Richard J. Pierce, Jr.

Richard J. Pierce, Jr. is the Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law at The George Washington University Law School.

Merger Law Is Dante’s Inferno Revisited

Merger Law Is Dante’s Inferno Revisited

The shift by agencies away from the current guidelines on mergers and acquisitions has left firms in limbo.

Avoiding Unduly Concentrated Clean Energy Markets

Avoiding Unduly Concentrated Clean Energy Markets

The IRS will need help to avoid unintended adverse effects in implementing the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy provisions.

Supreme Court Crushes the United States’ Ability to Mitigate Climate Change

Supreme Court Crushes the United States’ Ability to Mitigate Climate Change

Rejecting EPA’s ability to reshape the coal industry, the Court forecasts invalidating future agency actions.  

Nostalgia for Agency Expertise

Nostalgia for Agency Expertise

Calls for more deference to agency expertise derive from an unrealistic view of executive policymaking.

Is Chevron Deference Still Alive?

Is Chevron Deference Still Alive?

Three takeaways follow from the Supreme Court’s recent opinions ignoring Chevron v. NRDC.

Important Changes at the Intersection of Antitrust and Administrative Law

Important Changes at the Intersection of Antitrust and Administrative Law

Supreme Court changes in administrative law create uncertainty for new antitrust guidance from federal regulators.

Vaccine Mandates and Roads Not Taken

Vaccine Mandates and Roads Not Taken

Another regulatory approach to mandate vaccines could have withstood judicial scrutiny.

Mass Comments Should Be Discouraged

Mass Comments Should Be Discouraged

ACUS should discourage the submission of mass comments in the notice and comment rulemaking process.

Compromise Between Radicals and Incrementalists in Antitrust Reform

Compromise Between Radicals and Incrementalists in Antitrust Reform

Harmonizing two approaches to antitrust law reform may protect consumer and market welfare most effectively.

The Need to Change Jurisdiction Over the U.S. Electric Grid

The Need to Change Jurisdiction Over the U.S. Electric Grid

When state and local voters prohibit clean energy transmission lines, they halt progress on climate change mitigation.

Cognitive Limits on the Value of Consumer Autonomy

Cognitive Limits on the Value of Consumer Autonomy

Cold weather spikes in Texas electricity prices reveal the risks of uninformed consumer choice in complex markets.

The Biden Administration Should Abandon the Case Against Google

The Biden Administration Should Abandon the Case Against Google

Government antitrust actions do not work in a high-technology market in which big businesses prove more efficient.