ASSOCIATE DEAN DARYL LIM: TECH INDUSTRY ANTICIPATES SHIFT IN REGULATORY LANDSCAPE UNDER TRUMP ADMINISTRATION
November 2024 — In comments to the Capitol Forum, Associate Dean Daryl Lim noted that with a shift in federal priorities under the Trump administration, we may see a notable reduction in tech merger scrutiny under the new administration. “Trump's team may favor settlements over extended litigation, potentially creating an opening for state and private litigation to fill any enforcement gaps.” Associate Dean Lim also noted the potential end of international regulatory collaboration, which may align with President Trump’s isolationist stance and focus on shielding U.S. tech from foreign regulation. This could mark a significant pivot in the global relationship between tech giants and regulatory bodies.
Daryl Lim is the H. Laddie Montague Jr. Chair in Law at Penn State Dickinson Law. He is also the Associate Dean for Research and Innovation and Founding Director of the Intellectual Property (IP) Law and Innovation Initiative. At the university level, he is a co-hire at the Institute of Computational and Data Sciences and an affiliate at the Center for Socially Responsible Artificial Intelligence.
Professor Lim is an award-winning author, observer, and commentator on national and global trends in IP and competition policy and how they influence and are influenced by law, technology, economics, and politics. He helps policymakers, attorneys, corporate counsel, scholars, and the public understand the world around them. He is a founding member of the Global IP Alliance and its local chapters in Pennsylvania and Illinois. In addition, he serves as Co-Chair of the University Education Committee in the US IP Alliance. In December 2022, the American Law Institute elected Professor Lim to its membership based on demonstrated excellence and outstanding professional achievement. In 2023, the US Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission recognized him as “a leading expert in antitrust law and economics” and the IAM Strategy 300, a guide to the industry pioneers with “exceptional skill sets, as well as profound insights into the development, creation, and management of IP value,” named him to its World’s Leading IP Strategists 2023 list. In 2024, he was appointed to the consultative group advising the United Nations Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.