in the Sep. 2025 CPI Antitrust Chronicle, part of a symposium on market definition in antitrust. No longer paywalled. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Finding Monopoly: Antitrust Market Definition
<p>Market definition and calculation of a market share remain the most popular</p>
<p>antitrust approach to assessing the threat of monopoly. One historical met
papers.ssrn.com
September 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
My piece on "Finding Monopoly: Antitrust Market Definition" is in the Sep. 2025 CPI Antitrust Chronicle, part of a symposium on market definition in antitrust. No longer paywalled. papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Another good evening view of the Houston skyline.
September 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Another good evening view of the Houston skyline.
Wild life. I was walking in Washington DC by a parking lot when I heard a large rat scurrying by. My reactions were a bit slow and he was around 15 feet away when I managed to take a photo.
September 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Wild life. I was walking in Washington DC by a parking lot when I heard a large rat scurrying by. My reactions were a bit slow and he was around 15 feet away when I managed to take a photo.
Unforeseen issues resulted in a late departure to the airport. Fortunately it is a domestic flight and there are other flights to Washington DC. Otherwise, I would be a bit more stressed about getting picked up for a trip to IAH 1 hour and 3 minutes before scheduled boarding.
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September 14, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Unforeseen issues resulted in a late departure to the airport. Fortunately it is a domestic flight and there are other flights to Washington DC. Otherwise, I would be a bit more stressed about getting picked up for a trip to IAH 1 hour and 3 minutes before scheduled boarding.
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Breaking news: Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the popular chatbot Claude, agreed to pay a landmark $1.5 billion settlement to book publishers and authors to avoid trial over claims it improperly downloaded millions of titles.
AI firm Anthropic reaches landmark $1.5B copyright deal with book authors
The company behind the chatbot Claude avoided trial over claims it improperly downloaded millions of books.
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September 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Breaking news: Anthropic, the artificial intelligence company behind the popular chatbot Claude, agreed to pay a landmark $1.5 billion settlement to book publishers and authors to avoid trial over claims it improperly downloaded millions of titles.
I love the view from my new home.
September 4, 2025 at 12:59 AM
I love the view from my new home.
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This is an extremely interesting paper - so much so that I stayed up way too late on Friday night reading it after thinking "I'll just glance at the abstract." (Thanks to @nathantankus.bsky.social for sending me the link)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Kenneth Arrow’s fundamental critique of neoclassical economics
The paper presents Kenneth Arrow’s interpretation of the competitive general equilibrium model, arguing he used it to articulate an ambitious critique of what he called the ‘neoclassical theory.’ W...
www.tandfonline.com
August 31, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is an extremely interesting paper - so much so that I stayed up way too late on Friday night reading it after thinking "I'll just glance at the abstract." (Thanks to @nathantankus.bsky.social for sending me the link)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....