Live Nation and Ticketmaster Monopolization
Date: Jun 10, 2026 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Location: Online
Member Price: $143.00
Non-Member Price: $179.00
Section Price: $0.00
Areas of Law: Antitrust, Class Actions
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Keynote
Moderator
- Catherine B. Derenze, Esq.
- Lite DePalma Greenberg & Afanador, LLC, Newark
Presenters
- Michael E. Hamburger, Esq.
- FBT Gibbons, Newark
The Live Nation–Ticketmaster antitrust litigation is reshaping how courts and regulators think about vertical integration, market definition, and the reach of Section 2 of the Sherman Act. On April 15, 2026, a federal jury found that Live Nation and Ticketmaster unlawfully maintained monopoly power and violated federal and state antitrust laws. At this program, you’ll get a practical, in-depth look at the legal framework behind the case, the jury’s verdict, the still-unresolved remedies phase, the recent tentative settlement, and what it all means for federal enforcement priorities and corporate structuring decisions.
Learn what every attorney needs to know about the new era of antitrust enforcement, including:
- The latest on the current landscape of monopoly litigation directly from the experts and understand exactly why this case is different from anything that came before it, including why the jury’s liability findings may become a major inflection point in modern Section 2 enforcement
- The strategic moves behind the Live Nation–Ticketmaster merger, the consent decree that followed, the DOJ’s 2026 tentative settlement, the states’ decision to proceed to trial, and how we got to this moment
- The core concepts driving this case — vertical integration, market definition, and emerging remedy theories — and how the verdict may shape the next phase of litigation, including damages, injunctive relief, and potential structural remedies
- The anticompetitive practices at issue and their concrete impact on consumers, competitors, and market structure
- Strategies to advise clients in entertainment, media, and any vertically integrated industry navigating this new enforcement reality, where merger conditions, consent decrees, and behavioral remedies may face renewed scrutiny after the jury’s finding of an unlawful monopoly
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