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VAN GIESON Principal Ph.D. and M.A. in Economics, Yale University B.A., University of California—Santa Barbara |
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Hal Van Gieson joined MiCRA in 1992 and is a Principal of the firm. He is an expert in antitrust analysis and damage estimation, and he specializes in the application of econometrics to issues arising in these areas. Dr. Van Gieson’s consulting experience in antitrust includes analyses of the following:
| • | the relationship between concentration and bid prices in the pre-cast concrete pipe industry; |
| • | relevant market for and competitive effects of potential acquisitions in the newspaper, hospital, synthetic rubber, optical retailing, cigarette, and frit (an input for glazes and enamels) industries; |
| • | estimation of price trends in the recreational marine engine industry; and |
| • | the relationship between concentration and prices in the cement, flat glass, and traffic glass bead industries. |
With respect to damage estimation, Dr. Van Gieson’s consulting experience includes the estimations of:
| • | damages from price-fixing in the beer, school milk, semiconductor (DRAMs), and synthetic feed industries; |
| • | damages from delayed generic drug entry in the pharmaceuticals industry; |
| • | lost profits from restraint of sales in the Mexican pharmaceutical industry; |
| • | patent and antitrust damages in litigation between Cyrix and Intel; and |
| • | lost sales in misappropriation of trade secrets litigation between high-pressure cylinder resellers. |
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