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Shaoul Sussman

Shaoul Sussman is a Legal Fellow at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. His research focuses on the intersection of antitrust law and big tech. Shaoul has published an academic paper and a number of articles about Amazon’s anticompetitive practices and the company’s negative influence on firms that rely on its e-commerce platform. Shaoul is also part of the Litigation Group at Pearl Cohen LLP. Shaoul’s practice focuses primarily on intellectual property litigation, commercial litigation, IP licensing, antitrust, and due diligence work. Shaoul received his J.D. from Fordham University School of Law and his B.A. in Political Philosophy from Bard College Berlin.
Antitrust and Competition

The Roots of Congress’ Pathbreaking Report on Big Tech

Shaoul Sussman
While the House Judiciary report is chock-full of impressive “gotcha” moments concerning anticompetitive conduct by tech platforms, the real bombshell is the 30-page long...
Antitrust and Competition

Big Tech Is Officially Too Big to Manage

Shaoul Sussman
Last week’s Congressional hearing on Big Tech showed the CEOs of the four largest tech platforms unable to answer basic questions about their own...
Antitrust and Competition

Why Amazon Is Poised to Emerge from the Covid-19 Crisis Stronger Than Ever

Shaoul Sussman
So far, Amazon has reacted to the coronavirus outbreak with restrictions designed to cement its market power at the expense of merchants and consumers. Amazon...
Covid-19

Virus-Enhanced Market Power: American Small Businesses Are Kept Hostages by Amazon

Shaoul Sussman
Amazon announced restrictions on the type of merchandise it will allow sellers and vendors to send into its warehouses because Amazon’s fulfillment services (FBA) has reached...
Antitrust and Competition

How Amazon Rigs Its Shopping Algorithm

Stacy Mitchell
For companies that sell on Amazon’s platform, “winning the Buy Box”—the area on the right-hand side of the page that says “Add to Cart”...
Antitrust and Competition

How Amazon's Pricing Policies Squeeze Sellers and Result in Higher Prices for Consumers

Shaoul Sussman
Amazon's price matching policies, which were meant to ensure its dominant position, diminished the ability of brands to control how their products are distributed...
Antitrust and Competition

Amazon's Latest Supplier Purge Is a Classic Indicator of Price Predation

Shaoul Sussman
Regulators in Washington should immediately launch an investigation into Amazon’s e-commerce business.       In a recent article (and subsequent blog post), I argued that Amazon’s...
Antitrust and Competition

Is Amazon Violating the Sherman Act?

Shaoul Sussman
A new paper suggests that Amazon’s negative cash flow rapid expansion story may in fact conceal a long-term predatory pricing strategy that violates existing...

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