Dr. Michael P. Akemann has been engaged in economic research and consulting for the past twenty years.
He is an expert on damages issues in intellectual property (IP), antitrust, and other complex commercial litigation matters. He is also an expert on antitrust liability and class certification issues, with a particular focus on the analysis of exclusive dealing and other vertical restraints.
Dr. Akemann has testified at deposition and trial in US federal courts and California state courts on IP damages; Fair, Reasonable, and Non-Discriminatory (FRAND) considerations; antitrust matters; and other commercial damages issues. He has also testified at deposition and trial on public interest, domestic industry, and tailored remedies issues on matters before the US International Trade Commission; and on FRAND-related issues before the Shenzhen (China) People’s Intermediate Court.
Areas of Expertise
Education
University of California, Los Angeles
PhD, Economics, 1998
MA, Economics, 1996
University of California, San Diego
BA, Economics and Political Science, 1993
Recognition
UCLA Business and Economics Society Fellowship, 1998
Pauley Foundation Fellowship, Edward W. Pauley Foundation, UCLA, 1997
UCLA Department of Economics Certificate of Merit for Outstanding Performance as a Teaching Assistant, 1995