Stephen Dubner

And would you care to predict the outcome of the Amazon trial?

And would you care to predict the outcome of the Amazon trial?

And would you care to predict the outcome of the Amazon trial?

What do you think Amazon looks like in 20 years?

What do you think Amazon looks like in 20 years?

What do you think Amazon looks like in 20 years?

So the Amazon case has thus far been a win for you in the FTC, but there were losses as well.

So the Amazon case has thus far been a win for you in the FTC, but there were losses as well.

So the Amazon case has thus far been a win for you in the FTC, but there were losses as well.

One legal scholar that I spoke with noted that a lot of your lawsuits were just seen as unlikely to succeed in the courts and wondered when is it legitimate to bring a lawsuit that doesn't have a great chance of succeeding and whether that's an attempt to influence the law as opposed to carry out a successful prosecution.

One legal scholar that I spoke with noted that a lot of your lawsuits were just seen as unlikely to succeed in the courts and wondered when is it legitimate to bring a lawsuit that doesn't have a great chance of succeeding and whether that's an attempt to influence the law as opposed to carry out a successful prosecution.

One legal scholar that I spoke with noted that a lot of your lawsuits were just seen as unlikely to succeed in the courts and wondered when is it legitimate to bring a lawsuit that doesn't have a great chance of succeeding and whether that's an attempt to influence the law as opposed to carry out a successful prosecution.

Let's talk about the work you did on non-competes. These are the employment clauses that might forbid an employee from leaving one company to work for another in the same industry, for instance.

Let's talk about the work you did on non-competes. These are the employment clauses that might forbid an employee from leaving one company to work for another in the same industry, for instance.

Let's talk about the work you did on non-competes. These are the employment clauses that might forbid an employee from leaving one company to work for another in the same industry, for instance.

And I realize it didn't have the happy ending you were looking for, but I'd love you to walk us through it so people can understand both the scope of what you identify as the problem and what you see as remedies.

And I realize it didn't have the happy ending you were looking for, but I'd love you to walk us through it so people can understand both the scope of what you identify as the problem and what you see as remedies.

And I realize it didn't have the happy ending you were looking for, but I'd love you to walk us through it so people can understand both the scope of what you identify as the problem and what you see as remedies.

So I have two very basic questions about it. Number one, once you get beyond the top tier employees, right? I don't want my chief blank officer going to a rival firm. I understand that. Or I don't want people with trade secrets leaving my firm and potentially going to a rival firm. Those I understand.

So I have two very basic questions about it. Number one, once you get beyond the top tier employees, right? I don't want my chief blank officer going to a rival firm. I understand that. Or I don't want people with trade secrets leaving my firm and potentially going to a rival firm. Those I understand.