Recognition of the achievements of our members and programs to support the Section’s key initiatives.
The Antitrust Law Section sponsors a collection of awards, initiatives, and fellowships, designed to honor antitrust, consumer protection, and data privacy law professionals who promote the Section’s mission of furthering the development and improvement of antitrust. We firmly believe that the strength of our Section lies in the collective commitment and creativity of our members.
The Antitrust Law Section honors those individuals who have demonstrated a lifetime of extraordinary dedication and service to the cause of promoting competition and protecting consumers. These individuals inspire others through their profound influence on the legal community. This award embodies the collective gratitude of colleagues, peers, and the community at large.
The Section's Outstanding Performance Award is a recognition that celebrates and honors the exceptional efforts and achievements of our dedicated members in advancing the Section's goals. We believe in acknowledging and appreciating those individuals who go above and beyond in their commitment to our community and who consistently contribute to its growth and excellence.
This award honors a Section member who is an accomplished practitioner in the field of antitrust or consumer protection. This award celebrates the recipient’s distinguished career as a practitioner highlighting their outstanding dedication and passion for service not only within the Section but also within the American Bar Association. This award is a testament to their unwavering commitment to advancing the goals and values of the Section and the Association as a whole.
This award aims to recognize a Section member who has distinguished themselves through their dedication to and passion for public service in the field of antitrust or consumer protection. For purposes of this award, “public service” is defined as government service -- state or federal; legislative, executive, or judicial branch; foreign competition or consumer protection authorities -- or teaching or research in an academic or other nonprofit setting; or service to a non-profit entity.
Women.Connected’s Hall of Fame-inism honors those who have made contributions as role models and in promoting women in the antitrust, consumer protection, and data privacy fields. This award celebrates women that have not only excelled in their professional careers but have also helped to uplift and inspire other women.
The Antitrust Law Section places great emphasis on the constant pursuit of innovation to ensure our Committees provide the best possible value for the membership. The Committee Innovation Awards showcase these outstanding achievements, which inspire us all to strive for excellence. Here's to the spirit of innovation!
This consumer protection outreach initiative introduces law students to the rewards of legal careers in public service. An eight to ten-week paid Fellowship, it provides law students an opportunity to work in the consumer protection and antitrust departments of state and territorial offices of Attorneys General throughout the United States.
Antitrust has launched an inaugural diversity program to encourage law students to pursue government and not-for-profit careers in antitrust, data privacy and consumer protection law. The Section awards nine law students with stipends of $5,000 each to foster their career paths.
This project provides an opportunity to expand the role of the ABA in the area of Consumer Protection among law students, professors and practitioners. We invite students to participate in a discussion on hot topics in consumer protection through the submission of their essay on a pressing topic. The winning essay is also published on the ABA Antitrust Law Section website.
Hollis Salzman was one of the nation’s leading antitrust competition attorneys who dedicated her career to private enforcement of antitrust and consumer protection laws on behalf of plaintiffs. While immensely successful as a litigator, she was widely known for being a champion of gender equality and diversity in the antitrust bar. This Scholarship in her name is designed to encourage and assist law students identifying as women to pursue a summer or mid-year internship or clerkship in public/private enforcement of the antitrust or consumer protection laws.
The Robert Pitofsky Law Student Writing Competition was created to encourage and reward law student writings on antitrust subjects of general and current interest. The Section invites editors of law school publications and students to submit to the Antitrust Law Section articles on a current topic, dealing with antitrust and consumer protection law.
