Cross Writes about Compliance Challenges and Risks involving Pricing Algorithms

Pricing algorithms – which are commonly used by sellers to set prices to maximize profits – and the concern about whether they facilitate both explicit and tacit collusion, pose a challenge to compliance officers. Jeffery M. Cross, a member of the Litigation Practice Group and Antitrust & Trade Regulation Group, explores pricing algorithms in this context in an article published in the Winter 2017 issue of Today’s General Counsel magazine. In his article, Cross recommends that compliance officers identify the factors in both the market structure and the parties’ conduct that create the risk of an interference, and move to avoid those risks. The article, “Pricing Algorithms, Collusion and Corporate Compliance,” is the latest installment of Cross’ "The Antitrust Litigator" column for the magazine.

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