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2007

December 18, 2007
Bates White economists Jonathan A. Lesser and Leonardo R. Giacchino speak at LSI Utility Rate Cases seminar

December 11, 2007
Randal Heeb conducts executive education seminars on cartels, mergers, and energy deregulation at European School of Management and Technology (ESMT)

December 5, 2007
Understanding economic incentives associated with asbestos liabilities is critical to business strategy, according to Charles H. Mullin, Bates White economist

October 24, 2007
Boris J. Steffen publishes article on regulations and synergies in utility mergers in Financier Worldwide

October 17, 2007
William E. Kovacic, Robert C. Marshall, Leslie M. Marx, and Matthew E. Raiff publish chapter on bidding rings and anticollusive measures in Handbook of Procurement

October 12, 2007
Bates White Principal, Nicolás Puga, plays key role in FERC U.S.-Mexico electricity interconnection case

October 12, 2007
Bates White economist Jonathan A. Lesser keynotes and hosts Ohio Energy Law Seminar

October 5, 2007
Bates White economist Leonardo R. Giacchino featured at South African National Energy Summit

September 4, 2007
Bates White economist Jonathan A. Lesser to speak at Western Energy Institute Annual Meeting

July 10, 2007
Christopher Stomberg, Bates White economist, assesses pharmaceutical pre-patent valuation, risks, and hurdles at ACI forum

June 29, 2007
Boris J. Steffen speaks on merger synergies at Platts 4th Annual Utility M&A conference

June 27, 2007
Cory Capps, Bates White economist, discusses hospital-related issues at iHEA 6th World Congress

May 24, 2007
Charles Bates and Charles Mullin discuss developments in liability forecasting and claims resolution at Mealey’s Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference

May 17, 2007
Bates White receives 2007 Corporate Green Apple Award from the Higher Achievement Program

May 14, 2007
Chris Stomberg, Bates White economist, discusses pharmaceutical bundling and price transparency at American Conference Institute forum

April 30, 2007
Universal Special Auto Finance engages Bates White to help launch new subprime auto lending program

April 16, 2007
Cory Capps, former U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Economist, joins Bates White’s Health Care Practice

April 16, 2007
Rutgers University Professor of Economics, Martin K. Perry, joins Bates White, LLC, as Academic Affiliate

April 16, 2007
Dr. Marius Schwartz, Georgetown University Professor of Economics, joins Bates White, LLC, as Academic Affiliate

April 6, 2007
Karl Snow, Bates White economist, discusses wage and hour self-audits at American Conference Institute forum

April 3, 2007
Bates White, LLC, and ESMT European School of Management and Technology form international antitrust partnership

March 16, 2007
Charles H. Mullin, Bates White economist, discusses the impact of economic incentives on valuing insurance policies

Fundamentals of Energy Regulation

March 12, 2007
Jonathan Lesser and Leonardo Giacchino, Bates White Partners, publish new book:
Fundamentals of Energy Regulation

March 9, 2007
Jonathan A. Lesser, Bates White economist, to present at LSI energy regulation conference

February 6, 2007
Beyond the era of mass recruitment and bankruptcies: new strategies to evaluate and resolve asbestos claims, Bates White’s Charles Bates advises at Mealey’s Asbestos Conference

February 5, 2007
International energy executive, Nicolás Puga, joins Bates White’s Energy Practice

January 23, 2007
Command and Control Least Effective Approach to Environmental Issues, According to Bates White Energy Regulation Expert, Jonathan A. Lesser

2006

December 15, 2006
Mexico’s Banamex Prize for Economics goes to Jorge Gallardo-García, economist at Bates White

December 15, 2006
Bates White President and Senior Partner, Charles Bates, to speak on asbestos liability estimations at Mealey’s Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference

December 15, 2006
New Medicaid regulations could force authorized generic drugs out of the market, according to Bates White Principal Chris Stomberg

December 15, 2006
Electricity industry restructuring not the cause of consumers’ price pain, according to Bates White economists Collin Cain and David DeRamus

November 6, 2006
Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser leads discussion of New England forward capacity market at national energy conference

October 24, 2006
Dr. Charles Bates to deliver keynote address at Mealey’s International Asbestos Conference

October 19, 2006
Boris Steffen presented on “Merger Synergies and the Failing Firm Defense” at mergers and acquisitions conference

September 28, 2006
Dr. Robert C. Marshall presented at FTC/DOJ hearing on single-firm conduct and Section 2 of the Sherman Act

September 26, 2006
Dr. Halbert White paper most cited in economics literature since 1970

September 6, 2006
Dr. Robert C. Marshall to speak on postmerger collusion at Fordham Competition Law Institute’s annual conference (paper available to download)

August 22, 2006
Dr. Robert C. Marshall will speak on anticollusion measures at LSI’s International Cartels seminar

August 2, 2006
Drs. William J. Carrington and Karl N. Snow, labor economists, join Bates White’s Labor and Employment Practice

July 31, 2006
Bates White LLC to host MCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Diversity Dialogue

July 31, 2006
Dr. Chris Stomberg discussed generic drug competition at Patent Life Cycles conference

July 19, 2006
Bates White expands Antitrust Merger Practice with addition of former U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Economist Keith Waehrer

July 11, 2006
Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser to speak at Energy in the Southwest 2006 Conference

June 30, 2006
Dr. Charles Bates speaks at Mealey’s Asbestos Bankruptcy Conference

June 30, 2006
Dr. Mullin illustratres the strategic importance of regulatory and environmental changes on forecasting asbestos liabilities at ACI Conference

June 22, 2006
Bates White’s third annual Antitrust Conference fosters intellectual capital and thought leadership

June 21, 2006
Boris J. Steffen to speak at Platts 3rd Annual Utility M&A conference

April 17, 2006
Bates White’s Washington, D.C. office moves to Franklin Square Building to accommodate growth

April 6, 2006
International economist, Dr. Leonardo R. Giacchino, joins Bates White’s Energy Practice

March 27, 2006
Vermont Journal of Environmental law invites Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser to participate in its “Energy & the Environment” symposium

March 17, 2006
Mr. Boris Steffen and Dr. Jonathan Lesser testify in the merger proceedings of Exelon Corporation and Public Service Electric and Gas Company (PSEG)

March 13, 2006
Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser to present on economic impacts of energy regulation

February 17, 2006
T. Scott Thompson, former U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Economist and Section Assistant Chief joins Bates White’s Antitrust Practice

February 15, 2006
Bates White analysis cited as the FAIR Act is blocked in Senate procedural vote

February 13, 2006
Mr. Collin Cain to present on market challenges and opportunities for the nuclear power industry

February 6, 2006
Bates White finds $90 billion dollar mistake in Congressional Budget Office’s cost estimate of FAIR Act

February 6, 2006
Dr. Charles Bates to speak on asbestos litigation reform legislation

2005

December 28, 2005
Bates White supports two charities for the 2005 holiday season

December 28, 2005
Bates White expands its graduate fellowship program and announces research grants for undergraduate students

December 28, 2005
Dr. Charles Mullin invited to speak on the proposed FAIR Act legislation at the American Legislative Exchange Council Summit

December 15, 2005
Bates White publishes article on reliability markets in Public Utilities Fortnightly

November 23, 2005
Dr. Robert Marshall discusses the benefits of competition in federal procurement at a public meeting for the Acquisition Advisory Panel

November 14, 2005
Matthew Long to present on statistical and economical approaches for mortgage lenders’ HMDA data

November 14, 2005
Dr. Robert Marshall speaks on Internet auction-based collusion at Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics

November 2, 2005
Dr. Charles Mullin to present on the economic impact of different allocation approaches

October 5, 2005
U.S. Department of Justice invited Dr. Robert Marshall to present on cartel price announcements

September 19, 2005
Bates White releases report on asbestos litigation reform legislation

August 30, 2005
George Rozanski, former U.S. Department of Justice
antitrust economist and section chief joins Bates White’s Antitrust Practice

July 6, 2005
Dr. Spencer Yang presents on the impact of transmission constraints in a market power analysis

April 14, 2005
AEI invites Dr. Charlie Mullin to present on indemnity reallocation due to joint and several liability

February 16, 2005
Dr. Robert Marshall and Dr. Matthew Raiff to speak on cartel price announcements at Remedies and Sanctions Competition Policy Conference in Amsterdam

February 14, 2005
Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser to deliver presentation on the economics
of energy regulation

January 28, 2005
Dr. David DeRamus presents at FERC conference on generation market power and affliate abuse

January 5, 2005
Dr. Halbert White invited to speak at FTC conference on oil industry merger effects

2004

October 15, 2004
Bates White principal Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser published in major utility journal

October 1, 2004
Bates White strengthens leadership with appointment of four partners and two principals

September 29, 2004
Bates White’s Community Connection Program supports D.C. Central Kitchen

August 18, 2004
Energy expert Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser presents at Northeast Public Power Association’s 2004 Annual Conference

July 27, 2004
Dr. Jonathan A. Lesser joins Bates White’s Energy Practice

June 21, 2004
Bates White presents at Center for Business Intelligence conference

June 14, 2004
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) invites Bates White Partner Dr. David DeRamus to present at two technical conferences

June 7, 2004
Bates White announces the second recipient of the Bates White Graduate Fellowship

June 2, 2004
Bates White Senior Consultant Dr. Guillermo Israilevich published in Quantitative Marketing and Economics Journal

May 26, 2004
New econometrics volume named in recognition of Bates White Founder Dr. Halbert White

May 10, 2004
Product liability expert Dr. Charles Mullin presents at American Law and Economics Association Annual Meeting

May 6, 2004
Energy expert Dr. David DeRamus addresses Electric Power Supply Association spring meeting

May 6, 2004
Bates White launches community connection program: Kicks off Bread for the City drive

April 26, 2004
Bates White Founder Dr. Halbert White presented at leading pharmaceutical conference

March 23, 2004
Bates White donates phone cards to injured soldiers through the USO of Metropolitan Washington

February 25, 2004
University of California, San Diego appoints Dr. Halbert White to Endowed Chair

February 2, 2004
Bates White opens new San Diego office to accommodate growth

January 21, 2004
Bates White Partner Dr. David DeRamus presents at American Antitrust Institute

2003

December 12, 2003
Bates White Uses creative approach to support D.C.-based Bread for the City

October 24, 2003
The Institute of Public Utilities at Michigan State University invites Dr. David DeRamus to speak on regulatory failure

July 1, 2003
Former Assistant Director in the Federal Trade Commission’s Bureau of Economics Douglas C. Dobson joins Bates White

June 19, 2003
Antitrust liability and cartel expert Dr. Robert C. Marshall joins growing Antitrust Practice

June 18, 2003
Bates White expands intellectual leadership with addition of antitrust expert Dr. B. Douglas Bernheim

June 6, 2003
Bates White announces the first recipient of the “Bates White Graduate Fellowship”

May 24, 2003
Founder Dr. Halbert White lectures at Stockholm School of Economics

March 12, 2003
Dr. Halbert White presents at the ABA Section of Antitrust Law 51st Annual Spring Meeting

2002

August 30, 2002
Dr. Halbert White addresses the European Neural Network Society (ENNS) at the International Conference of Artificial Neural Networks (ICANN) in Madrid

February 7, 2002
Dr. Halbert White honored at University of California, San Diego

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