Dr. Phillip Beutel
Senior Vice President
Chief Operating Officer
Education
PhD and MA in economics, Duke University
BS in economics, cum laude, University of Delaware
Experience
Dr. Beutel is NERA's Chief Operating Officer. He served as Chair of NERA's Intellectual Property Practice from 2006-2012.
Dr. Beutel specializes in intellectual property (IP) economics, antitrust analysis, and evaluating commercial damages. In his IP practice, he has conducted research and prepared expert reports for patent, trademark, and copyright infringement disputes, false and misleading advertising cases, and matters requiring the valuation of intangible assets for business dissolution proceedings, compliance with Financial Accounting Standards Board standards, or determining intracompany transfer prices. He has also assessed the commercial success of patented innovations in connection with invalidity claims.
In his antitrust and commercial damages practices, Dr. Beutel has assessed liability and damages in disputes related to, for example, tying, predatory pricing, price discrimination, monopolization, vertical restraints, and breaches of contract. He has also assessed the competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions, as well as issues relating to impact and damages in class action litigation.
In both his antitrust and IP practices, Dr. Beutel has experience critiquing damage models, applying econometric and statistical methods, and designing and providing economic analysis of consumer surveys. His experience covers a variety of industries, including computer software and hardware, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, natural resources, industrial goods and chemicals, media, building materials, consumer products, and financial services, among others.
Dr. Beutel has testified in court and has appeared before antitrust enforcement agencies. He has assessed damages and market conditions relating to various commercial disputes filed before the ICC International Court of Arbitration, the Arbitration Institute of Stockholm Chamber of Commerce, and the American Arbitration Association. He has published articles in economics journals and in course handbooks for the Practising Law Institute and has been a guest lecturer on antitrust economics at Fordham Law School and the Chicago-Kent School of Law.
He holds a PhD and MA in economics from Duke University and a BS in economics from the University of Delaware. Before joining NERA, Dr. Beutel was an Assistant Professor of Economics at Miami University in Ohio, where he taught courses in microeconomic theory and antitrust and trade regulation.
Industry Experience:
Aircraft
- Air cargo
- Overnight delivery services
- Radar warning devices
Automobile
- Aftermarket parts
- Glass repair and replacement
- Insurance
- Tire inflators
Banking
- EFT credit and debit card processing
Building Materials
- Gypsum board
- HVAC ductwork
- Hydraulic cylinders
- Sprinkler heads
- Sewer pipe lining
- Steel
Book Publishing
- Building & life safety codes
- Children’s books
Carbon Fibrils
Chemical Products
- Chemical light sticks
- Herbicide (and herbicide-tolerant seed)
- Hydrogen peroxide
- Industrial enzymes
Computer Equipment & Software
- CAD/CAM
- Consumer credit scoring
- Point-of-sale printers
- Routers
- Sorting software
Consumer Goods
- Coffee makers
- Dairy (milk)
- Holiday lights
- Photo-epilation devices
Energy
- Fuels
- Lubricants
Genetically Modified Crops
Grocery Retailing
Hardware
- Cabinets
- Drapery
- Hand tools
- Paint applicators
- Windows
Infant Formula
Intellectual Property
- Copyrights
- Internet domain names
- Non-solicitation/Non-compete agreements
- Patents
- Trademarks
- Trade secrets
Manufacturing Equipment
- Ball bearings
- Hydraulic cylinders
- Ion implantation tools (semiconductor manufacturing)
- Locomotive engines
- Music box movements
- Toothbrush manufacturing equipment
Media/Advertising
- Cable television
- Direct mail
- Interactive television
- Magazines
- Newspapers
- Radio
- Satellite TV
- Television
- Yellow Pages
Medical Devices
- Angioplasty balloons
- Catheters
- Coronary stents
- Endodontic files
- Hospital beds
- Laparoscopic suction irrigators
- Fourier Transform Mass Spectrometer
- Spinal implants
Natural Resources
- Alumina
- Natural gas
- Natural gas liquids
- Potash
Office Supplies
- Business forms
Ophthalmic Products
- Intraocular lenses (IOLs)
- Lenses
- Lens care products
- Sunglasses
- Surgical equipment and supplies
Pet Products
- Dog food
- Wholesaling
Pharmaceuticals
- Antibiotics
- Ophthalmic
- Ototopicals
- Sun care products
Photographic/Recording Products
- Cameras (35mm)
- Film
- Production, post-production, and routing switchers
Promotional Products (inflatable chairs)
Sporting goods
- Scuba lights
- Skis
