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PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); AB, Harvard University
Douglas Bernheim is the Edward Ames Edmunds Professor of Economics at Stanford University. He works with Bates White professionals and clients to provide intellectual leadership in antitrust litigation, mergers and acquisitions, and telecommunications. Dr. Bernheim has more than 25 years of experience and is a recognized leader in the academic community for his many contributions in the areas of industrial organization, public finance, applied econometrics, and microeconomic theory.
Dr. Bernheim regularly consults with attorneys on the economic aspects of antitrust litigation. He provides expert testimony in high profile litigation, mergers, and regulatory matters on such topics as market definition, competitive impact, countervailing efficiencies, monopolization, antitrust liability, and damages. He has authored numerous expert reports and assessed damages for industries including healthcare and pharmaceuticals, vitamins, financial markets, telecommunications, railroads, airlines and aerospace, and manufactured products.
In In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation, Dr. Bernheim served as the damages expert for the largest group of direct-action plaintiffs and for the class plaintiffs. More recently, Dr. Bernheim testified in Amgen, Inc. v. F. Hoffman-La Roche Ltd. on the implications of Medicare reimbursement policies on competition among drug manufacturers. He also testified in Enron Creditors Recovery Corp. v. Citigroup Inc. on the impact of alleged accounting fraud and damages attributable to defendants.
Dr. Bernheim is the author of more than 100 publications, including 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, four books, and many other professional and academic publications. He holds multiple distinctions including John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow, and Econometric Society Fellow. He is also listed in Global Competition Review’s International Who’s Who of Competition Economists.
Areas of expertise
Spotlights
Case studies
Expert analysis helps Enron creditors recover substantial
settlements from Enron’s investment banks in “mega” fraud matter
Presentations
Best
Practices for Presenting Economic Evidence
Predatory
Foreclosure, Bundled Discounts, and Loyalty Rebates: The Case of Virgin Atlantic/British Airways
Press releases
Bates White supports experts in landmark microprocessor antitrust case:
AMD v. Intel settles for $1.25 billion
Global Competition Review recognizes Bates White’s partners and affiliates
as leading competition economists
Bates White Partner Douglas Bernheim’s analysis cited
extensively in court decision favorable to Amgen, Inc.
Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation’s
$1.7 billion settlement with Citigroup ends Bates White’s involvement in the Enron
“MegaClaims” litigation proceedings
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Bates White expands intellectual leadership with addition
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