Summary
Benjamin Pierce is a Manager in the Antitrust and Competition Practice. He has extensive experience leading teams on data-intensive antitrust matters using big data tools such as cloud computing software and in supporting counsel through the production of client and third-party data during discovery. Mr. Pierce has worked on high-profile matters in a range of industries, including healthcare, media and entertainment, mobile technology, music royalties, and aviation. Throughout these matters, he has supported both testifying and consulting experts, with many of these matters culminating in report submissions, expert depositions, and expert testimony at trial.
Education
BS, Economics and Business Administration, Carnegie Mellon University
SPOTLIGHT
Supported expert Doug Bernheim in Epic Games v. Google, Epic’s antitrust litigation related to Google’s app store practices. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Epic on all counts and all claims. Read more.
Practices
Selected Work
Selected Experience
- Supported the expert in Epic Games v. Google, Epic’s antitrust litigation related to Google’s app store practices. A jury returned a verdict in favor of Epic on all counts and all claims.
- Supported the expert on behalf of JetBlue Airways in United States et al. v. JetBlue Airways and Spirit Airlines, in which the Department of Justice sought to block JetBlue’s $3.8 billion acquisition of Spirit.
- Supported the expert in the Mallinckrodt Chapter 11 bankruptcy on behalf of the debtors. The bankruptcy court accepted Mallinckrodt’s opioid and false claims settlements and its restructuring plan.
- In Determination of Rates and Terms for Making and Distributing Phonorecords (Phonorecords III), supported the expert on behalf of Spotify USA. The matter involved the setting of royalty payments for interactive streaming services under Section 115 of the Copyright Act.