Scott Thompson specializes in antitrust analysis of alleged anticompetitive conduct and has significant methodological expertise and extensive experience using economic models and empirical techniques to assess and quantify predicted effects of proposed mergers, agreements, and single-firm conduct.

Dr. Thompson has an extensive background providing antitrust analysis in support of expert testimony. Prior to joining Bates White, he served as Staff Economist and the Assistant Chief of the Economic Regulatory Section of the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice. In that role, Dr. Thompson conducted or supervised the agency’s economic analysis in numerous investigations and cases involving a wide variety of industries including consumer products, health care, financial products and services, agriculture, satellites, and pulp and paper. Dr. Thompson has extensive experience in econometrics, simulation, modeling, survey design and analysis, antitrust analysis of vertical and horizontal restraints, and merger analysis.

Ph.D., Economics, University of Wisconsin; M.S., Economics, University of Wisconsin; A.B., International Relations, Stanford University