Herbert Hovenkamp
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Herbert Hovenkamp holds the Ben and Dorothy Willie Chair at the University of Iowa College of Law
. Hovenkamp is a recognized expert and prolific author in the area of Antitrust
law. He received a BA from Calvin College
and earned an MA, PhD, and Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Texas at Austin.
Hovenkamp was previously Professor of Law at the University of California
Hastings College of Law. Professor Hovenkamp is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
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In each of the last ten antitrust cases heard by the United States Supreme Court, either the petitioner or the solicitor general pointed to Hovenkamp as supporting the position the justices were being urged to take. By 2005, Professor Hovenkamp's writings on the Robinson-Patman Act had been cited in approximately 70 federal court decisions and over 100 law review articles.
Thomas Hungar, deputy solicitor general of the United States from 2003 to 2008, has called Hovenkamp one of the prime shapers of antitrust legal interpretation by U.S. courts.
In 2008 Professor Hovenkamp received the John Sherman Award from the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. The award is presented approximately once every three years to "a person or persons for their outstanding achievement in antitrust law, contributing to the protection of American consumers and to the preservation of economic liberty."
University of Iowa College of Law
The University of Iowa College of Law is one of the eleven professional graduate schools at the University of Iowa, located in Iowa City, Iowa. Founded in 1865, it is the oldest law school in continuous operation west of the Mississippi River. The law school was ranked as the 27th best law school...
. Hovenkamp is a recognized expert and prolific author in the area of Antitrust
Antitrust
The United States antitrust law is a body of laws that prohibits anti-competitive behavior and unfair business practices. Antitrust laws are intended to encourage competition in the marketplace. These competition laws make illegal certain practices deemed to hurt businesses or consumers or both,...
law. He received a BA from Calvin College
Calvin College
Calvin College is a comprehensive liberal arts college located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1876, Calvin College is an educational institution of the Christian Reformed Church and stands in the Reformed tradition of Protestantism...
and earned an MA, PhD, and Doctor of Jurisprudence from The University of Texas at Austin.
Hovenkamp was previously Professor of Law at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
Hastings College of Law. Professor Hovenkamp is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
The American Academy of Arts and Sciences is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of complex and emerging problems. The Academy’s elected members are leaders in the academic disciplines, the arts, business, and public affairs.James Bowdoin, John Adams, and...
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Antitrust Scholarship
Professor Hovenkamp is generally regarded as "the most influential antitrust scholar of our generation." He is the sole surviving author of Antitrust Law, the most cited legal treatise on the subject, and currently consisting of 20 volumes.In each of the last ten antitrust cases heard by the United States Supreme Court, either the petitioner or the solicitor general pointed to Hovenkamp as supporting the position the justices were being urged to take. By 2005, Professor Hovenkamp's writings on the Robinson-Patman Act had been cited in approximately 70 federal court decisions and over 100 law review articles.
Thomas Hungar, deputy solicitor general of the United States from 2003 to 2008, has called Hovenkamp one of the prime shapers of antitrust legal interpretation by U.S. courts.
In 2008 Professor Hovenkamp received the John Sherman Award from the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice. The award is presented approximately once every three years to "a person or persons for their outstanding achievement in antitrust law, contributing to the protection of American consumers and to the preservation of economic liberty."