Robert C. Marshall is Head of the Economics Department at the Pennsylvania State University. Dr. Marshall works closely with our clients to provide intellectual leadership in antitrust litigation, with particular expertise in antitrust liability and cartels. Dr. Marshall is a recognized thought leader in the areas of industrial organization, applied game theory, auctions, procurements, and collusion.

In In re Vitamins Antitrust Litigation, Dr. Marshall served as a liability expert, working closely with Bates White professionals to examine whether the economic evidence was inconsistent with noncooperative conduct during a period of time predating the defendants’ guilty pleas. Dr. Marshall determined that the evidence in the vitamins market was inconsistent with noncooperative conduct during this time period. Dr. Marshall also provided liability expert report and deposition testimony for a large coalition of direct-action plaintiffs involved in a complex horizontal conspiracy matter in the cardboard container industry (In re Linerboard Antitrust Litigation).

Dr. Marshall has testified before Congress regarding incentives in procurement contracting. He has served on two panels for the National Research Council. As Head of the Department of Economics at The Pennsylvania State University for the past 10 years he has led the Department through a significant transformation.

Dr. Marshall has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and elsewhere on topics related to industrial organization, applied game theory, auctions, procurements, and collusion. His published work includes papers on collusive mechanisms, detecting bidder collusion at Forest Service Timber auctions, differential payments within a bidder coalition, and incentives in procurement contracting.

Ph.D., Economics, University of California, San Diego; A.B., Economics, Princeton University