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Three Bates White experts, Glenn George, Carolyn Berry, and Anna Meyendorff, will participate in Washington Arbitration Week 2026, with Dr. George serving as a panelist on October 26 to discuss "AI Ethics and Dispute Resolution in the Space Economy" and the increasing use of arbitration in disputes involving commercial actors, public interests, space-related activity, and artificial intelligence. On October 1, Bates White received an American Antitrust Institute “Outstanding Antitrust Litigation Achievement in Economics” award for its work in the landmark *United States of America et al. v. Live Nation Entertainment Inc. and Ticketmaster L.L.C.* case, recognizing impactful economic contributions to antitrust litigation. Bates White's "The Antitrust Rewind - Episode 1: Turbulent skies: the JetBlue–Spirit merger" on September 28 analyzed the court’s decision blocking the proposed merger and subsequent criticisms following Spirit's liquidation. Earlier, on September 22, Bates White Economic Consulting and Oxera Consulting LLP announced a collaboration to combine their merger and competition economics expertise across Europe and the United States, aiming to support clients on complex global transactions. This followed Bates White LLC securing a 3-year contract valued at $7,211,000 from the Federal Trade Commission’s Office of Acquisition on September 20, designated for economic consulting services.