James Lee

Principal

Contact

  • Los Angeles

Education

James Lee is an economist who provides economic and statistical analyses to clients involved in complex litigation and consulting projects. Working closely with leading academic and industry experts, Dr. Lee develops econometric models, analyzes complex data, and leads case teams in matters on a broad range of topics, including antitrust and competition, consumer fraud, and product liability.

Dr. Lee’s work addresses issues in multiple phases of litigation, including class certification, liability, and damages. His experience spans a number of industries, including automobiles, commodities trading, consumer goods, entertainment, life sciences, and technology.

In his recent, representative work, Dr. Lee has consulted on matters involving:

  • Allegations of monopolization, collusion, or anticompetitive harm
  • Antitrust and competition claims made by federal agencies
  • Allegations of price discrimination and harm to competition
  • Economic issues in multiple product liability matters involving manufacturers of automobiles, consumer goods, and pharmaceuticals

Dr. Lee has published his research in the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, a leading academic journal, and in The Antitrust Source, the American Bar Association’s online publication devoted to antitrust, consumer protection, and data privacy law.

Event

2024 Antitrust in Healthcare

Article

Entrenching and Leveraging Market Dominance in the 2023 Merger Guidelines: Insights from Amgen/Horizon

Case

Amgen Inc.’s Acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc

Press Release

Cornerstone Research Promotes Ten Senior Staff to Principal

Case

Alleged Price Discrimination and Unfair Competition among Automobile Dealerships

Case

Alleged Unintended Acceleration and Brake Defects in Automobiles

  • “Algorithms and Advertising: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in False Advertising Litigation,” Panel cohosted by Cornerstone Research, USC Gould School of Law Center for Transnational Law and Business, and USC Marshall School of Business Initiative on Global Competition, 8 March 2023