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Antitrust and Competition
Horizontal and Vertical Agreements
Horizontal and Vertical Agreements
NERA's antitrust experts have assessed the economic rationales and effects of horizontal and vertical agreements across the globe. In the US, NERA experts have analyzed the competitive implications of agreements in industries as diverse as pet food, soft drinks, software, industrial products, coal, and franchising (including, for example, restaurants, tools, and professional sports). We assess the competitive impact of practices such as territorial exclusivity, cooperative advertising programs, exclusive dealing, and resale price maintenance. Our analyses have been presented to federal and state investigative agencies and in Federal and state courts.
NERA's European competition team is at the forefront in pushing for a more rigorous economic approach to the assessment of horizontal and vertical agreements. Our experts have analyzed the economic impact of numerous agreements between firms at different levels of the supply chain, including selective distribution, exclusive distribution, exclusive dealing, and the impact of recommended retail prices. NERA economists play an important ongoing role in this evolving area of European competition policy.
| Name | Title | Location | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. Lawrence Wu | President | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1007 | lawrence.wu@nera.com |
| Dr. Sumanth Addanki | Managing Director | White Plains, NY | +1 914 448 4060 | sumanth.addanki@nera.com |
| Dr. Jeffrey A. Eisenach |
Managing Director
Co-Chair, Communications, Media, and Internet Practice |
Washington, DC
London |
+1 202 448 9029
+44 20 7659 8500 |
jeff.eisenach@nera.com |
| Dr. Graeme Hunter | Managing Director | New York City | +1 212 345 7724 | graeme.hunter@nera.com |
| Dr. Hiroaki Ishigaki | Managing Director | Tokyo | +81 3 3500 3295 | hiroaki.ishigaki@nera.com |
| James Mellsop | Managing Director |
Auckland
Wellington Sydney |
+64 9 928 3290
+64 4 819 2550 +61 2 8864 6536 |
james.mellsop@nera.com |
| Dr. Christine Siegwarth Meyer |
Managing Director
Chair of NERA's Intellectual Property Practice |
White Plains, NY | +1 914 448 4119 | christine.meyer@nera.com |
| Dr. Chetan Sanghvi | Managing Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9240 | chetan.sanghvi@nera.com |
| Dr. Ramsey Shehadeh | Managing Director | New York City | +1 212 345 6089 | ramsey.shehadeh@nera.com |
| Dr. Lauren Stiroh |
Managing Director
Chair of NERA's Global Antitrust and Competition Practice |
White Plains, NY | +1 914 448 4143 | lauren.stiroh@nera.com |
| Dr. Timothy Watts | Managing Director | New York City | +1 212 345 1939 | timothy.watts@nera.com |
| Grant Saggers | Director | London | +44 20 7659 8802 | grant.saggers@nera.com |
| Dr. Stephanie Demperio | Associate Director | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9227 | stephanie.demperio@nera.com |
| Dr. Garrett Glasgow | Associate Director | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1029 | garrett.glasgow@nera.com |
| Bryan Ray | Associate Director | White Plains, NY | +1 914 448 4004 | bryan.ray@nera.com |
| Dr. Will Taylor | Associate Director |
Auckland
Sydney |
+64 9 928 3292
+61 2 8864 6535 |
will.taylor@nera.com |
| Dr. Nicola Tosini | Associate Director |
Berlin
Brussels Milan |
+49 30 700 1506 70
+32 2 674 88 17 +39 345 3942428 |
nicola.tosini@nera.com |
| Kevin Counsell | Senior Consultant |
Wellington
Sydney |
+64 4 819 2551
+61 2 8864 7235 |
kevin.counsell@nera.com |
| Dr. Elizabeth M. Bailey | Affiliated Academic | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1041 | elizabeth.bailey_affiliate@nera.com |
| Dr. Michael Baye | Affiliated Academic | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9298 | michael.baye.affiliate@NERA.com |
| Prof. Dr. Marc Ivaldi | Affiliated Academic |
Paris
Brussels London |
+33 1 70 75 01 90
+32 2 282 4340 +44 20 7659 8500 |
marc.ivaldi.affiliate@nera.com |
| Dr. Alan Cox | Affiliated Consultant | San Francisco | +1 415 291 1000 | alan.cox.affiliate@nera.com |
| Dr. Andrew Joskow | Affiliated Consultant | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 3510 | andrew.joskow.affiliate@nera.com |
| Dr. Alyssa Lutz | Affiliated Consultant | Los Angeles | +1 714 545 3000 | alyssa.lutz@nera.com |
| Linda McLaughlin | Affiliated Consultant | New York City | +1 212 345 5340 | linda.mclaughlin.affiliate@nera.com |
| Todd Morrison | Affiliated Consultant | Washington, DC | +1 202 466 9213 | todd.morrison.affiliate@nera.com |
| Title | Type | Author | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NERA Experts Comment on the OECD Proposal on Pillar One Blueprint | Book | Dr. Harlow Higinbotham, Dr. Vladimir Starkov, Dr. Niraja Srinivasan, Nihan Mert Beydilli, Ralph Meghames, and Dr. Emmanuel Llinares | ||
| Antitrust Considerations in Payments | Published Article | Dr. Ling Ling Ang, Dr. Will Taylor, and Dr. Max Perez Leon | ||
| Consumer Welfare and Privacy in Antitrust Cases | Published Article | Dr. Garrett Glasgow and Dr. Chris Stomberg | ||
| Effects of Competition Law on Innovation | Published Article | Bryan Ray | ||
| Women & Antitrust: Voices from the Field | Book | Dr. Lauren Stiroh et al | ||
| On the Consistency of the European Commission’s Remedies Practice | Published Article | Benjamin Loertscher, et al | ||
| Privacy, Pricing, and the Value of Consumer Data: The Complex Nature of the CCPA’s No... | Published Article | Lawrence Wu | ||
| The Role of Fixed Cost Savings in Merger Analysis | White Paper | James Mellsop | ||
| Report on the Digital Economy | Book | Dr. Ai Deng, Dr. James Cooper, Dr. Michael Baye, and Prof. Jeffrey Prince | ||
| Estimation in English Auctions with Unobserved Heterogeneity | Published Article | Dr. Cristián Hernández | ||
| Title | Date | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Economics of Pricing Conduct | 13 January 2021 | |||
| A Class, Apart—Class Certification Battles | 10 December 2020 | |||
| A Primer on Passing-On | 10 December 2020 | |||
| Conference Closing and Look Forward to 2021 | 10 December 2020 | |||
| Dominance Litigation | 09 December 2020 | |||
| Lessons Learned in Strategic Case Management | 09 December 2020 | |||
| Reflections on Key Case Developments of 2020 | 08 December 2020 | |||
| The Fix Is In! How to Investigate and Litigate Price Fixing Cases | 08 December 2020 | |||
| Dissecting the FTC v. Peabody/Arch Coal Merger Challenge | 20 November 2020 | |||
| GCR Interactive: Women in Antitrust | 17 November 2020 | |||
| Title | Date | Type | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NERA Expert Ai Deng Awarded in Antitrust Writing Awards 2020 | 13 October 2020 | Press Release | ||
| NERA Expert Cited in Indecopi’s Guidelines on Antitrust Compliance Programs | 03 June 2020 | Press Release | ||
| Steadfast in Uncertain Times: How NERA Is Responding | 16 April 2020 | Press Release | ||
| Ten NERA Experts Included in Who’s Who Legal Arbitration 2020 | 17 December 2019 | Press Release | ||
| NERA Economic Consulting Opens Office in Milan, Italy | 19 November 2019 | Press Release | ||
| Who’s Who Legal Recognizes 28 NERA Experts in 2019 Consulting Directory | 30 July 2019 | Press Release | ||
| NERA Expert Appointed to ABA Antitrust Law Journal Board | 07 May 2019 | Press Release | ||
| NERA Expert Appointed to ABA Antitrust Source Editor | 07 May 2019 | Press Release | ||
| NERA Experts Win Antitrust Writing Award | 02 April 2019 | Press Release | ||
| NERA Economic Consulting Announces Senior-Level Promotions | 19 March 2019 | Press Release | ||