A Practice Note discussing public statements and how those statements may attract antitrust scrutiny or increase antitrust risk. This Note identifies the relevant antitrust laws and when public statements, such as those made by corporations in speeches, press releases, earnings calls, or at trade association meetings, may be used as evidence to support allegations of an antitrust violation. This Note also discusses the criteria that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) use in evaluating public statements and provides tips for avoiding potentially anticompetitive public statements.