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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Hewlett-Packard
merger with COMPAQ, Inc.</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> and <strong>Rick
Warren-Boulton</strong> were retained by Hewlett-Packard to evaluate
the competitive impact of the proposed merger and present a White
Paper detailing their findings to the DOJ. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Highmark
et al. v. UPMC Health System</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>David Eisenstadt</strong> testified
that UPMC's proposed acquisition of Children's Hospital would be anticompetitive.
UPMC entered into a consent decree with the State of Pennsylvania as
a pre-condition for the acquisition.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case30" id="case30"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Holmes
Regional Medical Center v. Agency for Health Care Administration
and Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>David Eisenstadt</strong> testified
that Wuesthoff's proposed new hospital was procompetitive. The Agency
for Health Care Administration approved Wuesthoff's Certificate of Need
Application.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case30_1" id="case30_1"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Holmes Regional Medical Center v. State of Florida and Wuesthoff Memorial Hospital</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>David Eisenstadt</strong> successfully
testified that the applicant�s CON, if approved, would reduce competition by impeding
Wuesthoff�s ability to expand its satellite hospital in Melbourne, Florida. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case31" id="case31"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Honda
Motors, Inc. v. Internal Revenue Service </strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> co-authored
a report demonstrating that Honda Motors’ charged its U.S. subsidiary
arms’-length transfer prices for motorcycles. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case32" id="case32"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Howerton
v. Grace Hospital</strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>David Eisenstadt</strong> testified
that Grace's alleged exclusion of Howerton through denial of staff privileges
would not harm competition. The Court found for Grace Hospital. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case33" id="case33"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Iams
v. Kal Kan Foods, Inc.</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> prepared
an expert report and testified at deposition that Iams’ economic
expert had provided no credible evidence that Kal Kan’s magazine
ads had affected Iams’ sales. Kal Kan reached a favorable settlement. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case34" id="case34"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>In
Re: Vitamins Antitrust Litigation</strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> provided
economic analysis and litigation support for the four niacin defendants
and assisted the testifying economist in the preparation of his expert
report and testimony. <br>
<strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> submitted a report supporting
defendants' motions to strike the report of an economics expert
hired by the plaintiffs because it did not meet the standards
required under Daubert. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case36" id="case36"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">International
Telecharge, Inc., et al. v. AT&T</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> testified
on damages incurred by the plaintiff operator service providers as a
result of allegedly false and misleading statements by AT&T. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case37" id="case37"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Investigation
into the Obligations of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers to Unbundle
Network Elements</font></strong> </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Michael Pelcovits</strong> testified
before the Pennsylvania Public Service Commission concerning implementation
of the rules on access to unbundled network elements. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case38" id="case38"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Jerry
Enterprises et al. v. F&A Distributing Company, Inc., et al.</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> prepared
an expert report and provided deposition testimony on behalf of defendants
explaining why the fact that several liquor distributors frequently
filed identical prices with the NJ liquor authority did not provide
evidence of price fixing. The defendants reached a favorable settlement. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case39" id="case39"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Jose
Maiz, et al. v. Amir Virani, et al.</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> provided
trial testimony concerning the damages plaintiffs suffered as a result
of defendants’ fraudulent behavior. The jury gave plaintiffs a
multi-million dollar award. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case39_2" id="case39_2"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Kochert v.
Greater Lafayette Health Services</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"> A case recently dismissed on summary judgment,
<strong>David Eisenstadt</strong> testified that competition was not adversely affected by the defendant�s
decision to not renew plaintiff�s anesthesiology contract. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case40" id="case40"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">LaFarge
Acquisition of Blue Circle</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Ken Baseman's</strong> analysis
of geographic and product markets was influential in persuading the
FTC to allow LaFarge to acquire Blue Circle's U.S. cement operations
with only minor divestitures (a rail terminal was divested, but LaFarge
was allowed to acquire all of Blue Circle's U.S. cement plants). </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><span class="caselinks"><strong><font color="#CC6633">LePage's
v. Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing</font></strong></span></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Ken Baseman</strong> testified
on behalf of plaintiff LePage's that 3M's various discount and rebate
programs covering the transparent tape business were anticompetitive
because they were exclusionary. LePages' prevailed at trial, and the
Supreme Court declined to review the 3rd Circuit's decision affirming
the verdict. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case42" id="case42"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>M&M
Medical Supplies & Services v. Pleasant Valley Hospital</strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Steve Silberman</strong> testified
at trial that there was no economic evidence that Pleasant Valley Hospital
had steered patients to a related medical supplies company. The jury
found the hospital innocent of any wrong doing. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case44" id="case44"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Michelin
Merger with Uniroyal-Goodrich</strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Ken Baseman's</strong> analysis
of market definition, bidding markets for OEM sales, and efficiencies
were critical in persuading the Department of Justice to approve Michelin's
acquisition of Uniroyal Goodrich. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><span class="caselinks"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Oldcastle
Materials Group, various acquisitions</font></strong></span></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext">In a number of reports, <strong>Rick
Warren-Boulton</strong> and <strong>Alan Rockwood</strong> analyses
of product and geographic market definitions and competitive effects
that were influential in obtaining regulatory approval by either the
FTC, DOJ or state authority to acquire firms with overlapping operations
involving construction aggregates, asphalt production and paving,
ready-mix concrete and highway construction. These acquisitions were
made by subsidiary firms in Connecticut (2), New York, New Jersey
(4), Ohio (2) and Utah (2) without significant divestitures.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Orlando
Regional Healthcare System, Inc. and Orlando Regional South Seminole,
Inc. v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Jon Joyce</strong> provided
an expert witness affidavit and expert testimony at a preliminary injunction
hearing and at trial on market definition and competitive effects from
a proposed acquisition.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case47" id="case47"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>P.O.M.
Incorporated v. Duncan Industries</strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> testified
in deposition and at trial on behalf of the defendant, Duncan Industries,
in this case involving the only two suppliers of parking meters in the
U.S. Snapp's testimony was instrumental in convincing the jury and court
that the plaintiff's allegations -- that Duncan possessed monopoly power
and had engaged in predatory behavior designed to drive P.O.M. from
the market -- had no merit.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case48" id="case48"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>PMBR
v. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, et al.</strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext">PMBR sued Bar-Bri for monopolization
in the bar review preparation industry, primarily via exclusionary bundled
pricing. <strong>Ken Baseman</strong> provided written and deposition
testimony for plaintiff on market definition, monopoly power, liability
and damages. The case was settled on terms favorable to plaintiff before
trial. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Pool
Water Products, et al. v. Olin Corporation, et al.</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> submitted
an expert report and declarations and testified at deposition on behalf
of defendants concerning Plaintiffs' allegation that Olin had attempted
monopolize the West Coast swimming pool chemicals distribution market.
The case was eventually dismissed by the judge, whose decision was upheld
by the 9th Circuit. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case49a"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><span class="caselinks"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Power
MOSFET Technologies, LLC v. Siemens, AG, et al.</font></strong></span></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> and<strong> Alan
Rockwood</strong> analyzed patent infringement damage claims for a
plaintiff holding patents on the design of a new generation of metal
oxide semiconductor field effect transistors used in power control
applications, and Rick Warren-Boulton testified at trial.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><a name="case51" id="case51"></a></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Reed
Elsevier's acquisition of Harcourt </strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> presented
an analysis to DOJ in defense of Reed Elsevier's acquisition of Harcourt.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">RJR
acquisition of Brown & Williamson</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> presented
an analysis of efficiencies to the FTC in defense of RJR acquisition
of Brown & Williamson.</td>
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