Dr. Wilson has extensive experience conducting analyses for antitrust, regulatory, and other competition-related matters, including economic damages and issues involving intellectual property.
He has served as an expert witness in antitrust cases in federal court, including U.S. v. AT&T, and in telecommunications regulatory proceedings before state commissions.
Dr. Wilson began his career at the Antitrust Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). In his consulting practice, he has been involved in numerous antitrust matters in both federal and state jurisdictions, including monopolization, exclusionary practices, price-fixing, and collusion cases. In addition, he has worked on a large number of merger proceedings before the DOJ and the Federal Trade Commission.
Dr. Wilson’s industry experience in consulting and litigation matters covers a wide area, including aerospace, consumer goods, chemicals, electronics, financial services, metals, movies, oil pipelines, pharmaceuticals, and telecommunications. He has published monographs and academic articles on the economics of R&D and licensing technology, on entry by foreign firms, and on exclusionary practices in technology-based industries. He is also the co-author of three books pertaining to competition and technology issues in the telecommunications, semiconductor, and electronics industries.
Antitrust litigation regarding the effects of contract provisions between a financial services provider and commercial users of payment services.
Engagements for a manufacturer/retailer of consumer products, including antitrust, damages, and intellectual property matters involving vertical restrictions and activities by distributors that were ancillary to the sale of the client’s products, and which were decided favorably to the client by settlement or summary judgment.
Several antitrust cases for a major airline, involving monopolization, predation, and discriminatory pricing issues, which were decided favorably for the airline by the courts or were dismissed.
Merger proceedings before the DOJ or FTC for major transactions in the telephone industry, and in the steel and aluminum industries, all of which were successfully completed.