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Cory Capps, former U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Economist, joins Bates White’s Health Care Practice
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 16, 2007—Cory Capps, Ph.D., has joined Bates White, LLC, as
a Principal in the Health Care Practice. Capps has more than 10 years of experience as an Economist
specializing in the health care industry. Prior to joining Bates White, Capps was an Economist at the Antitrust Division of the
Department of Justice, where he specialized in the analysis of competition in health-care markets, including merger and civil nonmerger
investigations of hospitals, physicians, nurses, insurers, home-health agencies, and ambulatory surgery centers.
He has provided written testimony on geographic market definition before the DOJ/FTC Hearings on Health Care Competition, Policy,
and Law; and he provided oral testimony on for-profit and nonprofit hospital market power and pricing before the DOJ/FTC Hearings on
Health Care Competition, Policy, and Law.
Capps has international experience as well. He advised the Netherlands Competition Authority (NMa) and the Netherlands Healthcare
Authority (NZa) on competitive issues engendered by new legislation partially deregulating pricing in the Dutch hospital sector.
“We are pleased to have Cory on board. His knowledge of a full range of antitrust issues as applied to all aspects of the global
health care industry will be of significant benefit to the firm’s health-care clients,” said
Eric Gaier, Partner and head of Bates White’s Health
Care Practice.
Capps served in academic positions at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and at Northwestern University’s Kellogg
School of Management. He has a Ph.D. in economics from Northwestern University.
About Bates White
Bates White is a consulting firm offering services in economics, finance, and business strategy to leading law firms,
Fortune 500 companies, and government agencies. We provide our clients with a unique combination of quantitative and
analytical expertise, and an understanding of business issues across a range of industries. Bates White has offices
in Washington, D.C., and San Diego, Calif.
www.bateswhite.com
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