Antitrust Copyright Patents Media Expert Witness

Expert Witness No.1075

New York

Education

Ph.D., Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1981
M.Phil., Yale University, New Haven, CT, 1976
B.A., Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, 1974

Teaching Experience

Fordham University, Graduate School Of Business, New York, NY, 2001-2002
Adjunct Professor of Economics

William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ, 2000-2001
Visiting Professor

Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, 1984-1991
Visiting and Assistant Professor

Other Positions   (since Ph.D.)

Economic Consultant, 2000-Present

LECG, LLC, New York, NY, 2001-2002, Principal

Broadcast Music, INC., New York, NY, 1997-2000
Economist

U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division, Washington, DC, 1991-1997
Economist

Bell Telephone Laboratories, Holmdel, NJ, 1981-1984
Member of Technical Staff

Court Engagements 

25+ current or closed cases over the last 4 years. Work with both Plaintiff & Defense. Companies involved included Coca Cola, AT & T, Sprint, Universal Music Group, 20th Century Fox & Clear Channel.

Litigation Support

Expert involving commercial damages resulting from illegal arbitrage in distribution of best-selling magazines by regional wholesalers
Expert involving antitrust liability resulting from the imposition of minimum advertised prices by specialized retail outlets
Expert involving liability resulting from alleged vertical foreclosure of advertising space by a cable carrier against a competing producer 
Expert involving liability resulting from anticompetitive use of slotting allowances in marketing of automotive product in prominent chain stores
Expert involving liability resulting from dealing in the licensing of major studio content to competing cable and satellite distributors
Expert involving contract and price discrimination in wholesale distribution of replacement auto parts
Expert involving liability resulting from price discrimination in book retailing
Expert involving copyright damages resulting from unauthorized reproductions of musical compositions by provider of digital music services
Expert involving copyright damages resulting from reproductions and performances of musical compositions on best-selling CDs
Expert involving liability and proper design of “safe harbor” rules for a commercial search engine accused of contributory infringement. 
Expert involving economic considerations involving anti-circumvention rules for a digital video product
Expert involving considerations of copyright misuse and illegal tying in the use of blanket licensing by a performing rights organization.
Consultant involving commercial damages resulting from taking of trade secret
Consultant involving commercial damages to music professional resulting from injuries resulting from automobile accident
Consultant involving proper strategy for valuation of patent for web search mechanism for sound recordings
Consultant involving antirust liability for vertical foreclosure by a radio station with regard to a competitive supplier of concert promotion services.  
Consultant involving commercial  damages resulting from untimely release of musical recording
Consultant involving efficient and fair practices concerning artist rights to terminate recording contracts 
Consultant involving proper valuation of sound recording royalties for webcast rates    before Copyright Office hearings.  

Regulatory Filings

Available upon request

Authoring Books

Available Upon Request

Legal Publications

Available upon request

Presentations

Available upon request