October 27, 2023
Who’s Who Legal (WWL) has once again included numerous Bates White experts on its distinguished lists of competition economists. Inclusion on the lists signifies renown for world-leading expertise, as evidenced by the ability to advise and testify on a wide swath of competition and antitrust issues.
WWL named 11 Bates White Partners to its 2023 Competition Economists list. You can read more about these experts below.
Additionally, Partners Douglas Bernheim, PhD; Joseph Farrell, DPhil; and Nicholas Hill, PhD were named Global Elite Thought Leaders in Competition, a ranking WWL notes is achieved by only around 5% of all WWL-listed practitioners. It is notable that of the 11 experts on this list, three are Partners at Bates White.
Partners Cory Capps, PhD; Eric Emch, PhD; George Rozanski, PhD; and Michael Whinston, PhD were also recognized on the Thought Leaders in Competition - USA 2024 list.
Bates White experts have appeared on WWL Competition Expert, Thought Leaders, and Global Elite Thought Leader lists for more than 10 years.
Bates White Partners named on WWL's 2023 Competition Economists list:
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Douglas Bernheim, PhD
Dr. Bernheim is "superb — smart and very creative." — WWL
He is the Edward Ames Edmunds Professor of Economics at Stanford University and is a recognized leader in the academic community.
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Cory Capps, PhD
Dr. Capps has 20 years of experience as an economist specializing in industrial organization, empirical methods, and antitrust, with a focus on the healthcare industry.
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Leemore Dafny, PhD
 Dr. Dafny is the Bruce V. Rauner Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School and Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School.
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Eric Emch, PhD
Dr. Emch has more than two decades of experience in economic analysis of competition policy issues.
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Joseph Farrell, DPhil
Dr. Farrell "has made key contributions to the merger review tools that we all use." — WWL
He is a Professor of the Graduate School in the Department of Economics at the University of California, Berkeley.
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Nicholas Hill, PhD
Dr. Hill is "a fantastic economist for antitrust matters." — WWL
He is an expert in antitrust issues and has worked on matters in a wide range of industries, including banking, chemicals, healthcare, pulp and paper, software, and telecommunications.
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Robert C. Marshall, PhD
 Dr. Marshall is a Distinguished Professor of Economics and Co-Director of the Center for the Study of Auctions, Procurements, and Competition Policy at The Pennsylvania State University.
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Leslie M. Marx, PhD
 Dr. Marx is the Robert A. Bandeen Professor of Economics at the Fuqua School of Business at Duke University. |
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George A. Rozanski, PhD
 Dr. Rozanski has more than 25 years of experience in antitrust analysis. He consults on the competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions and provides antitrust analysis of alleged anticompetitive conduct.
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Scott Thompson, PhD
 Dr. Thompson specializes in antitrust analysis of alleged anticompetitive conduct. He has an extensive background providing antitrust analysis in support of expert testimony and enforcement decisions.
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Michael Whinston, PhD
Dr. Whinston is the Sloan Fellows Professor of Management at the MIT Sloan School of Management and Professor of Economics in the MIT Department of Economics. |
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