Economists Incorporated is a premier economic consulting firm in the fields of law and economics, public policy, and business strategy. We offer expert consulting and testifying services in the context of litigation, arbitration, proposed mergers and acquisitions, regulatory hearings, and business planning. Our clients include legal counsel, businesses, trade associations, government agencies, and multilateral organizations.

Economists Incorporated was founded in 1981 in Washington, D.C. by a former director and two assistant directors of the Economic Policy Office of the U.S. Department of Justice's Antitrust Division. Today, with offices in Washington, D.C. and the San Francisco Bay area, the firm consists of over 35 professional economists, supported by research associates, research librarians, computer specialists, and other support staff.

Throughout its existence, EI has participated in path breaking and high profile antitrust, commercial litigation, and regulatory matters. Some of the matters that EI has worked on include:

• NYSE/Archipelago
• In Re: Relafen Antitrust Litigation (market definition and market power)
• In Re: Microcrystalline Cellulose Antitrust Litigation (territorial allocation conspiracy)
• Goss International v. Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho (predatory pricing under 1916 Anti-Dumping Act)
• Braintree Laboratories v. Schwarz Pharma (liability and damages in patent litigation)
• Car Preservation Centers of Ohio et al. v. Ziebart International (liability in franchising context)
• Matsushita Electrical Industrial v. Cinram International (liability issues in patent pool licensing)
• In Re: Gemstar Development Corporation Patent Litigation (monopolization claims associated with a patent dispute)
• HealthAmerica Pennsylvania, Inc., et al. v. Susquehanna Health System Inc., et al. (monopolization resulting from a completed merger)
• United Healthcare of Illinois, Inc., et al., v. Advocate Health Care Network, et al. (price fixing and monopolization)
• American Chiropractic Association v. Trigon Healthcare, Inc., et al. (monopolization)
• U.S. v. AT&T (antitrust liability)
• USFL v. NFL (antitrust damages)
• Home Shopping Network v. GTE (commercial damages)
• Alpo v. Ralston Purina (Lanham Act damages)
• McNeil v. NFL (antitrust damages)
• Trans-Alaska Pipeline Liability Fund (damages from Exxon Valdez oil spill)
• State of New York v. Anheuser-Busch Inc. (exclusive territory)
• Vanco Beverage, Inc., v. Falls City Brewing (Robinson-Patman)
• Godix Equipment Export Corp. and Universal Service Co., v. Caterpillar, Inc. (vertical restrictions/Kodak issues)
• Dr. Steuer and Latham, et al. v. National Medical Enterprises, Inc., et al. (private monopolization)
• Arthur S. Langenderfer, Inc., et al. v. S.E. Johnson Company, et al. (predatory pricing)
• Gearhart Industries Inc., et al. v. Smith International, Inc. (geographic mkt.)
• In Re: Brand-Name Prescription Drugs Antitrust Litigation (liability and damages)
• GB Biosciences Corporation vs. Nations AG II, LLC (FIFRA data compensation)
• Vitamin Antitrust Litigtation M.D.L. (pricing-fixing)
• Yellow Book USA v. Broadwing and Cincinnati Bell Telephone (listing rates)
• McLeodUSA Publishing Company v. Wood County Telephone Company (listing rates)

• United States v. Baker Hughes, Inc., et al. (merger involving mining equipment manufacturers)
• United States v. Mercy Health Services and Finley Tri-States Health Group, Inc. (hospital merger)
• Multiple healthcare acquisitions including acquisitions of Healthsource by CIGNA; U.S. Healthcare by Aetna; MetraHealth by United; Health Partners of Missouri and Group Health Plan Inc.
• Southern Cross acquisition of Aetna (New Zealand)
• Whirlpool/Maytag (appliances)
• Harrah’s/Caesars (gaming)
• R.J. Reynolds/Brown & Williamson (cigarettes)
• Cardinal Health/Bergen Brunswig (drug wholesaling)
• Johnson Controls/Delphi (SLI batteries)
• Nuance Communications Inc./ScanSoft, Inc. (voice recognition software)
• PeopleSoft, Inc./Oracle Corporation (corporate IT software)
• Inco Ltd./Falconbridge Ltd. (nickel mining and refining)
• Dofasco, Inc./Arcelor, S.A. (steel)
• Advanced Digital Information Corp. (ADIC)/Quantum Corporation (computer memory)
• Numerous health insurance mergers including Pacificare/FHP
• Numerous hospital mergers including Columbia Hospital Corp./Hospital Corporation of America and HealthTrust, Inc./Columbia/HCA Health Care Corp.
• Several railroad mergers including Union Pacific Railroad/Southern Pacific Railroad and Norfolk Southern Railway/Conrail
• Numerous Telephone mergers including Qwest/US West merger
• Exelon Corporation/Public Service Enterprise Group (electric power generation)
• Ciba-Geigy/Sandoz (Novartis) (drugs)
• Lockheed/Martin Marietta (defense industry)
• Wells Fargo/Security Pacific (banking)
• Westinghouse/ABB (electrical equipment)
• Westinghouse/CBS and Infinity (mass media)
• Rite Aid/Revco (drug stores)
• Mattel/Tyco (toys)
• Society/Ameritrust (banking)
• Dow/Union Carbide (chemicals)
• American Electric Power/Central & South West
• NASDAQ merger with AMEX
• United States v. SunGard Data Systems Inc., et al. (computer disaster recovery services)
• Federal Trade Commission/State of Missouri v. Tenet Healthcare and Poplar Bluff Physicians Group
• El Paso Corporation/The Coastal Corporation (natural gas)

• Anti-Dumping and Subsidy cases before ITC and DOC in steel, logs/lumber, semiconductors and other industries
• Financial Interest and Syndication Rules
• Prime Time Access Rule
• Implementation of The Cable Act of 1992
• Implementation of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (state regulatory proceedings)
• Omnibus media ownership proceeding, media cross ownership proceedings
• Broadband access
• Wireless interconnection, resale, and spectrum caps
• Californian Public Utilities Commission v. El Paso Natural Gas and El Paso Merchant Energy
• Competition in Utah Health Care Markets