The Hub and Spoke

"Of Mergers and Merchants": The Impending Merger of Capital One-Discover

On this episode of SCL's The Hub and Spoke Podcast, host and SCL Founding Partner Jeffrey Shinder speaks with fellow SCL Founding Partner Matthew Cantor about the possible merger between Capital One and Discover that has recently been approved by regulators, along with the implications of this merger on the financial services and payments industry.
 
The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com. 

“Is Our Health Industry Competitively Healthy?”: An Interview with Professor Leemore Dafny

On this episode of SCL’s The Hub and Spoke Podcast, SCL Founding Partner Matthew Cantor and Partner James Kovacs discuss the state of competition in the healthcare industry with Leemore Dafny, a Professor of Public Policy at the Harvard Business and Harvard Kennedy Schools. Professor Dafny is also a Partner at Bates White Economic Consulting, and she served as the Deputy Director for Healthcare and Antitrust at the FTC from 2012 to 2013.
 
The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.

SCL in the Field: Scenes from the 2025 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting

On the latest episode of SCL’s The Hub and Spoke podcast, host Wyatt Fore speaks live from the 2025 ABA Antitrust Spring Meeting in Washington DC.
Along the way, Wyatt talks speaks with SCL Managing and Founding Partner Kellie Lerner, Professor Emma Frejinger, SCL Founding Partner Jeffrey Shinder, and SCL Partner Meegan Hollywood. Across three vignettes, Wyatt and guests discuss the absence of government officials at the event, the panels that SCL Partners attended and participated in, and their favorite social and networking events from Spring Meeting.
 
The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.

The Price is (Always) Right: Pricing Algorithms and Antitrust

On this episode of SCL’s The Hub and Spoke, host Wyatt Fore and SCL Partner Harrison McAvoy investigate questions about pricing algorithms with Wharton professor Joseph Harrington, including recent scholarship and developments in pending cases. As pricing decisions are increasingly determined by technology, this episode considers where the antitrust law applies and what conditions might cause regulators concern.
The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.

"Health and Wealth": A Conversation with Brendan Ballou

On this episode of SCL's The Hub and Spoke, host Wyatt Fore and SCL Managing Partner Kellie Lerner speak with Brendan Ballou about the antitrust implications of private equity in healthcare. Brendan Ballou is the author of Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America, and he formerly served as Special Counsel with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division. 
 
The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com. 

The Fight for the Right to Repair: Featuring Nathan Proctor, PIRG’s Senior Director of the Right to Repair Campaign

On this episode of SCL’s The Hub and Spoke, host Wyatt Fore and SCL Partners Ethan Litwin and Jimmy Kovacs discuss the history and future of the Right to Repair— a hot topic in antitrust— with Nathan Proctor, the Public Interest Research Group’s Senior Director of the Right to Repair Campaign.
 
The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com. 

"Antitrust is in Fashion": The Tapestry-Capri Merger

In this episode of SCL’s The Hub and Spoke, host Wyatt Fore discusses the current state of the Tapestry-Capri Merger case, including the District Court’s recent issuance of a preliminary injunction pausing the merger, with Founding Partner Matthew Cantor.
 
The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com. 
 
 

Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP Presents The Hub and Spoke: A Conversation with Harry First

On this inaugural episode of SCL's The Hub and Spoke, hosts Jeff Shinder and Wyatt Fore discuss the current state of antitrust and its recent thrust into the public eye with NYU Professor Emeritus Harry First. 
 
The Hub and Spoke is a production of Shinder Cantor Lerner LLP. For more information, please visit scl-llp.com.