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Bates White expands Antitrust Merger Practice with addition of
former U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Economist Keith Waehrer
WASHINGTON, D.C., July 19, 2006—Dr. Keith Waehrer has joined Bates White
as a Principal in the Antitrust Practice. Formerly a research economist with the
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Antitrust Division, Dr. Waehrer joins former
U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Economist and Section Chief Dr. George
Rozanski and former DOJ Antitrust Economist and Section Assistant Chief Dr. T.
Scott Thompson in Bates White's growing Antitrust Merger Practice.
Dr. Waehrer specializes in mergers, monopolization claims, price-fixing
liability issues, and damages calculations. He has extensive experience in
antitrust investigations involving mergers and other anticompetitive practices
across a wide range of industries, especially financial services, financial
exchanges, industrial and medical manufacturing, e-commerce, and publishing.
Dr. Waehrer is an expert in the analysis of competitive effects in auction
markets. He has spoken on this, and other topics at numerous venues around the
world. Dr. Waehrer has published widely and is a referee for more than a dozen
economics and business journals.
As a Research Economist with the U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust
Division, Dr. Waehrer provided economic analysis in connection with numerous
merger investigations and civil and criminal antitrust matters. He served as
an economist with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, focusing on measurements of
living standards and construction and interpretation of various price indexes.
He also worked for Economist Insight, where he developed models to analyze the
West Coast oil and electric power markets; and for Bonneville Power Administration,
where his analyses supported long-term contract negotiations and a major rate case.
Dr. Waehrer’s academic career includes teaching posts at the University of
Maryland, Georgetown University, Johns Hopkins University, Brigham Young University,
and Rutgers University.
“We are very pleased to welcome Keith Waehrer to Bates White’s growing
Antitrust Practice. His broad range of experience deepens the capabilities and
expertise of our mergers team and his ability to address a broad range of antitrust
matters will be notably beneficial to our clients,” said Dr. Matthew Raiff,
Managing Partner of Bates White.
About Bates White
Bates White is a national economic consulting firm of more than 150 professionals.
Established in 1999, Bates White offers consulting services in economics,
finance,
and business analytics. Bates White has offices in Washington, D.C., and San
Diego, Calif.
www.bateswhite.com
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