Summary
After serving as a Partner for almost 20 years, Dr. Thompson has transitioned into an affiliate role, continuing to offer expert guidance and support with the firm’s antitrust practice. Scott specializes in antitrust analysis of alleged anticompetitive conduct. He has methodological expertise and extensive experience using economic models and empirical techniques to assess and quantify actual or predicted effects of proposed mergers, agreements, and single-firm conduct, including damages. Dr. Thompson is experienced in econometrics, simulation, survey design and analysis, analysis of vertical and horizontal restraints, and merger analysis. He has an extensive background providing antitrust analysis in support of expert testimony and enforcement decisions.
Dr. Thompson has testified and provided expert consulting services in a wide variety of industries. He has worked for and represented clients before the Federal Trade Commission, the Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice, the Canadian Bureau of Competition, and the US Postal Commission. He works often with clients and testifying experts on matters in litigation. Dr. Thompson has been named on the Lexology Index (formerly Who’s Who Legal) list of leading competition economists since 2022.
Prior to joining Bates White, he served as staff economist and the Assistant Chief of the Economic Regulatory Section of the Antitrust Division. Earlier, Dr. Thompson served on the faculty at the University of Minnesota.
Dr. Thompson is a founder of Bates White’s Econometric Education Program for employees and has presented tutorials on econometrics and antitrust analysis at leading law firms and to Department of Justice attorneys and economists.
For more information, please contact:
Nitin Dua
nitin.dua@bateswhite.com
202.652.2186
Education
PhD, Economics, University of Wisconsin
MS, Economics, University of Wisconsin
AB, International Relations, Stanford University
