Herbert Hovenkamp is the Ben V. & Dorothy Willie Professor of Law at the University of Iowa, where he teaches antitrust law, intellectual property, real property, torts, and American legal history. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and in 2008 he won the Justice Department's prestigious John Sherman Award for his lifetime contributions to antitrust law. Hovenkamp is the author of some one dozen books and approximately 80 articles. His principal writing includes Antitrust Law: An Analysis of Antitrust Principles and Their Application (formerly with the late Phillip E. Areeda and the late Donald F. Turner) (4th ed. 2013); The Antitrust Enterprise: Principle and Execution (2006); Federal Antitrust Policy: The Law of Competition and Its Practice (3d ed. 2005); and Enterprise and American Law, 1836-1937(1991). He has consulted on numerous antitrust cases for the federal government, various state governments, and private plaintiffs.
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September, 2011 - Prof. Hovenkamp was quoted onMarketplace Morning Report in regards to Google Chairman Eric Schmidt testifying before the Senate Judiciary Committee as the tech company is under scrutiny for possible antitrust violations and uncompetitive practices. Prof. Hovenkamp does not feel there are antitrust violations with Google’s search engine sending searchers to other Google sites. He was quoted as saying “It's very, very easy and costless for customers to switch away from Google if Google is not serving them well.”
July, 2008 - The USDOJ Antitrust Division presented Professor Herbert Hovenkamp with the prestigious John Sherman Award for his lifetime contributions to the teaching and enforcement of antitrust law and the development of antitrust policy. This annual award is given for outstanding contributions to the field of antitrust law, the protection of American consumers, and the preservation of economic liberty. Prof. Hovenkamp's publications include some 70 articles, approximately 50 essays and book reviews, and a dozen books. He is the senior surviving author of Antitrust Law (formerly with Phillip Areeda & Donald Turner), which currently spans 20 volumes, and, with Mark Janis, Mark Lemley and Christopher Leslie, author of IP and Antitrust Law.