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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Jerry
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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"><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"><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"><strong><font color="#CC6633">LePage's
v. Minnesota Mining &amp; Manufacturing</font></strong></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"><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"><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"><strong><font color="#CC6633"><strong>P.O.M.
Incorporated v. Duncan Industries</strong></font></strong></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"><strong><font color="#CC6633"><strong>PMBR
v. Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, et al.</strong></font></strong></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"><strong><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Reed
Elsevier's acquisition of Harcourt </strong></font></strong></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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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Rome Ambulatory Surgery Center v. Rome Memorial Hospital</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>David Eisenstadt</strong> testified that Rome Memorial Hospital�s exclusive contracts with several major third-party payers constituted predatory and exclusionary conduct and were the cause of plaintiff�s exit from the ambulatory surgery market. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Siegal
Transfer v. Carrier Express</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Jon Joyce</strong> prepared
expert witness testimony on market definition and market power. The
client, Bethlehem Steel Corp., prevailed.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong><font color="#CC6633">St.
Gobain Acquisition of Carborundum</font></strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Ken Baseman's</strong> analysis
of market definition and competitive effects was influential in persuading
the FTC to allow St. Gobain to acquire Carborundum's specialty refractory
business with only licensing remedies and without divestitures.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Sylvester
Jennifer et al. v. Delaware Solid Waste Authority</strong><span class="caselinks"><strong></strong></span></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Lloyd Oliver</strong> provided
written and deposition testimony for DSWA in a class action case against
DSWA for allegedly violating the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution
by restricting the transportation of solid waste generated in Delaware
to landfills inside of the state; the case was settled on favorable
terms for the Defendant before trial.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Tolokan
v. Mobil Oil </font></strong></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 Mobil had discriminated
against an independent retailer. The jury found in favor of Mobil. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">United
States v. AT&T</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> testified
on the effects of vertical integration between Western Electric (equipment
manufacture) and the rest of the Bell system.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong><font color="#CC6633">United
States v. Carilion Health System</font></strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>David Eisenstadt</strong> testified
at trial that the proposed merger would not raise hospital prices. His
testimony helped persuade the Court and jury to rule in favor of Carilion. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">United
States v. Microsoft Corporation and State of New York ex rel. v.
Microsoft Corporation</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Rick Warren-Boulton</strong> testified
on behalf of the government and plaintiff states that Microsoft had
monopolized the market for PC operating systems and implemented policies
designed to entrench its monopoly position by illegally weakening rivals
such as Netscape that were current for imminent competitive threats.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong><font color="#CC6633">United
States v. Nippon Sanso K. K., et al.</font></strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp's</strong> testimony
on behalf of defendants concerning market definition and the competitive
effects of defendants' proposed acquisition of Semi-Gas Systems helped
defeat DOJ's request for a preliminary injunction.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong><font color="#CC6633">US
and EC Investigations Lyondell Chemical joint venture with Bayer
AG and Bayer's acquisition of Lyondell's worldwide polyether polyols
business. </font></strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Lloyd Oliver</strong> worked
for Lyondell Chemical in helping to secure US and EC approval for a
multibillion dollar joint venture by two propylene oxide producers to
coordinate existing operations and establish new propylene oxide manufacturing
facilities in Europe. He also consulted on Bayer's concomitant acquisition
of Lyondell's worldwide polyether polyols business and helped to analyze
the effects of technology sharing agreements. </td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong><font color="#CC6633">Various
Acquisitions by Banknorth Group</font></strong></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Bruce Snapp</strong> analyzed
the likely competitive effects of several Banknorth acquisitions --
including Bancorp Connecticut, Warren Bancorp, and First Essex -- pursuant
to a review by the Justice Department, Federal Reserve Board, and other
banking regulators.</td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><font color="#CC6633"><strong>Wichita
Clinic, P.A. v. Columbia/HCA Healthcare Corporation</strong></font></td>
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<td colspan="2" valign="top" class="bodytext"><strong>Jon Joyce</strong> provided
expert witness reports and deposition testimony for the Plaintiff.</td>
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