Bates White: Economic Consulting

George Rozanski has an extensive background providing antitrust analysis and expert testimony. He consults on the competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions and provides antitrust analysis of alleged anticompetitive conduct, including vertical restraints, IP licensing practices, and price-fixing. Dr. Rozanski′s expertise includes the use of econometrics for demand estimation and merger simulation. He has substantial experience analyzing candidate theories of competitive effects in a wide range of industries, both in civil litigation and before U.S. antitrust agencies.

Prior to joining Bates White, Dr. Rozanski served at the Department of Justice for more than 20 years. As Chief of the Economic Regulatory Section of the Antitrust Division, he had primary responsibility for supervising the economic analysis of proposed mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and horizontal agreements, single-firm conduct, and proposed changes in economic regulations and legislation. He also presented the agency′s economic analysis in investigations and litigation. During his tenure, he served as an expert on numerous matters and worked closely with experts to prepare testimony and integrate it with the presentation of a case at trial.

Selected Experience

• Serving as testifying expert for a defendant firm in the healthcare industry to assess damages in a lawsuit alleging that premerger coordination led to the joint exercise of monopsony power. Performing rigorous econometric analysis to simulate but-for pricing and estimate total damages for a range of but-for scenarios. Analysis reveals premerger coordination likely would not have a significant impact.
• Provided analysis to Delta Air Lines and Northwest Airlines in connection with their proposed merger under investigation by DOJ. Identified antitrust risks, conducted a retrospective merger analysis on the airline industry, and contributed to a white paper analyzing price effects that was submitted to DOJ.
• Provided analysis to both the FTC and the EC on behalf of a client concerned about possible vertical and horizontal effects of a proposed acquisition in the online advertising industry.
• Appeared before the FTC on behalf of a leading firm in the death care industry in connection with a merger that raised both horizontal and vertical concerns. Presented rigorous statistical analysis of natural experiments and previous mergers. The FTC′s second request investigation was closed without any divestitures being required.
• Appeared before DOJ in connection with its investigation of a significant merger in the agricultural biotechnology industry that raised both horizontal and vertical concerns. Made multiple presentations based on independent research and data analysis.
• Served as DOJ′s expert witness in United States v. Procter & Gamble Co., et al. and United States v. Gillette Co., two early examples of unilateral effects analysis.

Education

PhD, Economics, Harvard University

MA, Economics, Harvard University

SB, Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology