Paul Johnson specializes in microeconomic theory, merger analysis, and applied econometrics. He has provided economic analyses for antitrust matters involving civil litigation, as well as consulted on several high-profile mergers before the Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice. Dr. Johnson has also published in peer-reviewed journals on topics such as merger analysis, demand estimation, and applied econometrics.

Dr. Johnson currently leads cases in the Antitrust Practice where he focuses on class certification issues, estimation of damages, and merger analysis. His expertise has been applied to a variety of industries including consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, specialty chemicals, agricultural commodities, energy, and software.

Prior to joining Bates White, Dr. Johnson worked as an economist at LECG and Capital Economics. He has also served as a lecturer at The Pennsylvania State University where he taught microeconomic theory and researched empirical game theoretic models.

Ph.D., Economics, University of Montreal; B.A., Economics and French, University of North Carolina

Languages: French